Coronavirus
The pandemic is bringing back “traditional” gender roles
Wednesday 24 February 2021 |
Daniele Ruzza | Voxeurop
Gender inequality in the labour market has been an issue for years, and it has only gotten worse with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, to the point that it is rolling back on the achievements made in the last 30 years.
Eloi Laurent: “An alliance between social justice and ecological sustainability must take over”
Monday 01 February 2021 |
Catherine André | Alternatives Economiques
The Covid-19 pandemic is a cruel reminder that ecosystem vitality and human health are closely linked. For Eloi Laurent, "the best economic policy is a good health policy and the best health policy is a good environmental policy. We see that there is no trade-off between economy and environment."
One in three European regions have higher COVID-19 deaths in second wave
Monday 14 December 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
Compared to the first wave in spring, excess deaths this autumn are less concentrated in a few hard-hit regions. As Europe’s second wave begins to pass its peak, we’ve gathered data from over 750 regions in Europe so as to track the real toll of the pandemic.
Biometric IDs and health passports: Safety at the expense of personal freedom
Monday 08 February 2021 |
Andreas Vou | Voxeurop
Digital IDs and health passports are being talked up as the only way to return to normal amid COVID-19 but open the door to an unprecedented central surveillance system and an end to personal autonomy through coercion. And while they are being pitched as optional, those who opt out face exclusion from the most fundamental freedoms.
The risks and opportunities of “remote democracy”
Tuesday 12 January 2021 |
Openpolis In recent months, Covid-19 has put Western democracies to the test. In the larger European countries, the space for democratic deliberation has been greatly reduced. In this regard, new technologies represent a major opportunity.
Migrants amidst COVID-19: heroes, just for one day
Tuesday 12 January 2021 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci Daniele Ruzza
| Voxeurop
Fresh data released by the Migration Data Portal highlight the positive role migrant workers have played during COVID-19 crisis in Western societies, as well as their exposure to the pandemic.
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.
Nine-in-ten EU regions face revenue plunge
Monday 19 October 2020 |
Eszter Zalan | EUobserver
Almost every local government across the EU expects a sharp decrease in revenues this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Expenditure on health, social services and civil protection has boomed, while income from tourism and the economy is decreasing.
COVID-19: an excuse for increased digital surveillance?
Tuesday 06 October 2020 |
Anne Damiani | Euractiv
To monitor the spread of the new coronavirus, EU member states have taken additional surveillance measures potentially putting some fundamental rights at risk.
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.
