Europe drifts from its goals
Despite setting ambitious targets for reducing CO2 emissions, the EU’s carbon footprint increased last year.
Why Italy is fed up with Europe
The rise to government of Eurosceptic parties is the consequence of austerity policies made in the name of cleaner public finances and of the euro convergence criteria.
Lung cancer deaths on the rise in two thirds of European countries
The number of deaths caused by cancer of trachea, bronchus and lung has increased in two thirds of the European countries between 2011 and 2015.
Ireland and Switzerland, the European “globalisation champions”
Ireland is the most globalised European country and Switzerland is the one that gained the most from the economy’s globalisation since 1990.
One in four Spaniards and Poles has a temporary job
Spain and Poland are leaders in temporary employment in the EU, while the Baltic states and Romania lead on permanent jobs.
State of bathing waters in Europe
The annual report on the quality of bathing areas, as reported by the 28 EU Member States, Albania and Switzerland, comes with an interactive map showing the pollution level on 22 000+ beaches across Europe.
The green challenge for European cities
Regulating CO2 emissions and creating liveable urban spaces is a challenge for the future of the EU.
Here’s how Europe’s biggest redistribution machine works
Farming subsidies form the largest slice of the EU’s expenditure: the Union distributes €58 billion each year to its farmers. How do these subsidies work and why are they so controversial?
More than one in four young employed in Europe work on weekends
Weekend work is daily business for 29 percent of Europeans aged 20 to 34.
EU budget: Where are the biggest cuts and increases?
After weeks of opacity, the European Parliament has released figures which show the differences between the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 and the previous one for the 2014-2020 period.
