In depth
Exiting Brexit
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
Irene Savio | Voxeurop
As the fateful date for Britain leaving the EU gets closer, and with no sign of an orderly exit in sight, Britons are applying for EU citizenship in their thousands.
Plastic pollution increasing at the top of the Earth
Friday 25 January 2019 |
Martin Breum | EUobserver
Increasing amounts of plastic pollution have been detected in Europe's most northern Arctic regions, but the overwhelming majority of litter stems from other parts of the world.
Juncker Plan: the state of the art
Wednesday 23 January 2019 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | Voxeurop
The European Commission released the latest update concerning the results achieved by the Investment Plan for Europe. We analysed the data to give a more qualitative overview of how resources were allocated and how many SMEs benefitted from the plan in each EU country.
Bears return to the Alps
Tuesday 22 January 2019 |
Laura Pes | OBC Transeuropa
In the collective imagination, bears are one of the wild animals with which humanity has struggled the most over the course of history. After virtual extermination, the reintroduction of bears in a number of European countries is arousing enthusiasm as well as perplexity.
MEPs in Strasbourg: everywhere but the plenary
Friday 18 January 2019 |
Peter Teffer | EUobserver
The practice of empty chambers is not limited to the European Parliament. There are some good reasons behind it, but the pratice also highlights some problems with the EU's policy-making.
Precarious employment on the rise in Europe
Monday 17 December 2018 |
Laurent Jeanneau | Alternatives Economiques
Over the past few years, the popularity of precarious employment in Europe has been growing, including everything from temporary jobs, to atypical jobs, to independent jobs, and even “on call” work.
Migrating to reproduce
Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
Irene Savio | Voxeurop
Each year thousands of Europeans go abroad to undergo fertility treatment. A two-month investigation analyses what is known and what remains to be discovered about this largely hidden phenomenon.
What’s holding back the fight against gender-based violence?
Friday 07 December 2018 |
Gina Pavone | OBC Transeuropa
In Europe, sexist stereotypes hinder the deployment of effective tools to combat gender-based violence. In 2018 the ratification of the Istanbul Convention was rejected by Bulgaria and Slovakia. But even where the Convention has been ratified, its application is slow to advance.
Hydrogen cars may be the future – they are not yet the present
Friday 30 November 2018 |
Peter Teffer Kashyap Raibagi
| Voxeurop
EUobserver
The European consumer is hardly buying any hydrogen cars, despite the EU's belief that it has a potential to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Better data can prevent violence against women
Wednesday 21 November 2018 |
Carmen Aguilar | Voxeurop
Lack of standardisation in reporting and cultural differences between Northern and Eastern European countries complicate efforts towards an effective response against gender-based violence.
