World Refugee Day 2023: accountability cannot be pushed over borders Published: 22 June 2023 World Refugee Day obliges us to take stock of the brutal reality at our EU's external borders. We cannot shirk our responsibility for humanity or outsource responsibility.
Greece: Historic result leads to… a second election Published: 25 May 2023 The national elections of May 21st led to a historic victory of the conservative Nea Dimokratia, seem to have reshuffled the political landscape in the country, yet Greece is set for a second election in a month time. Michalis Goudis, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki Office - Greece, provides a read of the election result.
A chronicle of energy poverty in Greece Published: 24 May 2023 A timely retrospect on energy poverty in Greece, the effects it has on the daily lives of citizens and how it has emerged as an important pillar in our work on energy democracy. This article, by Kyriaki Metaxa, Coordinator of the Ecology Programme at Heinrich Böll Foundation Thessaloniki - Greece, was first published in the Slovak independent magazine “Kapital” on 20 April 2023.
Congress of Young Europeans - Thessaloniki 2023 Published: 17 May 2023 The Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Green European Foundation and the Young European Greens (FYEG), invite you to the 8th Congress of Young Europeans, taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece. At the four-day Congress (19-22 October), selected participants from all over Europe will have a chance to come together in this vibrant and culturally rich city to work together, voice their concerns and put forward their own solutions for a more just Europe.
Access denied: Secrecy and the externalisation of EU migration control Published: 16 May 2023 For at least three decades, the EU and its Member States have engaged in a process of “externalisation” – a policy agenda by which the EU seeks to prevent migrants and refugees setting foot on EU territory by externalising (that is, outsourcing) border controls to non-EU states. The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, published in September 2020, proposed a raft of measures seeking to step up operational cooperation and collaboration in order to further this agenda.
Media representation of refugees and migrants in Turkey Published: 8 June 2023 In this study, a unique monitoring framework combining quantitative and qualitative media content analysis methods has been designed and implemented, in order to illustrate the main representation trends in the reporting of migration-related topics by various media organizations in Turkey.
The social impact of energy communities: ten benefits they bring Published: 7 June 2023 Energy communities are a collaborative model that constitutes the perfect vessel for directly involving citizens and local communities in renewable energy facilities. As energy communities can have a strong social impact, they play an important role in society - beyond clean energy production. Here are ten examples of economic, social and environmental benefits of energy communities!