Our pick
Our choice of data-driven coverage on European affairs, useful apps and online tools

MEPs on Twitter: glimpses of a transnational European debate
Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
VoxEurop A study based on Twitter data highlights distinct levels of interaction between MEPs ahead of the European electoral campaign.

Mapping wilderness
Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
VoxEurop Maps are among the most powerful data-visualisation tools. Yet, global charts sometimes risk spurring the wrong public debate.

Yellow Vests: where, when and how violence occurred
Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
VoxEurop An interactive map and a fact-checking analysis highlight the geography of violent acts against protesters in France since November 2018.

Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perception Index
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
VoxEurop Transparency International released its latest Corruption Perception Index. It mentions “vulnerable EU institutions”, the rise of “populist leaders” and the lack of “whiste-blower protections” as critical elements in Europe.

Data driven analysis provides insights into the credibility of German political parties in key policy areas
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
VoxEurop The German media outlet Der Spiegel uncovers the free fall of the German social democratic party.

Two data-driven stories that explain the provisional Spanish budget law 2019
Tuesday 22 January 2019 |
Alexander Damiano Ricci | VoxEurop
The Spanish media outlet El Diario covered the 2019 Spanish budget with a set of infographic contents.

Media: Younger Europeans are turning away from TV and print (but not from newspaper websites)
Monday 12 November 2018 |
A research released at the end of October shows that young people are about twice as likely to get news online than from TV. They also tend to be more critical of the news media's performance and coverage of key issues.

A dashboard that forecasts the next European Parliament
Monday 12 November 2018 |
With the departure of the British, the European Parliament will have 705 deputies instead of the current 751. How many groups will they be divided into?

Asylum seekers in Europe: the "preferred" destination is Germany
Saturday 03 November 2018 |
VoxEurop Matteo Villa has analyzed the Eurostat data on the transfers of asylum seekers within the EU, in keeping with the Dublin Treaty.

Using Twitter to track immigrant migration
Thursday 01 November 2018 |
VoxEurop According to the United Nations more than 250 million people migrated from their birth country in 2017. How tracking this data down would enable researchers and journalists to study them ?