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Raising a Truly Bilingual Child|NYT

Mon 24/07/2017

Don’t assume that young children’s natural language abilities will lead to true grown-up language skills without a good deal of effort. Source: Raising a Truly Bilingual Child

Turns out that I am a grammar despot

Mon 13/07/2015

Can refugees revive Europe’s ageing population? | World Economic Forum

Sun 06/03/2016

If you only look at the economic aspect, large scale immigration makes sense, sort of. As long as you don’t mind the consequences, which will be far reaching, because of cultural differences. You could also [...]

European Movies vs American Movies – OneEurope

Sun 03/05/2015

European v American movie is about working methods as much as anything else. Most European movie directors write their own scripts, have to look for financing and then direct the movie – it’s a big [...]

How did Google halve the drop-out rate of new mothers? | World Economic Forum

Sat 16/04/2016

Google managed to cut the rate at which new mothers quit by 50% thanks to a simply policy change. Source: How did Google halve the drop-out rate of new mothers? | World Economic Forum

Europe’s Generation Gap

Sun 10/07/2016

We’re seeing among the young animosity against the older ones for tilting the referendum towards the exit, without a corresponding awareness that, instead of relying on other voters to represent their interests, the young have [...]

Europe faces €253bn nuclear waste bill | Environment | The Guardian

Thu 14/04/2016

Renewable energies have great promise and they start delivering, with prices falling down and efficiency increasing. A recent report commissioned by the French government (and hastily shelved before publication) states that France could do away [...]

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Putin’s dangerous chess game: Ukraine, Europe and the West under attack – ELfR

Russian Propaganda and disinformation with Dietmar Pichler – ELfR

Nuclear and renewable energies: Discussion – Panel European Liberals for Reform

Get the Children Out! Forgotten Heroes of the Kindertransport – European Liberals for Reform Webinar

Metropa The European Supermetro Network Vision to Become Reality? ELfR webinar

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR

30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation: European Liberals for Reform Webinar

European Culture: Aranjuez

The Daily Miracle

Will Russia attack Ukraine? “There are no rational arguments, but Russia is not rational”

Polish parliament targets TVN with media law

Human Rights day 2021

I bet you’ve never heard about the U3A?

Modelling and simulation based on examples from transportation and health care” with Paweł Kołodziejczyk – ELfR event

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR webinar

Disinformation and Media Literacy – ELfR panel discussion

How can we prevent future pandemics? – ELfR webinar on 07 December 2021

Human Trafficking by Geoff Corre

World TV day 2021

Raising a Truly Bilingual Child|NYT

Turns out that I am a grammar despot