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Eine besonders heiße Kartoffel bei den Brexit-Verhandlungen ist die Grenze zwischen Irland und Nordirland. Bisher gibt es wenig Fortschritte – sehr zur Sorge der Iren und Nordiren. 30 Jahre lang wurde die Politik auf der irischen Insel vom Nordirlandkonflikt, „The Troubles“, beherrscht – einem Konflikt zwischen unabhängigkeitsorientierten Katholiken in der Republik und englandorientierten Protestanten im […]

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Un pas en avant, un autre en arrière. L’Assemblée nationale a renforcé les sanctions pour les élus en cas de manquement à la probité, tout en revenant sur l’obligation d’un casier judiciaire vierge qui...

Joint statement by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt following the 7th session of the EU-Egypt Association Council

After seven years since the Sixth session of the Association Council (AC) of the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the seventh session took place in Brussels on 25 July 2017. Both sides took this decision in recognition of the great importance of their partnership in addressing their political, economic social, security and cultural interests and in confronting their common challenges in the region. 

The seventh session was co-chaired by HE Sameh Shoukry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in the presence of Johannes Hahn, the Commissioner of European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. 

The session confirmed the broader engagement of the EU-Egypt relations based on the resumption of the bilateral Association Agreement structure in 2015 and on the joint priorities identified in light of the revised European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as well as the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030, which will guide our dialogue and cooperation for the next three years. 

The Association Council welcomed the adoption of the jointly negotiated EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities that pave the way for a reinforced and mutually beneficial bilateral partnership and towards a stronger strategic engagement in areas of common interest, to address common challenges, to promote joint interests and to guarantee long-term stability on both sides of the Mediterranean. This partnership will include support to Egypt's sustainable economic and social development, good governance, the rule of law, human rights, migration, security, counterterrorism, and cooperation in foreign policy through intensified consultations on regional and international issues. 

The Association Council welcomed the solid and accumulated EU assistance to Egypt which amounts to over EUR 1.3 billion, of ongoing grants to support Egypt's economic, social and political development to improve the future prospects of its people and contribute to stabilization and long-term prosperity. This work is carried out in parallel with efforts to help in particular youth and women. 

The EU reiterated its support to Egypt's efforts to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth, notably through the implementation of the IMF supported reform programme. Restoring macroeconomic stability, fostering sustainable economic growth and the same time mitigating the social impact of the reforms are all key priorities. 

The EU and Egypt remained committed to combat terrorism which threatens the social fabric of nations across both sides of the Mediterranean. Combating these threats represents an common goal of the EU and Egypt who can cooperate through a comprehensive approach that will address the root causes of terrorism with due respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, in order to enable both sides to successfully counter and prevent radicalization and enhance socio-economic development. 

The Association Council acknowledged Egypt's contribution in hosting refugees and migrants and working to prevent and combat irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of human beings, including identifying and assisting victims of trafficking. It welcomes the adoption of a new anti-smuggling law that represents a key transformation in legislation through criminalization of smugglers. The EU and Egypt will strengthen their cooperation on migration. 

The Association Council provided an opportunity to identify areas where the EU and Egypt could enhance cooperation. In this regard, the EU and Egypt expressed their commitment to cooperate in diversification of energy sources, with a particular focus on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency actions and energy governance, where the EU could provide technical assistance to establish a regional energy hub in Egypt. Strengthening the energy dialogue is underway between the EU and Egypt and will contribute to the joint research, sharing experience and best practice, technology transfers, as well as sub-regional cooperation. 

The Association Council welcomed the commitment undertaken by both sides, faced with the common challenge of climate change, via ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The EU reiterated its willingness to support Egypt in this area. 

The Association Council also noted the importance of student staff and researcher exchanges and welcomed Egypt's active participation in EU programs such as ERASMUS+. In this regard, Egypt and the EU highlighted their interest in intensifying cooperation in the field of research and innovation, mainly through Horizon2020 projects and programs. Research and innovation has a key role in tackling issues of shared concern in the Mediterranean area. In particular, the Association Council welcomed the upcoming initialing of the international agreement between Egypt and the EU governing the participation of Egypt in the Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA). PRIMA is expected to mobilize joint research and innovation in two fields of strategic importance for the Mediterranean area: water provision and food production. 

Egypt and the EU expressed their commitment to enhancing democracy, fundamental freedoms and human rights as constitutional rights of all their citizens in line with their international obligations, and agreed that human rights are a common value and constitute a cornerstone of a democratic, stable and prosperous state. 

The EU and Egypt agreed that civil society is an important and potent contributor to the implementation of their Partnership Priorities and to transparent, participatory governance and can support the sustainable development process underway in Egypt. They will work with civil society in contributing effectively in the economic, political and social development process in compliance with the Egyptian constitution and national legislation. 

The EU and Egypt have a shared interest in reinforcing cooperation in foreign policy at the bilateral, regional and international levels. In line with the Partnership Priorities, Egypt and the EU expressed their readiness for greater cooperation and a common understanding of a range of issues, including in the multilateral sphere. The Association Council noted the importance of the partnership between the EU and Egypt for the stability and prosperity of the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa. Further cooperation between the EU and Egypt, including within regional fora, will aim to contribute to the resolution of conflicts, to building peace and to tackling political and economic challenges in these regions. 

La garde des Sceaux Nicole Belloubet, qui avait dans un premier temps défendu le maintien de cette ligne budgétaire, a changé d'avis.

Nach Einschätzung eines EZB-Experten wandern Investorengelder zurück in den Süden der Eurozone.

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Habituée pendant plusieurs années du plateau des «Grandes Gueules» sur RMC, Claire O' Petit s'est une nouvelle fois fait remarquer en ce début de semaine. Élue députée La République en marche dans l'Eure,...

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On Tuesday 25 July, the Informal Meeting of Competitiveness (Research) Ministers is held at Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). Ministers focus their discussions on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 and the future of European research and innovation funding.

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The EU seeks to develop a particularly close relationship to Egypt, its geographical neighbour, and to support its domestic and political reforms. The relationship emphasises close cooperation on democratic reform, economic modernization, social reform, and migration issues.

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Die Europäische Union hat den Druck auf Facebook, Google und Twitter erhöht, damit diese die Nutzungsbedingungen ihrer sozialen Netzwerke an EU-Recht anpassen.

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Herkunftsangaben haben es EU-Produzenten ermöglicht, Märkte für hochqualitative Nahrungsmittel zu erschließen. Es gibt aber auch mehr gefälschte Produkte.

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A toszkán út életem egyik legjobb nyaralása volt. Egyetlen napot utáltam belőle: amikor kvázi kötelességből megnéztük Firenzét. Mert azt úgy szokták...

A toszkán út életem egyik legjobb nyaralása volt. Egyetlen napot utáltam belőle: amikor kvázi kötelességből megnéztük Firenzét. Mert azt úgy szokták...

Schwedens Regierung ist wegen eines Datenlecks in Erklärungsnot. Vertrauliche Militärdaten und private Daten von schwedischen Führerscheininhabern sind ins Ausland abflossen.

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Nach dem Veto von Präsident Duda gegen die Justizreform hat die Regierung ein Einlenken abgelehnt. "Wir werden dem Druck nicht nachgeben", sagte Ministerpräsidentin Szydlo am Montagabend.

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Es gibt keinen Planeten B. Wer sich dieser Einsicht nicht verschließt, muss versuchen, die beschlossenen Ziele für Nachhaltige Entwicklung so schnell wie möglich und so gut wie möglich umzusetzen – und zwar in einer globalen Partnerschaft.

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Janja Komljenovic and Susan L. Robertson

How are education markets constructed? What is the global education industry? How is education becoming part of global trade in services?  Who are the actors involved? What are the consequences and outcomes for the sector and for society at large? These are some of the key questions addressed in a recent special issue ‘Making global education markets and trade’ published in the Globalisation, Societies and Education journal.

 

This special issue had its genesis in two panels that we have organised at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Vancouver in 2016. It aimed to generate theoretical, methodological and empirical insights into the very complex and new ecology of education systems that are being rapidly unbundled as largely state regulated sectors to functioning as a market. The authors identify a number of market devices and analyse how they work to set up and lubricate the ongoing workings of particular markets. They also analyse space and time as marketizing strategies to reveal complex modalities of power at play. And finally, they reveal networks of market-making actors who together work and invest to expand education markets as well as (re)structure national, regional and global political institutions.

 

Education market devices

A number of papers in the special issue focus on market devices and particularly elaborate (i) standards and standardisation, (ii) technology and infrastructure and (iii) data and metrics.

 

It is not surprising that standards are ‘normal’ elements of markets as they lubricate their smooth operation by increasing efficiency, reducing cost and enhancing trust. The papers analyse how education market-making actors intensively work to create industry standards, often without charging for this service. This is, however, also unsurprising as standardisation not only lubricates market operations, but also provides market opportunities for innovation and new products. In other words, standardisation in itself enables the creation of new commodities and markets.

 

Digital technologies and infrastructures are a second key group of market devices that are used both for and in countless particular devices and the same act as devices in their own right. Finally, data and metrics act as devices in that they convince buyers of education products of the trustworthiness of markets and their different products, acting, as one of the contributors to the issue describes it, as ‘epistemic objects’. Moreover, numbers give illusion of objectivity and are tools of the ‘governing by numbers’.

 

Spatial and temporal strategies for education market-making

Authors reveal the use of space and time as strategies for market-making; a set of processes that are often overlooked in the scholarly work on markets in education. Regarding spatial dynamics, particularly the use of space, scale, place, the nature of their social relations, and strength or weakness of their boundaries, are discussed. Regarding temporal dynamics, particularly the shift in temporal order towards the future is analysed to show how efforts to lock in a particular kind of future that privileges the interests of the investors, in turn helping to reproduce markets in education.

 

Networks and investors involved in education market-making

A number of papers also analyse those actors who are active in marketizing the education sector and the networks they form. They scrutinise the investment capital that seeks returns-on-profit, but also philanthropic donations that have particular connections to specific companies and the actors behind them.

 

Future research

Contributions to this special issue all in their own way engage with different sites and social processes as the basis for studying market-making and trade. An important endeavour of the authors was to theoretically and conceptually move beyond current approaches to studying market-making and trading in education services. As editors we endorse this endeavour and see that the complex processes are revealed in a novel way. As the editors, we wish to thank all of the authors for their outstanding contributions and look forward to wider ongoing conversations and future engagements with work on markets in education.

 

Janja Komljenovic and Susan L. Robertson are guest editors of the special issue ‘Making global education markets and trade’. Dr Janja Komljenovic is Senior Research Associate at the Lancaster University, UK. Professor Susan L. Robertson is Professor of Sociology of Educaton at the University of Cambridge, UK.

 

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Der G20-Gipfel in Hamburg hat wie kein G20-Treffen zuvor den Klimaschutz auf die Agenda gehoben. Womöglich der vorerst letzte Impuls für die Umsetzung des Paris-Abkommens. Eine Bilanz von Susanne Dröge und Felix Schenuit.

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Plusieurs incendies violents se sont déclarés lundi dans le Sud-Est de la France et en Corse. Les feux, globalement maîtrisés dans la journée, ont blessé 19 secouristes. La France a en outre sollicité l'aide européenne.

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