Life in Europe
In Europe, speaking more than one language is still a privilege
Monday 30 December 2019 |
Jacopo Ottaviani | Internazionale
Multilingualism is one of the founding principles of the European Union, but only one in five Europeans can speak two languages other than their own – even though the picture is improving. What really makes the difference is the effectiveness of language teaching and exposure to foreign languages.
Fighting poverty, an increasingly uphill battle in Europe
Friday 30 November 2018 |
Astrid Gruyelle | Alternatives Economiques
The European Social model is pretty much on its last leg. Over the last few years, social transfers granted by the member states of the European Union are increasingly losing their ability to reduce poverty.
These six graphs show how affordable and fast trains in Europe are
Large investigation
Wednesday 18 December 2019 |
Journalism++ Where in Europe is taking the train fast and affordable, and where is it not? The European Data Journalism Network has gathered data on train journeys from 28 booking websites across Europe, collecting more than 8,000 single journey ticket prices and travel times for 73 sample routes.
Secret to a long life? More money for healthcare
Tuesday 03 December 2019 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
In Western Europe and Scandinavia, people spend more on healthcare and live longer, while in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, less money is spent and life expectancy at birth is lower too. The EU average for healthcare spending is 9.9 percent of GDP. In Hungary it is 7.4 percent.
Here's why Poles don't use trains much
Large investigation
Friday 20 December 2019 |
Jarosław Kopeć | BiQdata
Political decisions, wrong investments and increasing competition from buses resulted in longer and longer train travel times, and to a shrinking service. Train transport remains popular, but it has to be made more efficient.
Poland has a new train schedule. But problems are far from over
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in depth
Friday 20 December 2019 |
Jarosław Kopeć | BiQdata
As the Polish government claims to fight against transport exclusion, trains are coming back to some routes that were not operated anymore. The merits and impact of these changes are not clear-cut though, as much larger investments would be needed to rescue local lines.
What about the security of security guards?
Monday 16 December 2019 |
Ana Kuzmanić Ivana Perić
| H-Alter
Security guards in Croatia suffer from harsh working conditions: extremely long work shifts, poor equipment, minimum salary. They are overburned and cannot have a proper private life, but they have little alternatives. Yet security business is flourishing in Europe, and companies make millions of revenues.
What Europe will believe in 2050
Friday 20 December 2019 |
Weronika Fabjańska | BiQdata
According to forecasts by the PEW Research Centre, in three decades the number of Christians will decrease, but still, they will be a majority in almost all European countries.
More speed cameras lead to fewer accidents. Europe already knows this
Saturday 30 November 2019 |
Jarosław Kopeć Katarzyna Korzeniowska
| BiQdata
In Poland, we are still talking about increasing the number of speed cameras. In many other countries that debate is over and the conclusions are simple: speed cameras reduce the number of deaths on the road. Sometimes by as much as 70%.
The mystery of the Easter Island statues and choosing the best telephone plan
Saturday 14 December 2019 |
BiQdata The OECD has just published the results of the PISA test – the world’s biggest class exam, which its representatives conducted in 2018. On one day, in 79 countries, 600,000 school pupils, representing 32 million of their peers, tackled the two-hour-long test.
