Videos

Are the rich getting richer in Europe?
Monday 02 December 2019 |
Laurent Jeanneau | Alternatives Economiques
An overview of the distribution of wealth in Europe. What has changed from the 1980s to today?

Are migrants trying to get to Europe en masse?
Saturday 09 November 2019 |
Xavier Molénat Céline Mouzon
| Alternatives Economiques
Compared to 2015, the number of asylum applicants in EU countries dropped by half in 2018. Europe is far from being the first refuge for forcibly displaced persons: 80% of them are hosted in countries of the Global South.

Should Europe ban large ships?
Tuesday 22 October 2019 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
Cruise ships, tankers, and giant container ships run on heavy fuel oil. On a global scale, sea transport emits nearly a billion tonnes of CO2 each year: five times more than rail, four and a half times less than cars. How to achieve “zero carbon” in shipping by 2050?

Where do Europeans travel?
Wednesday 17 July 2019 |
Weronika Fabjańska | BiQdata
More than three in five EU residents made tourism trips in 2017. How much have they spent? And where have they gone? A short animated video by BiQdata.

The EU expat vote in the European elections
Thursday 28 February 2019 |
Roberta Bertoldi | OBC Transeuropa
EU citizens living in a member state other than their country of origin represent more than 3% of the European electorate. In previous European elections, the majority of these citizens did not vote. Will they vote this time round?

EDJNet’s collaborative investigation into global warming in Europe
Thursday 20 December 2018 |
Valentina Vivona | OBC Transeuropa
Europe keeps getting warmer, according to the first first collaborative investigation by EDJNet. The investigation involves the analysis of more than a century of meteorological data for 558 European cities.

Airbnb, Europe’s number one host
Tuesday 18 December 2018 |
Alternatives Economiques Understanding how the online apartment sharing platform has become the number one short-term housing renter in Europe.

A door to the European open data portals
Thursday 06 December 2018 |
Roberta Bertoldi | OBC Transeuropa
An introduction to the Data Search Engine, developed by the European Data Journalism Network to make it easier for journalists to find relevant material in the two European open data portals.

Rivers of the Balkans: the siege
Tuesday 30 October 2018 |
Davide Sighele | OBC Transeuropa
Thousands of dams are planned for the rivers and streams of south-eastern Europe, and their environmental and social impact could prove devastating.

Eastern Europe: poverty and the countryside
Tuesday 16 October 2018 |
Davide Sighele | OBC Transeuropa
In contrast with other parts of the continent, life in rural areas in Eastern Europe is synonymous with poverty. The problem should be tackled during the current debate on the reform of the common agricultural policy, with particular emphasis on young people.