Data news
Carbon emissions: straight back to bad habits?
Tuesday 16 June 2020 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
The Covid-19 crisis brought about unprecedented reductions in CO2 emissions and energy consumption, benefiting renewables. This effect may be temporary however – but it could also mark the beginning of an ecological transition compatible with safeguarding the planet.
Undress or fail: Instagram's algorithm strong-arms users into showing skin
Large investigation
Wednesday 17 June 2020 |
Nicolas Kayser-Bril Judith Duportail
Kira Schacht
Édouard Richard
| Algorithm Watch
An exclusive investigation reveals that Instagram prioritizes photos of scantily-clad men and women, shaping the behavior of content creators and the worldview of 140 millions Europeans in what remains a blind spot of EU regulations.
Europe gets back to business
Large investigation
Tuesday 09 June 2020 |
Antonio Hernández Carmen Torrecillas
David Cabo
Miguel Ángel Gavilanes
| Civio
Lisbon and Stockholm have opted for opposing mobility models – with and without restrictions. However the epidemic's impact on their borders has not been in line with their neighbours, but rather, like those at the other side of the European continent.
Odmrażanie Europy po koronawirusie. Ostrożnie wychodzimy z izolacji
Friday 08 May 2020 |
Katarzyna Korzeniowska Danuta Pawłowska
Stanisław Dudzik
| BiQdata
Gdzie już działają szkoły, a gdzie hotele i restauracje? Czy jest pomysł na dotarcie na wakacje do Chorwacji?
Europe’s dependence on medicine imports
Wednesday 18 March 2020 |
Florence Schulz | Euractiv
Most of the drugs sold worldwide come from India and China, where production is cheapest. As a result, Europe’s supply of medicines is in the hands of a few companies.
Why the European People’s Party struggles to distance itself from Orbán
Friday 29 May 2020 |
Ornaldo Gjergji | OBC Transeuropa
Strife between Hungary and the European institutions has been building for around a decade. There have been angry exchanges, but no genuine rift. Orban’s authoritarian drift seems to have reached its peak, with COVID-19 as an excuse. Will something finally give way?
Europe: who has the crisis hit hardest?
Wednesday 03 June 2020 |
Guillaume Duval | Alternatives Economiques
European countries are not all equal in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. Both the impact of the epidemic and responses to it have differed greatly, as this overview by Alternatives Economiques shows.
EU air bridge: hundreds of dedicated flights brought European citizens back home
Monday 01 June 2020 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
After the outbreak the coronavirus pandemic, the EU has funded the repatriation of tens of thousands of European citizens through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Yet not all EU governments decided to take advantage of this form of support from Brussels.
An ever smaller, ever older population
Wednesday 27 May 2020 |
Miriam Santoro | OBC Transeuropa
A recently published study outlines the EU’s demographic future: in 2080, if current trends continue, the EU population will fall from the current 513 million people to 504 million, while flight from rural areas shows no sign of slowing. We take a look at south-eastern Europe, by way of the global context.
Focus: How is the pandemic changing our daily habits?
Monday 25 May 2020 |
Lorenzo Ferrari | OBC Transeuropa
As most European countries start to re-emerge from lockdown, it’s becoming clear that we aren’t getting “back to normal” anytime soon. So, how is COVID-19 changing our lives? How did our daily routine and consumption change during the lockdown, and what changes may stay with us for a long time?
