An interactive map on climate warming in Europe

Our analysis looks at the rise in average temperature for about 100,000 municipalities in Europe. Mean temperature values of the 1960s were compared with those of the 2010s, in order to explore the import of global warming at a local level.

By |2023-07-26T08:54:30+01:00December 18th, 2020|Tags: , |Comments Off on An interactive map on climate warming in Europe

The poor state of Europe’s health systems

Slow starts, supply shortages, disorganised and ad hoc management… Responses to COVID-19 across Europe have hardly been an occasion for pride. The OECD stresses the need to take into account the social inequalities in health, and consider health an investment rather than an expense.

By |2023-07-26T11:40:20+01:00December 15th, 2020|Tags: , |Comments Off on The poor state of Europe’s health systems

Remote working: a revolution in need of rules

Telework has mainly been a revolution by accident, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have now discovered its upside and potential, but also its risks and limits. However, bad working conditions linked to nomadic or at-home work are not inevitable.

By |2023-07-26T11:12:20+01:00December 15th, 2020|Tags: , |Comments Off on Remote working: a revolution in need of rules

One in three European regions have higher COVID-19 deaths in second wave

Compared to the first wave in spring, excess deaths this autumn are less concentrated in a few hard-hit regions. As Europe’s second wave begins to pass its peak, we’ve gathered data from over 750 regions in Europe so as to track the real toll of the pandemic.

By |2023-07-26T10:59:53+01:00December 14th, 2020|Tags: , |Comments Off on One in three European regions have higher COVID-19 deaths in second wave

COVID-19 has paralysed mental health care in Europe

Mental health resources in the European Union were scarce even before the pandemic. COVID-19 has caused a tsunami in mental health, and access to care is more difficult today. About 75 percent of psychiatry services in the EU have been taking place via telemedicine, but this is not a viable option for all patients.

By , , |2023-07-26T09:15:16+01:00December 3rd, 2020|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on COVID-19 has paralysed mental health care in Europe

Bulgaria, chronicle of a lockdown foretold

After a relatively calm first phase, Bulgaria is now facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, to such an extent that the country now tops both the European and global rankings for covid-related deaths. After controversies and indecision, the government is now set to introduce new measures.

By |2023-07-26T09:03:09+01:00December 2nd, 2020|Tags: |Comments Off on Bulgaria, chronicle of a lockdown foretold
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