Glossarissimo!

"Glossaries from EU institutions and bodies"

"Last Sunday, on 1st May, millions of people around the world took part in celebrations, rallies and protests on the International Workers’ Day – also known as Labour Day in some countries.
The 1st May, in fact, is not only a joyful day of celebration: chosen to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago in 1886, where a peaceful rally turned into a massacre, it often represents an opportunity to ..:"

"30 years ago this year, an explosion caused the meltdown of a reactor in the Chernobyl radioactive plant, in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine. 31 people were killed directly by the incident and it is still unclear how many have been affected by the radioactive waste released into the atmosphere. Three decades on, authorities are still working on stabilizing the collapsing reactor. We don’t know how long it will take until the Chernobyl area can be reinhabited; most estimates are in the hundreds of years.
According to the Canadian-based NGO The Chernobyl Foundation, “the overall effect on ..."

"Last week, MEPs voted for a new set of rules to protect businesses from misuse of trade secrets, by giving them the opportunity to defend their rights in court and seek compensation.
The new rules, which entered into force on the 14th April, introduce an EU-wide definition of trade secrets and aim to safeguard firms against the theft of confidential information.
One of the ways this could happen is through industrial espionage. Being an issue related to one ..."

"Combating women’s poverty is high up on the European policy agenda, with specific emphasis on groups at risk of poverty such as older women, lone parents, women with a disability, migrant women and ethnic minorities. A woman is considered in the risk of poverty when she earns less than a man for the same amount and type of work and also is a single parent. The gender pay gap is considered the major trigger of female poverty and the risk of poverty among women is higher than in the case of men by ..."

"First, I would like to thank all those who have suggested me databases which I didn’t know so that I could add them to this list.Then, I have to say this might be very repetitive and well-known by some of you. But I just wanted to list some useful references, we never know, you may discover one!"

"Offshore funds are usually money funds kept in a jurisdiction other than one’s country of residence. From time to time we hear in the news about leaks of papers proving that artists, football players or even politicians and companies have offshore assets hidden in tax havens.
The most recent affair is the Panama paper leak, where 11.5 million documents reached the press from a law firm called Mossack Fonseca. The leaked papers cover four decades of ..."

"A new version of the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) has just been released. Last week’s blog post gave a brief introduction to MedDRA and this week I’ll look at some of the changes in the latest version, 19.0.
A new System Organ Class
The biggest change in the latest MedDRA version is the addition of Product issues as a new System Organ Class (SOC). Remember that device terminology as such doesn’t fall within the scope of MedDRA, but device failures and ..."

"The countries of the world in their own languages and writing systems; with official names, capitals, flags, coats of arms, political divisions, national anthems, and translations of the countries and capitals into many languages"

"Superbugs are strains of bacteria that are resistant to several types of existing antibiotics. In our days antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed drugs. They are used to treat from the common cold to infections. This extensive consumption of antibiotics led to diminishing their effectiveness in treating diseases.
The European Parliament is taking an interest in the subject and they are proposing a restriction on prescribing antibiotics to ..."

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"We tend to think of colors as ideas which all humans agree on – grass is green, flames are orange, the sky is light blue – even if different languages have different names for these colors.
As English speakers, we also tend to think of color names in terms of the "basic" ones and the more specific, secondary ones (e.g. turquoise, ochre). Think of the words that are taught to young children for color. A quick look at baby books shows that English generally has 11 basic color words:
Many people are surprised to learn, therefore, that different languages do not consider the basic colors to be the same. Some New Guinea Highland languages, for example, still have terms only for black and white (perhaps better translated as "dark" and "light"). Hanuno'o language, spoken in the Philippines, has only four basic color words: black, white, red and green. Pirahã language, spoken by an Amazonian tribe, is said to have no fixed words for colors. According to linguist Dan Everett, if you show them a red cup, they’re likely to ..."

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We have all heard the word “hotspot” before, as it is used frequently and in many different contexts. However, probably not everyone is aware of its meaning when talking about migration. Europe’s recent refugee crisis provoked several talks and international meetings (the latest being last Monday in Brussels) that brought this word under the spotlight.
For this reason, “hotspot” has been chosen as IATE term of the week. It appears that “hotspot” has actually two meanings related to the ..."