Central and Eastern European countries increase applications for patents
Countries from Central and Eastern Europe have made more requests for European patents in the last seven years, just as traditional innovating countries have made less.
Mediterranean towns ready for EU-sponsored free wifi
The European Union's fund for free wireless internet connection hotspots is most popular in Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, Italy, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia. Check if your municipality pre-registered.
Disparities in pre-primary school funding
The numbers of pupils in pre-primary classes vary up to threefold according to country. And those which spend the most are not necessarily the richest.
Why are there relatively fewer suicides in prison in the Balkans than elsewhere in Europe?
The suicide rate in Balkan prisons is low compared to the rest of Europe, in part because of the different composition of the prison population.
Next EU budget favors security and research over agriculture
The new EU budget grants less money to agriculture and more to migration, security, and research
Annual survey of the European Observatory on Homelessness
The European Homeless Journal has been published since 2007 by the European Observatory on Homelessness.
Survey on working conditions – Eurofound
Every five years since 1990, Eurofound has published a European survey on working conditions, which in recent years has paid particular attention to gender issues.
MEPs’ takes on the #EUbudget
Praise and criticism about the multiannual financial framework presented last week by Junker’s Commission, as it was tweeted by MEPs.
How Airbnb lobbies the EU
The short-term property-rental platforms have seen the potential for influence over those EU bodies which are supposed to regulate them, and are now putting resources into it.
Human Rights Data and Dataviz
Based in New Zealand, the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) has launched its first set of data tracking the human rights performance of countries around the world.
