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Born and raised in Romania, but of Hungarian ethnicity Scarlett Varga is since January 2020 the head of development at Bruegel. In other words, she is in charge of the fundraising strategy of this leading European economics think tank, launched in 2005 in Brussels. Her position is highly strategic, as she is member of the organisations’ management and contributes to a 6 million Euros yearly budget, safeguarding Bruegel’s core values of   independence and transparency. Leading a te ...

As with the rest of the World, the impact of COVID-19 in Kenya has stretched beyond the sphere of healthcare and the spread of the actual virus, as economic development outcomes are expected to be seriously affected by the disruption caused both globally and locally. In fact, one of the working hypotheses of the impact of COVID-19 on African nations is that the substantive impact of the virus on livelihoods will occur less from health-related issues than the economic shock, disrupt ...

We are all deeply saddened by the threat the COVID-19 disease poses to our health and way of life. But I am confident the coordinated actions of world leaders will minimize the hardships on the less fortunate and the elderly, and restore our economies. This event has a finite end. As Albert Einstein once said: “in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Those words have never been more relevant. Can the COVID-19 outbreak be such an opportunity? Without diminishing the severity ...

Moroccans, like the citizens of other democratic countries in times of peace, have learned to take for granted some fundamental rights, including the freedom of movement and assembly. In the attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19, it has suddenly become evident to them that the enjoyment of these rights can be limited. This paper enquires about the compatibility of the state of health emergency proclaimed by the government and approved by the parliament in March 23, 2020 with Mo ...

Les indicateurs sanitaires et sociaux du suivi de la maladie Covid 19 ne justifient pas, aujourd’hui, d’amplifier le sentiment d’inquiétude.  Il n’en faut pas moins s’interroger sur la façon dont une pandémie pourrait impacter, pour un certain temps, la vie au quotidien, désorganiser la société, bouleverser les repères et les équilibres, accentuer les circonstances de vulnérabilité. La déstabilisation que produit ce type de crise a été prise en compte à travers les soutiens sociaux ...

Parallèlement à l’apparition du Covid-19 au début de l’année en cours, les différents foyers de tensions et de guerres ont vu se développer, entre les belligérants, des escalades dangereuses qui menacent la paix et la sécurité dans le monde. Du Yémen au Sahel, en passant par la Syrie et la Libye, le monde voyait les chances de retrouver la sérénité et la quiétude s’évaporer avec les tirs de mortiers, les raids aériens, les attaques de drones et le renforcement des lignes de fronts e ...

   في القرن التاسع عشر شكلت الكوليرا أعظم وباء هدَّد البشرية، انطلاقا من الهند، باعتبارها البؤرة الرئيسة التي امتد منها المرض ليعم مختلف أرجاء المعمور، شرقا وغربا، ومنها المغرب الذي قدِم إليه من أوروبا بحكم العلاقات التجارية بينه وبين بلدانها. لما وصل الوباء إلى أوروبا وضربها ما بين 1830 و1834 كانت الظروف مواتية ليتفشَّى بقوة، ويعصف ليس فقط بحياة عامَّة الناس، من البروليتاريين الذين عاشوا خلال هذه المرحلة بؤسا رهيبا في المدن الصناعية، نتيجة الاكتظاظ والسكن غير اللائق وقلة النظافة وغ ...

Africa has not been spared from the economic and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting as a catalyst for decreased job opportunities at home and increased foreign-born unemployment rates in host economies, COVID-19 will most likely affect the overall economic conditions of migrants and reinforce the root causes of irregular mobility. On the political side, narratives that feed the fear of ‘outsiders’ can be easy to disseminate in times of crisis when the economy sl ...

Jamais dans l’Histoire de l’humanité la configuration d’un ennemi commun à toutes les nations ne s’était produite. La crise pandémique du Coronavirus ne guète pas une race, une religion ou une couleur en particulier. Celui qui est menacé est bien l’espèce humaine dans sa totalité. C’est une guerre d’un contre tous. Or, plutôt que d’apporter une réponse commune, les Etats fonctionnent en isolation clinique et le système institutionnel, aussi bien multilatéral que régional, peine à co ...