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Pandemic has prevented many migrants from reaching Europe

By |2023-07-26T11:01:51+01:00April 30th, 2021|Tags: , , |

The various COVID-19 related lockdowns and closures of the EU’s borders have reduced mobility, particularly of migrants. First-time asylum applications fell by 37 percent between 2019 and November 2020.

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France worried about mental health of its lockdown-stricken citizens

By |2023-07-26T10:08:06+01:00April 28th, 2021|Tags: |

After more than a year of successive lockdowns implemented by European governments to curb the spread of COVID-19, the French authorities are now worried about the mental health of their citizens.

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Small EU countries had more COVID-related deaths per million since pandemic started

By |2023-07-26T11:20:20+01:00April 25th, 2021|Tags: , |

While the EU’s most populous countries are recording the most overall COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Bulgaria had the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths in relation to their populations during the same period.

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EU has world’s safest roads, recorded fewest traffic-related deaths in 2020

By |2023-07-26T09:33:47+01:00April 22nd, 2021|Tags: |

In 2020, 4,000 fewer people died in the EU as a result of road accidents compared to the year before, according to the European Commission, making the bloc the safest region compared to the rest of the world and the global average of road traffic deaths. EURACTIV France reports.

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EU recovery plan has helped boost consumer, industry confidence

By |2023-07-26T09:34:54+01:00March 30th, 2021|Tags: |

The coronavirus pandemic has instigated fears of economic uncertainty among various economic actors, including among consumers, distributors, and industry. However, the latest Eurostat figures show that confidence among economic actors is more or less holding up despite the health crisis.

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The UK is no longer the top Erasmus destination for students

By |2023-07-26T11:43:19+01:00October 19th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

While some of the effects of Brexit are still difficult to assess, the Erasmus+ exchange programme has already suffered the consequences. However, British universities wish to maintain their participation in the European programme. 

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Air France’s promise to nix domestic flights: Not good enough for the environment

By |2023-07-26T08:52:35+01:00July 20th, 2020|Tags: , |

Air France’s pledge to end some of its domestic flights in return for billions of euros in government aid is a weak contribution to climate action, as weak railway infrastructure stands in the way of a plane-to-train shift.

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