Early school leaving is a growing problem in some EU countries
While the European Union as a whole is moving closer to its goal of reducing early school leaving, some countries – including Germany – appear to be moving away from the targets.
Only three out of ten ambassadors from European Union countries are women
Finland is the only EU country with a female majority while at the other extreme, in Italy and Czechia, men dominate the diplomatic corps.
Penneys claims it’s making clothes to last – so we put them to the test
From jeans that changed colour to a jumper that bobbled after a handful of wears, a lot of these clothes did not hold up.
From luxury to fast fashion: How green are European brands?
DW and EDJNet investigated almost 500 sustainability claims to find which fashion companies keep their commitments, and which skirt the issue.
The Iberian Disconnection: Madrid-Lisbon Broken Train Line
After 25 years of delay and political neglect, the high-speed line is one of Europe’s biggest railway gaps
The Internal Border Maps Fueling the Far-Right Vote in Europe
The economic and demographic evolution of Europe's regions determines which ones are stagnant and more likely to support populist parties.
Spain’s national health service will use facial recognition on 170,000 patients in Ceuta and Melilla
The INGESA system has a "very high initial risk". Its data protection analysis is "insufficient and inconsistent" and may discourage patients from seeking necessary healthcare.
Mole or cancer? The algorithm that gets one in three melanomas wrong and erases patients with dark skin
The Basque Country is implementing Quantus Skin in its health clinics after an investment of 1.6 million euros. Specialists criticise the artificial intelligence developed by the Asisa subsidiary due to its "poor” and “dangerous" results. The algorithm has been trained only with data from white patients.
Spanish National Police stop using Veripol, its star AI for detecting false reports
The Ministry of the Interior states that they have rejected its use because it is not valid in judicial proceedings.
Spanish prisons use a 30-year-old algorithm to decide on temporary releases
More than 200 court rulings in 2024 cite an algorithm that classifies foreign prisoners without ties as high risk, even if they lack other risk factors.
