December 02nd 2016
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November 28th 2016
On 22 November 2016, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, made an opening statement, on EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties, at the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg. This resolution stresses that the EU needs to counter disinformation campaigns and propaganda from countries, such as Russia, and non-state actors, like Daesh, Al-Qaeda and other violent jihadi terrorist groups. Hostile propaganda against the EU and its member states seeks to distort the truth, provoke doubt, divide the EU and its North American partners, paralyse the decision-making process, discredit the EU institutions and incite fear and uncertainty among EU citizens, says the text.
The President of the European Commission has reduced the role of the continent in the world in his European speech. Jean-Claude Juncker said in Berlin, “We are not the masters of the world.” Europe is the smallest continent and must also deal with a demographic downturn.
♪ Music this week from Denmark (Albert Dyrlund) ♫
November 21st 2016
This week we spoke to Dr Micheál O’Dwyer, Specialist National Ambient Air
Quality Programme, about the recent report on Irelands Air Quality and the varying paradigms of WHO and EU standards
Dr. O’Dwyer also touched on the EPA’s appeal for the Irish public to get involved with the current Public Consultation initiative by The EPA. A very big thank you to all involved with The EPA.
We featured the recent summary statement from Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete from The UN Climate Conference COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
♪ Music this week from Portugal (Diogo Picarra) and Denmark (NOAH) ♫
November 14th 2016
This week our focus was on “Poland Independence Day” which occurs annually November 11th. Over the last few years this commemoration has been the source of some conflict among Poles. We spoke to Marta Stokwosa from Poland living here in Dublin to get a basic understanding of the organisations involved in some of the controversy. Thanks a million Marta.
♪ Music this week from Poland (Julia Marcell) & (Gaba Kulka) ♫
November 07th 2016
This week we wanted to highlight an organisation we have spoken to previously called “Eunic” and one of the remits of Eunic is a wonderful initiative entitled “Short Shorts”
Music this week from Germany (AnnenMayKantereit ) and France (Maissiat)
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