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The referendum on Scottish independence and EU Membership

The UK Government accepted that the question of Scottish independence should be a question for the people of Scotland to determine. In the national elections...

Europe cannot act: Adapting to climate change

There is no time like the present to discuss the issues surrounding adaptation to climate change.  With the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014–2020 currently...

Rio+20, the future we don’t want

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20 in commemoration of that celebrated in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, culminated in...

Van Rompuy at the Chapelle of the Resurrection

In a key note speech on “Bringing hope and solidarity to European integration” delivered yesterday evening at the Chapel of the Resurrection, also known...

Creuseurs artisanaux au Kivu

Le JESC et la Commission Justice et Paix – Belgique ont effectué une mission au Sud et Nord Kivu en mars dernier. Ayant jusqu’ici...

Representing Religion in the EU

Representing Religion in the European Union: Does God Matter? (Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics), Editor: Lucian N. Leustean The chapter by JESC member Frank...

Ressources naturelles et travail des enfants

Le JESC et la Commission Justice et Paix – Belgique ont effectué une mission au Sud et Nord Kivu en mars dernier. Ayant jusqu’ici principalement...

Initiatives législatives américaine et européenne dans le secteur minier en République Démocratique du Congo

La Commission européenne étudie l'opportunité et le contenu d'une législation européenne relative aux minerais « du sang » susceptibles de financer et faire durer des conflits...