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In the light of the continually declining voter turnout in European and national elections: in an age wherein the world's leading democracies are making a shift into the digital world, what should Europe do to revitalise its democratic culture?
Having in mind the findings of the European Commission's 2015 Annual Progress report on Turkey, how best should the EU address the ongoing violations of human rights and press freedom while maintaining the cooperation on tackling the refugee crisis stipulated in the EU–Turkey Joint Action Plan?
Although the EU has been consistently contributing to institutional reforms and development of anti-corruption policies in EaP countries, corruption remains one of the most striking problems in all six EaP member states. What new approach should the EU take to ensure institutional reforms against corruption practices in the EaP region?
Detainees in prison facilities are often stripped of the proper legal safeguards for their fundamental rights execution as well. Which common EU guidelines should the Member States agree on regarding detainees' rights and freedoms, detention facilities and social rehabilitation?
Protection of the national legal standards and differentiation of illegal tax evasion from legal tax avoidance: How should the EU deal with financial havens, offshore accounts and tax- avoidance regulations in its Member States and EaP countries, having in mind scandals caused by the leakage of “Panama Papers”?
Considering that COP21 Summit in Paris has paved the way for a global climate deal, what actions can the EU take to promote a global emissions trading scheme, similar to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)?
The protection of intellectual property rights has been an issue in the countries of the Eastern Partnership for 2 decades with no credible solution suggested yet. What model of the intellectual property rights protection will assist EaP countries to boost growth and better integrate with in the European framework?
The influx of refugees into Europe has caused a rise of ultra-right political circles throughout Europe. Taking into account this situation what measures should the EU take to prevent further escalation of the similar phenomena?
Overfishing continues to pose a threat to fish stocks throughout the world. As the situation in the Mediterraneanis proving problematic , the EU has demonstrated commitment to solve this issue through partnership agreements and a common fisheries policy. However, the EaP countries lack a coherent policy on this issue, which causes overfishing and extension of certain species in the waters of EaP countries. What should be the levers of the EU assistance to the EaP countries to tackle the posed issues?
Taking into account double standards based approaches of global stakeholders regarding reconciliation of the frozen conflicts, what steps should the EU undertake to guarantee peaceful resolution of the conflicts within its neighbourhood borders and prevent the possibility of military actions on the ground?