On Monday 20 June it’s World Refugee Day. Amy Wilson, Humanitarian and Migration Officer at the U.S. Mission to the EU explains in a podcast why this year is different from other years. She also sets out what the U.S. is doing domestically, in Europe and the Middle East to help address the global refugee ...
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By USEU Mission | 16 June, 2016 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, Family Immigration, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Podcast
| Tags: Amy Wilson, migration, PRM, refugees, World Refugee Day
Jim Allen gives a broad overview of the Joint Investigative Teams (JIT) – a new US/EU program – and on examples of successfully completed bilateral drugs cases. This podcast is the second in a series of three on U.S.-EU cooperation on the fight against drugs.
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By USEU Mission | 13 May, 2016 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Podcast, U.S. & EU
| Tags: DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, drugs, Jim Allen, Joint Investigative Teams, transatlantic relationship
Jim Allen explores how large the US and EU drug consumer markets really are. He also sets out the logic behind the international drugs market and drugs trafficking. This podcast is the second in a series of three on U.S.-EU cooperation on the fight against drugs.
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By USEU Mission | 25 April, 2016 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Podcast, U.S. & EU, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, drugs, Jim Allen, transatlantic relationship
In this podcast Jim Allen explains what the United States and European Union are doing together to combat international drugs trade and whether or not ISIL is also being funded with profit from illicit drugs trade. This podcast is the first in a series of three on U.S.-EU cooperation on the fight against drugs.
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By USEU Mission | 21 April, 2016 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Podcast, U.S. & EU
| Tags: DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, Jim Allen, transatlantic relationship
Haiti Special Coordinator Kenneth Merten came to Brussels from 1 to 5 April 2016 to continue multilateral coordination between the U.S. Government and the European Union in their efforts toward strengthening democracy, security, and improving economic opportunity in Haiti. Listen to the podcast for more details about his visit and the upcoming elections in Haiti. ...
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By USEU Mission | 5 April, 2016 | Topics:
Health Issues, Human Rights, Podcast, U.S. & EU, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Aid, Democracy, Haiti, Kenneth Mertens, Security
John Robinson, Political Officer at the U.S. Mission to the EU, debates the hot topics in the European Parliament this Fall. Listen to find out why the U.S. cares about the European Parliament. What will happen with the Digital Single Market’s Strategy, the EU’s PNR Directive, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and biotech ...
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By USEU Mission | 25 September, 2015 | Topics:
Cyber Issues, Podcast, Political Affairs, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Biotech food, Cyber Security, Digital single market, European Parliament, John Robinson, PNR, TTIP, USEU
Amy Wilson, Immigration and Refugee Expert at the U.S. Mission to the EU, discusses the ongoing Syrian refugees crisis. The United States is coordinating with the EU on providing humanitarian assistance to Syrians and taking in refugees from Syria. Wilson explains why the U.S. is helping Syrian refugees and details what the main challenge is ...
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By USEU Mission | 28 July, 2015 | Topics:
Family Immigration, Human Rights, News, Podcast, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Amy Wilson, immigration, podcast, PRM, refugee crisis, refugees
Cybersecurity, what is going on at U.S. & EU level? John W. Bird, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Attaché to the EU and NATO, talks about threats and challenges in the area of cybersecurity. Where are the main threats coming from and what are the U.S. and the EU doing together to address this? Listen ...
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By USEU Mission | 12 June, 2015 | Topics:
Cyber Issues, Defense, Law Enforcement, Podcast
| Tags: Cyber Security, Homeland Security, John W. Bird
Although the number of foreign fighters returning from Syria or Iraq is significantly higher in Europe, the threat that these individuals pose is similar in both the EU and United States. Tom Rogan, a counterterrorism expert at the U.S. Mission to the EU, explains these threats and what the U.S. and the EU are doing, ...
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By USEU Mission | 26 May, 2015 | Topics:
Defense, Near East & North Africa, News, Podcast
| Tags: counterterrorism, foreign fighters, Iraq, Syria, Tom Rogan, USEU
