Coronavirus
Homicide and suicide rates in the EU are falling
Wednesday 17 February 2021 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
Over the last ten years, there were significantly fewer homicides in the EU. Suicide rates have also dropped. While the situation in certain northern countries is less rosy, there were considerably fewer violent deaths per 100,000 people in the South.
Covid-19 puts younger generations’ job security and mental wellbeing more at risk
Tuesday 06 April 2021 |
Daniele Ruzza | VoxEurop
When it comes to job status and mental wellbeing, the young are the most affected by the pandemic among Europeans, reveals a recent report by Eurofound.
Covid-19 vaccine contracts: EU has hands tied, experts say
Wednesday 03 February 2021 |
Stefano Valentino | VoxEurop
The clash between the EU and AstraZeneca over delayed vaccines has revealed a stack of questionable contracts signed with Big Pharma. Problems include manufacturers’ ambiguous delivery dates, but lawyers investigating the deals show that companies have a clear advantage over the EU.
Worldwide willingness for vaccination is a rollercoaster – now it’s up
Tuesday 27 April 2021 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
Several global surveys suggest that after initial enthusiasm, vaccination uptake of coronavirus vaccines has fallen sharply. However, with the increased availability of vaccines this spring, people's appetite to take the Covid vaccine has returned, although Europeans’ willingness to take it is still below the level of other vaccines.
Pay up or put it off: how Europe treats depression and anxiety
Large investigation
Tuesday 09 March 2021 |
Ángela Bernardo María Álvarez Del Vayo
Carmen Torrecillas
Antonio Hernández
| Civio
In many European countries, the availability of psychological treatment in the public healthcare system is inadequate or even non-existent. Barriers such as long waiting lists, co-payments and inadequate resources push people with anxiety or depression – those who can afford it – to the private system.
COVID-19 has paralysed mental health care in Europe
Thursday 03 December 2020 |
Ángela Bernardo María Álvarez Del Vayo
Carmen Torrecillas
| Civio
Mental health resources in the European Union were scarce even before the pandemic. COVID-19 has caused a tsunami in mental health, and access to care is more difficult today. About 75 percent of psychiatry services in the EU have been taking place via telemedicine, but this is not a viable option for all patients.
Homeschooling: most parents and caregivers unhappy with distance learning
Wednesday 28 April 2021 |
Daniele Ruzza | VoxEurop
A Eurofound report reveals that despite being provided with the necessary tools and supported remotely by teachers, most parents and legal guardians of children in primary and secondary schools are dissatisfied with distance learning.
Saving culture from the pandemic
Monday 26 April 2021 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | VoxEurop
Eurostat data from 2019 show that in Europe, on average, 32 percent of workers employed in the Cultural and Creative Industry were self-employed. In some countries this percentage reaches almost 50%. The EU is pumping money into the CCI, but that won't be enough for a sector that structurally hinges on precarious working relationships.
A cultural pandemic: How Covid-19 hit Europe’s creative sector
Monday 26 April 2021 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | VoxEurop
Due to COVID-19, the economic losses of the European Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) businesses will add up to billions of Euros. The EU stepped in with a top-up of its flagship Creative Europe programme. But pumping more money into the system won’t do. In many EU countries, the crisis has highlighted structural inequalities within the sector. And workers have started to mobilise.
Germany stands in the way of the European stimulus package
Monday 19 April 2021 |
Aude Martin | Alternatives Economiques
The European recovery plan is in a bad state. Already criticized for its slow implementation, the European Union now faces another issue with Germany, as the German Constitutional Court suspended on March 25 the ratification process of the "Next generation EU" plan at the national level.
