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Maria João Morais

Maria João Morais

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February 21st, 2017
CETA passed but protests refuse to die down
by:Maria João Morais
Although few Europeans know what CETA is, the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada was passed last week in the European Parliament. Negotiated without [...]
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February 14th, 2017
Romanians had enough with corruption
by:Maria João Morais
Two weeks after the outbreak of mass demonstrations, Romanians show no sign of giving up protesting against the government of Sorin Grindeanu. Recent street marches opposing [...]
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ClimateRefugees
February 07th, 2017
Fortress Europe
by:Maria João Morais
European leaders have rushed to criticise Donald Trump’s appalling immigration policy and travel restrictions, but the truth is the European Union itself continues to close its doors to immigrants, becoming more and more [...]
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franquismo5-cópia
January 31st, 2017
Spain still battling its haunted past
by:Maria João Morais
“Could you imagine a Hitler foundation in Germany?” A recurrent question is heard across Spain as the stakes are raised in the controversy over how to deal with its past of [...]
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January 26th, 2017
Eight men
by:Maria João Morais
First we were told that economic growth, globalisation and a free market would benefit everyone and contribute to reducing poverty around the world. However, we´re often confronted by reality, such as in last [...]
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spain
January 17th, 2017
After Spain, anti-eviction activism flares up in Ireland
by:Maria João Morais
Eight years after the financial crisis rocked Europe, a major anti-eviction movement has finally erupted in Ireland, where housing activists are [...]
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lisbon
January 10th, 2017
Lisboetas priced out by tourism surge
by:Maria João Morais
Lisbon is the latest destination discovered by mass tourism. Although recent, the phenomena is already drastically changing the dynamics of the Portuguese capital, especially in the historic [...]
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Army
January 09th, 2017
The forgotten country of decolonisation
in:Humans
by:Maria João Morais
Omar has been estranged from his family and homeland since the early age of 9. He first arrived in Spain in 1997 to participate in the Holidays in Peace program, that gives [...]
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January 03rd, 2017
In-tray overflowing for new UN leader
by:Maria João Morais
The first United Nations secretary-general described the role as “the hardest job in the world”. With ongoing conflicts from Syria to South Sudan, with refugee crisis and [...]
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freedom-of-press
December 27th, 2016
Angola threatens press freedom
by:Maria João Morais
Angola was already a tough country for journalists, ranking 123rd out of 180 in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, but it is [...]
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Muslims join hands to form a human shield as they stand outside a synagogue in Oslo
December 20th, 2016
The legitimation of the radical right wing
by:Maria João Morais
As the debate rages about immigration control and national identity across Europe, a recently published study by Ipsos Mori has shown that people in Europe overestimate the Muslim population living in [...]
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Italy Migrants
December 13th, 2016
Why are deaths increasing in the Mediterranean?
by:Maria João Morais
Last week’s catastrophic capsizing of a rudimentary inflatable dinghy carrying over 40 migrants on a perilous journey close to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta pushed [...]
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PolishDemonstration
December 06th, 2016
Victories and setbacks in Poland
by:Maria João Morais
Human Rights campaigners and NGOs in Poland have been dealt a potentially damaging blow by the country’s conservative government. Last week, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo announced plans to create a new department, which [...]
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November 29th, 2016
Fuel poverty - still a killer in Western Europe
by:Maria João Morais
You might not expect Western Europe to be crippled by fuel poverty in the 21st century, but it is. And year on year it remains an important cause of [...]
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Unbenannt
November 22nd, 2016
Black Out Friday
by:Maria João Morais
In the last few years we have bared witnessed to shocking incidents of manic and out of control behaviour from the onslaught of stampeding shoppers as the shutters are pulled up in the early morning of Black Friday. [...]
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Moscovici
November 15th, 2016
The catastrophe knocking on Europe’s door
by:Maria João Morais
“Another catastrophe must be prevented”, said European commissioner of Economic Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections.The [...]
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