The Summer of 2023

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Photo by Bannon Morrissy on Unsplash It’s that time of the year again, when families start scratching their heads to think of how best to keep the kids occupied and entertained over the long school summer holidays. The good news is that, however the notorious Belgian weather behaves over the coming weeks, there’s more than enough to do…

The Blame Game

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Photo by Stock Birken on Unsplash   The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just reported that the UK is the only G7 country where inflation has been rising, and one of the three worst amongst the 38-country OECD membership.  The question is: why?  The UK Office for National Statistics blames three factors: Russia’s invasion of…

Tomorrow: Vaccination and Prevention

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Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash Over 100 people recently joined the inaugural Europe’s “Tomorrow: Vaccination and Prevention” Summit. It was organised by ThinkYoung at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels and brought together young people, policymakers, health experts, start-ups, and civil society organisations to discuss vaccination and prevention at both the European and Member State levels. It is a crucial issue in light of…

The Principle of Meritocracy in Public Service

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Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash Today in the modern world economy, personnel has become the most valuable asset of any organisation. Human resources are one of the crucial aspects of the effective operation of any organisation. If the process of selection and placement of personnel in the organization is well organised, the work in this organization will…