European journalists face growing dangers
The latest Press Freedom Index (2020 edition) released by Reporters Without Borders highlights once again the risks journalists face worldwide. Coronavirus is only the latest threat to the profession.
The Von der Leyen cabinet in figures
EU Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her 26-strong team on 10 September. Here's an overview of its composition.
EU sets new – though insufficient – limits for cars’ greenhouse gas emissions
The new caps for CO2 emissions approved by the member states are ambitious, though not enough to counter the current trend in global warming.
Data show no direct correlation between number of refugees and populist vote
Post-vote analysis in Sweden show that there seems to be no direct correlation between the number of refugees living in a given city and the increase in the ballots casted for the Sweden Democrats
Romania, the only EU country consuming less earthly resources than the world’s average
In all of EU countries Earth Overshoot Day – the date when all of the inhabitants have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the entire year – falls before 1 August, except for Romania.
Europe’s water quality falls short
Due to pollution, the majority of European rivers, lakes, and estuaries fall below the minimum environmental standards, a report by the European Environment Agency reveals.
Palermo and Naples, the most difficult places to find a job according to their citizens
Only 3 percent of the people living in Palermo and 5 percent of those in Naples consider that it is easy to find a job in their city.
Nationalists’ hostility over religious minorities on the rise in Europe
According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, “2016 saw an uptick in nationalist activities around the globe”, and especially in Europe.
Animosity towards journalists is growing in Europe too
On the 25th of April, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their World Press Freedom Index for 2018. The situation in Europe is alarmingly worsening, says the Paris-based NGO.
