Coronavirus
Western Balkans: the pandemic penalises the youngest
Thursday 02 September 2021 |
Gianluca De Feo | OBC Transeuropa
High unemployment rates, increasingly apparent inequalities, and the digital divide. In the WB6, the crisis risks leaving young people behind and provoking a new wave of migration, but it could also offer new opportunities to revive economies.
The pandemic and young people in the Balkans
Monday 30 August 2021 |
Gianluca De Feo | OBC Transeuropa
The Covid-19 restrictive measures in the Balkans risk putting young people – a segment of the population that has been in constant demographic decline for years – in even more difficulty. A look at the pandemic and the state of the vaccination campaign in the Balkans for the youngest population.
What a year of pandemic tells us about European healthcare systems
Wednesday 28 April 2021 |
Kostas Zafeiropoulos Janine Louloudi
| MIIR
Mainly three things: the number of doctors and nurses and the population density of a region are more important indicators than the number of ICUs in predicting Covid-19 deaths, there does not appear to be a causal association between per-capita numbers of ICUs and deaths from Covid, and excess mortality showed a correlation with the "pandemic waves".
The uncountable: How Covid-19 affected migrants and refugees’ health
Friday 15 January 2021 |
Emanuela Barbiroglio | VoxEurop
With COVID-19 in the spotlight, refugees and undocumented migrants disappeared from public attention. Precisely what swept these communities away from the agenda, however, disproportionately affected them.
The impact of EU funds on Covid-19 crisis management
Friday 19 February 2021 |
Openpolis Before the implementation of additional allocations such as the recovery fund, one of the first instruments put in place by the EU was the possibility for states to redirect their own European funds to deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Let's see how this process played out, in Italy and in other countries.
Pandemic has prevented many migrants from reaching Europe
Friday 30 April 2021 |
Anne Damiani | Euractiv
The various COVID-19 related lockdowns and closures of the EU’s borders have reduced mobility, particularly of migrants. First-time asylum applications fell by 37 percent between 2019 and November 2020.
Vaccines and Covid-19: the Western Balkans feel excluded
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Francesco Martino | OBC Transeuropa
Doubts, controversies, delays. Vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 in the Western Balkans have only started in Serbia and Albania, while the other countries in the area risk dangerous delays, despite some support initiatives promoted by the European Union
How member states have supported their businesses during the pandemic
Wednesday 29 July 2020 |
Danuta Pawłowska | BiQdata
The COVID-19 crisis will lead to a sharp contraction of GDP in all EU member states. From billions for airlines to several hundred euros for small businesses, governments have been supporting their economy in different ways.
Covid vaccines: The patent taboo in Europe
Monday 22 March 2021 |
Stefano Valentino | VoxEurop
The EU’s vaccine distribution delays could be solved through voluntary collaborations established by pharmaceutical giants. However, civil society and several EU countries are calling for the liberalization of patents, to be able to independently produce doses and ensure vaccine coverage for the largest possible number of people. The second part of Stefano Valentino’s report on the monopolistic practices of pharmaceutical companies.
Pandemic has opened prisons across Europe
Wednesday 24 February 2021 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
The prison population fell in almost all European countries last year. Many detainees were released to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and meanwhile the crime rate also declined. The largest drop in prison numbers was in Turkey. However, in certain countries the incarcerated population increased.
