Life in Europe
OECD and FAO Agricultural Outlook
Monday 16 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques Ten years after the soaring food prices of 2007, what is the state of world agricultural markets?
Food insecurity in the world
Friday 13 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques FAO, IFAD, WHO, WFP and UNICEF jointly produced a report on food insecurity around the world. It indicated that more than 820 million people are still suffering from hunger.
Suicides around the world (WHO)
Friday 06 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24. According to WHO, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds around the world.
Healthy life years (Eurostat)
Wednesday 04 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques "It’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years," wrote Oscar Wilde. We know that humans are living longer and longer. But are we living those years in good health?
Global vaccination coverage (WHO)
Tuesday 03 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques As a public health issue, global vaccination coverage is the subject of much debate at the United Nations – especially when it is insufficient.
Education at a Glance 2019 (OECD)
Monday 02 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques OECD's report “Education at a Glance" provides an overview on and comparative analysis of the different education systems in OECD countries and other partner countries.
How effective is the Slovenian railway network compared to the rest of the EU?
Large investigation
Monday 23 December 2019 |
Anže Voh Boštic | Pod črto
EDJNet's large investigation on trains in Europe compared the accessibility of train stations, the price of tickets and the speed of train travel. Slovenia performs well in terms of accessibility and price, and much worse in average speed.
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.
