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Spain
Euroviews. Countries are suspending immigration detention due to coronavirus. Let’s keep it that way ǀ View
The Spanish authorities have not suddenly had a change of heart regarding the use of immigration detention but rather recognised what activists have been saying all along – health and legal issues make the system untenable.
Sweden
Euroviews. Sweden’s coronavirus exceptionalism will not be remembered favourably by Europe ǀ View
Swedes might find themselves in a particularly difficult position. Without having been under a lockdown or undergone a testing regimen like other European states, and with many of those infected not showing any symptoms, some will regard Swedes as having a higher chance of bringing in the disease.
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Euroviews. Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View
Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still.
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United Kingdom
Euroviews. Creating a “Hygiene Society” can get life back on track and stave off future epidemics ǀ View
Having worked alongside the NHS in numerous sectors for more than two decades, I feel a very human obligation to protect NHS staff and the wider public from the toll that both the virus and the shutdown are taking. The latter is almost as damaging as the former.
Spain
Euroviews. Bernat Solé i Barril: Reshaping the post-coronavirus world from a European point of view ǀ View
As a committed and reliable partner of the European project, the Government of Catalonia has always been present and active in the European debates, and now, as we begin to look at the new future ahead of us, we want to share our experiences in order to contribute to building commons solutions.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. The Aliyev fraud case shows that financial advisors could get caught up in criminal probes ǀ View
The Aliyev case demonstrates that professional advisors may become personally caught up in the UWO issues surrounding work they have done for their high net worth clients. Those professionals would be well-advised to take great care to protect themselves from unfounded allegations.
USA
Euroviews. Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology ǀ View
There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is "Donald Trump suffers from a dangerous incurable narcissistic disorder which makes him incapable of empathy and reason. He is a grave danger to the US and the world."
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Euroviews. Closing holes in the net: How the EU needs to remove secrecy from European fishing ǀ View
The ongoing revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation provides a crucial opportunity to remove the continuing veil of secrecy that shrouds member states’ efforts to control their fishing fleet and that has allowed infringements of EU law to go unpunished.
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Euroviews. COVID-19 is the catalyst we need to fight nationalism – by uniting us all to solve the crisis ǀ View
As a global problem encompassing oceans and continents, the idea that a pandemic is considered to be a country-specific problem is one of the most short-sighted considerations that world leaders have drawn.
Greece
Euroviews. Using empty Greek hotels to host refugees threatened by COVID-19 is a win-win scenario ǀ View
While the first attempt to use empty hotels for quarantining a thousand of the most vulnerable migrants on the Greek islands has just been announced by the European Commission, more remains to be done.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View
The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken.
China
Euroviews. We need to drastically improve animal welfare standards globally to avoid another pandemic ǀ View
A permanent ban is needed, not only on animal markets such as those in Wuhan, but on the live trade, export and inhumane slaughter of all animals. This would not only protect animal welfare, but could also save millions of human lives.
Libya
Euroviews. Ignoring COVID-19 cases at Libya migrant centres will have dire consequences for Europe ǀ View
Both individual countries like Italy and the EU overall will need to strike the political balance between the needs of their citizens and the humanitarian obligation to provide shelter for refugees and migrants.
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Euroviews. Gaming and eSports could be the best solution to military recruitment shortages in Europe ǀ View
Action video games specifically can promote a wide range of cognitive skills that are useful in a military setting, such as more accurate attention allocation, higher spatial resolution in visual processing and enhanced mental rotation abilities.