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Lorenzo Ferrari

About Lorenzo Ferrari

Lorenzo Ferrari heads the data team at Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa and is the editorial coordinator of EDJNet. He has a PhD in the history of European integration and has published a couple of books.

The gender gap in Europe’s street names is here to stay

By , |2023-05-09T11:07:08+01:00March 6th, 2023|Tags: |

In 30 of Europe's biggest cities, streets named after women make up only 9 per cent of the streets dedicated to individuals. The imbalance has started to narrow in some places, but progress is too slow: at this rate, it would take centuries to really close the gap.

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Covid-19 and prisons: painful closures and encouraging innovations

By |2023-04-04T02:59:25+01:00February 4th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

An interview with Alessio Scandurra, director of the European Prison Observatory, to understand the impact of the pandemic on European prisons, in terms of both healthcare and opportunities for inmates. 

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More and more trains crossing European borders

By , |2023-04-04T02:24:44+01:00March 29th, 2021|Tags: , , |

A dense network of cross-border rail connections cuts through the continent, and it’s set to expand even further in the coming years thanks to new infrastructure and the birth of the European single rail market. However, there are still profound differences between the central and peripheral regions of Europe.

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Focus: How is the pandemic changing our daily habits?

By |2023-04-04T00:59:36+01:00May 25th, 2020|Tags: , |

As most European countries start to re-emerge from lockdown, it’s becoming clear that we aren’t getting “back to normal” anytime soon. So, how is COVID-19 changing our lives? How did our daily routine and consumption change during the lockdown, and what changes may stay with us for a long time?

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Climate warming in Europe, municipality by municipality

By , |2023-05-09T13:53:00+01:00May 14th, 2020|Tags: , |

In more than 35,000 European municipalities, average temperatures have risen by more than 2°C over the last fifty years. From big cities to small villages, the climate crisis reaches every corner of Europe – but citizens are rising up, and people in power are finally taking action.

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Focus: coronavirus and fundamental rights

By , |2023-04-04T00:52:36+01:00April 30th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

Our thematic focus this month is entirely on the legal and democratic challenges that the pandemic is posing to our societies. In particular, we look at how fundamental rights may be threatened by some emergency measures that are adopted or discussed in Europe. 

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