Troubled waters: The multiple impact of the devastating floods in Europe
“Nature is blamed for failings that are man’s and well-run rivers have to change their plans” Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, novelist (1890-1971)
European patient data gold fever is on the rise
Developing a cloud service to manage, store, and make patient data available promises to be a huge business - it's hardly surprising that digital giants, familiar on our smartphones, are already lining up. But are national health systems ready for full digitalization?
Beyond the mud: the invisible wounds inflicted by floods
Floods are becoming increasingly common all over Europe, causing significant damages that require massive expenses to be fixed. The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has been fighting a battle with mud for almost two years now, thus becoming an epicenter of devastation and traumas. Additionally, floods don't just leave marks on buildings, but also on people, because citizens often end up feeling discouraged and abandoned by the local administration.
A Europe for the few
The process of acquiring citizenship in Greece and Europe remains fraught with obstacles and significant delays. An EDJNet cross-border data investigation on the barriers and challenges in acquiring citizenship in the European Union.
The ministry of doctors without families
In Portugal, more than 1.5 million patients registered on the National Health Service have no GP. But, in the last decade, the number of specialists trained in general and family medicine has increased. If this is so, why is there a shortage of doctors in primary care?
A Europe with less and less snow
In the Old Continent, snow is becoming increasingly scarce, with a marked decline especially in Central and Southeastern Europe. The consequences for the environment, economy, and water resources are far from negligible.
Housing: Who can afford to rent in the Slovenian capital?
"I take a leave every year to be able to move, which makes me completely exhausted because I'm moving instead of resting. And every move costs money plus you often have to pay an estate agent and double the rent. And then there’s also the security deposit," a tenant who was moving again because
Trump’s America through European eyes: Another problem state that nobody likes?
Since the beginning of Donald Trump's second presidency, the perception of the United States in the eyes of Europeans has deteriorated a lot. Recent surveys reveal that the whole of Europe has a negative view of the American leadership, although this was not always the case.
Greece falls behind its targets for post-Covid EU recovery money
A year and a half before the EU deadlines to receive the RRF, Greece is showing a generalized difficulty in absorbing available funds. The reasons include major delays in the projects and slowdowns due to how the public and private sectors work, and may result in a loss of funds for the country.
2024 European Elections: Hungary, Cyprus and Slovenia among the countries with the largest increase in turnout
Turnout levels for the 2024 EU elections were significantly influenced by people's perception of their criticality. In general, however, turnout can also depend on simultaneous holding of other voting, changes in the electoral system's organization, and, in the long run, socio-economic factors.
