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Smart Grids. Part II
Written by Mario Wiedemann
This video shows the importance of smart grids focussing on energy supply in Austria (in German). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQmyb05qA9k&feature=related
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U.S. Remittances to Latin America (Spanish)
Written by Samuil Simeonov
According to recent surveys, every Latin American immigrant in the United States sends between $100 and $300 back home each month. This report highlights the remittance practices of Latin America and their role as a foreign currency source across the region. http://vimeo.com/6110914
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Mit offenen Karten: Migration – Die Gründe (German)
Written by Samuil Simeonov
The first part of the ARTE series on international migration focuses on the most common reasons that make people leave the land of their birth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTxUX3uBTm0
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Illegal Migration from Africa to EU on the Rise
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Illegal emigration from Africa to Europe is a hard, risky and costly adventure with no guarantee of success. Some try it again and again; some stop in a transit country and never reach their final destination; for others this will be the last trip of their lives.
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UNDP: Remittances Help Get Water in Vaksh Valley, Tajikistan
Written by Samuil Simeonov
In Tajikistan most rural inhabitants don’t have access to drinking water near their homes. This innovative project, initiated by UNDP and the European Commission’s ‘ECHO’ Programme, encourages Tajik migrant workers to earmark some of the money they earn abroad for the installation of drinking water facilities for their families back […]
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A Western Look at Migration in the Financial Crisis
Written by Craig James Willy
Migration is increasingly seen as a threat to Western democracies. A mistake, as it could allow these countries to stay strong in the multi-polarized world. At the beginning of December, the Netzwerk Migration in Europa e.V. and the University of Bremen, Germany, organised the conference “Rethinking Migration in Times of […]
