Turkey in Transition
Essays on the state of a country caught between repression and resistance The essays published here are intended to broaden and deepen our view of Turkey. Questions of human rights, freedom of expression and...
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The EU minimum wage needs red lines instead of non-binding criteria
Today, the EU Commission presented its key points for a planned EU minimum wage directive. Özlem Alev Demirel, member of the Committee for Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and social and labour market spokesperson for DIE...
Enough is Enough – Evacuate Now
On 9th September 2020, a giant fire destroyed Europe’s biggest refugee camp, Moria, a place described as hell on Earth. For years, refugees have been fleeing war, persecution and torture and coming to Europe...
Between Poverty Wages And Living Wages: Minimum wage regimes in the European Union
Thorsten Schulten / Torsten Müller Published by Özlem Alev Demirel MdEP
Turkey’s impending military mission in Libya is dangerous & wrong
Following the Turkish Parliament’s decision to allow President Erdoğan to deploy the Turkish army in Libya, MEP Özlem Alev Demirel (Die Linke, Germany), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense and Delegation to...
Legal Issues Relating to the Establishment of a European Defence Fund
Legal Issues Relating to the Establishment of a European Defence Fund (EDF) Expert Report for the GUE/NGL Parliamentary Group in the EP Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischer-Lescano, LL.M. (EUI) 30 Nov. 2018 Law Department University...