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Actually European!? 2023

This year`s representative survey reveals that citizens expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU.

Representative survey: Germans want their government to assume an active and cooperative role in Europe

German citizens believe their government's promise to shape EU policy has not yet been fulfilled. The majority support a joint EU investment fund to promote climate-neutral industries. European defense capabilities and energy independence are their top policy priorities.

Joumana Seif sitzt in einem roten Sessel

Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 to Joumana Seif

Honor

The Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 goes to the Syrian lawyer and women's and human rights activist Joumana Seif, who has spent the past decade in forced exile in Berlin.

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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EACOP oil pipeline: More of a curse than a blessing

Background

In mid-September, the European Union (EU) Parliamentary resolution called on the international community to stop the construction of the controversial the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in East Africa. This has been preceded by years of civil society resistance. Too much is at stake for nature and people.

By Adrian Amann

An Inflation Tale in Two Countries

Analysis

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the global community anticipated a recession as a result of industry closures. However, COVID-19 has only been one of many factors contributing to a wider economic slowdown of late. Thailand and the Philippines have both recorded rising inflation, but are on divergent paths in managing it for their populations.

By Eunice Barbara C. Novio

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Feminist perspectives on gender-just and sustainable urban development

Factsheet

Urbanisation is a defining characteristic of life across the globe in the 21st century. Cities offer many opportunities for different types of people to forge a livelihood and lead a fulfilling social life. The diverse options are taken up in particular by women and people who renounce traditional, binary gender roles and norms and are thus often subject to various kinds of discrimination.

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Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Factsheet

Abortion is one of the most common gynecological procedures. Legal regulations have a major impact on whether access to this essential healthcare service is safe, legal and free of charge.

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Population policy: Between self-determined family planning and selective birth control

Factsheet

Almost 8 billion people will live on earth in 2021. While in the Global North people are encouraged to have children, in the Global South programmes of so-called development aid tend to aim at reducing the birth rate.

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