Health
Fewer die from HIV across Europe, except for some regions
Wednesday 13 May 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
HIV has decreased more than any other cause of death in Europe, with deaths dropping by nearly a third between 2011 and 2016. However, parts of eastern Europe are in the grip of a new epidemic. In this report we look closer at HIV-related deaths across Europe region by region.
Focus: COVID-19
Tuesday 31 March 2020 |
Lorenzo Ferrari | OBC Transeuropa
We inaugurate a new format for EDJNet's newsletter: once a month, we send out a special newsletter with a thematic focus, while the standard newsletter comes out every two weeks. Here's the March focus.
COVID-19 crisis. Luca Jahier, President of the EESC: «The EU has to go the last mile, now»
Monday 06 April 2020 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | VoxEurop
The Coronavirus crisis is the first of its kind for the European Union. However, it is far from being the first existential crisis in the history of the Union.
No parties, concerts or gatherings. We look at how the pandemic is affecting Spotify
Wednesday 15 April 2020 |
Katarzyna Korzeniowska Stanisław Dudzik
| BiQdata
Not everyone is traveling to work these days, many are working from home. We have more time to watch things, to listen and read. Music services should be doing well out of this, but the data suggests just the opposite.
Road deaths in the EU are still way off target
Monday 30 December 2019 |
Kostas Zafeiropoulos | MIIR
The number of victims of road accidents is decreasing year after year in Europe, but its reduction is slower than anticipated. Every year, about 25,000 people still die in accidents in the EU. More decisive measures are needed, from further lowering alcohol limits to investment in infrastructure.
The “irresponsible” reliance of European Big pharma on China
Wednesday 11 March 2020 |
Vincent Lorin | VoxEurop
The COVID-19 outbreak has revived fears over acute drug shortages in Europe, sparking calls to repatriate the production of pharmaceutical ingredients from China. But rebuilding capacity would take years, if it were even possible.
The countries where coronavirus is putting hospitals most under pressure
Wednesday 11 March 2020 |
Federico Caruso | OBC Transeuropa
How prepared are European hospitals to manage a steep increase of intensive care hospitalizations, needed in severe cases of coronavirus syndrome? We have collected some data, but the picture is far from complete.
COVID-19: dealing with gaps in the data
Tuesday 24 March 2020 |
Lorenzo Ferrari | OBC Transeuropa
Since the data available on the coronavirus pandemic is patchy and incomplete, it needs to be approached with caution and an awareness of what it can – and cannot – tell us about the deadly virus.
Coronavirus: 5 decisions the EU should make right now
Thursday 19 March 2020 |
Guillaume Duval | Alternatives Economiques
Calls have been coming from all sides for the EU to intervene in the COVID-19 crisis in the name of European solidarity. Although the Union has little room for manoeuvre in the public-health sphere, it can use the powerful lever of economic and monetary policy to counter the coming economic downturn.
Greece’s deadly rail tracks
Large investigation
in depth
Monday 30 December 2019 |
Ilias Stathatos Nikos Morfonios
| MIIR
Greece takes the bloody lead in terms of deaths and injuries in rail accidents in the EU, with about 25 victims per year. Problems are mainly caused by unsafe level crossings, poor infrastructure and traffic management systems, and understaffed companies.
