Life in Europe
Bucharest still has an AIDS problem
Tuesday 17 November 2020 |
Lorenzo Ferrari | OBC Transeuropa
Contrary to the trend across Europe, the Romanian capital has seen a drastic increase in AIDS cases in the last decade. The crisis is fueled by the use of synthetic drugs and lack of harm reduction services
The K factor: why it matters where we are infected with the coronavirus
Tuesday 17 November 2020 |
Artur Galocha Borja Andrino
Daniele Grasso
Kiko Llanneras
| Sonar Europe
A growing number of studies highlight the importance of clusters and superspreaders in the transmission of COVID-19. In order to fight the epidemic, we must have a better understanding of where outbreaks are happening and consider new ways of tracking cases.
The UK is no longer the top Erasmus destination for students
Monday 19 October 2020 |
Anne Damiani | Euractiv
While some of the effects of Brexit are still difficult to assess, the Erasmus+ exchange programme has already suffered the consequences. However, British universities wish to maintain their participation in the European programme.
A fraction of European regions account for a majority of COVID-19 deaths
Wednesday 24 June 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
We have gathered data on excess deaths from 500 European regions to better understand the spread of the virus. Some regions report up to three times as many deaths as usual since March, but a large part of Europe has been able to live through the first wave of the pandemic without any significant excess death.
Visegrad 4 and the rule of law: Why always me?
in depth
Tuesday 05 November 2019 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | VoxEurop
The World Bank’s worldwide governance indicators provide useful data about the evolution of the perceptions within EU countries as to how much agents abide by the rule of law. Based on this data source, Southern European countries appear more problematic than Visegrad ones.
COVID-19 pandemic exposes southern Europe’s nursing shortage
Large investigation
Tuesday 23 June 2020 |
Ángela Bernardo Carmen Torrecillas
María Álvarez Del Vayo
| Civio
For weeks, Spain and Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their health defences had an important gap: large staffing shortages and low ratios of nurses to doctors. At the same time, nurses had higher infection rates than the general population, mainly because of the lack of personal protective equipment.
Almost all European regions have managed to bring excess deaths down
Monday 24 August 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
As summer nears its end, it is becoming possible to evaluate the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on European regions over nearly six months. We have analysed data from 776 subnational regions to better understand where the virus is continuing to hit hard.
How the pandemic is transforming the illegal drug market
Tuesday 21 July 2020 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
The economic impact of Covid-19 has been immense, influencing all our lives. So far, however, the illegal drug market has not suffered unduly, and in some countries it is booming due to the capacity of criminals to adapt.
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.
Air France’s promise to nix domestic flights: Not good enough for the environment
Monday 20 July 2020 |
Anne Damiani | Euractiv
Air France’s pledge to end some of its domestic flights in return for billions of euros in government aid is a weak contribution to climate action, as weak railway infrastructure stands in the way of a plane-to-train shift.
