Femicide remains all too common in Italy and Europe

Femicide is the murder of a woman because of their gender. We have reconstructed the incidence of femicide in Italy and Europe, notwithstanding the many difficulties in measuring the phenomenon. In Italy in 2022, women were the victims of 91 percent of homicides committed by family members, partners or former partners.

By |2023-07-26T10:03:57+01:00March 8th, 2023|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Femicide remains all too common in Italy and Europe

The most popular figures in the street names of European capitals

We have compiled a ranking of the 100 men and women that appear most frequently in the toponyms of 15 European capitals. There’s a lot of saints and white men from the 19th and 20th century, but there’s also quite a few actresses and female Nobel laureates.

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What do Prague’s street names say about us?

Of the Prague streets named after famous people, less than 5 percent bear the names of women. Diversity is also lacking in terms of the nationalities represented and the periods in which the personalities lived. These days, the city’s local-history commission encourages neutral names – but neutrality is an illusion.

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Did women live in Hungary at all?

Some Hungarian cities have no public space dedicated to women. Even famous women linked to the community rarely get a street named after them. On the other hand, Déryné is very popular across Hungarian towns and cities.

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The gender gap in Europe’s street names is here to stay

In 30 of Europe's biggest cities, streets named after women make up only 9 per cent of the streets dedicated to individuals. The imbalance has started to narrow in some places, but progress is too slow: at this rate, it would take centuries to really close the gap.

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Hungarians are not enthused by EU Parliament elections – what’s the issue?

The next European Parliament elections are scheduled for 2024. In Hungary, the government plans to merge them with local elections. Ahead of this change, we looked at how many Hungarians have turned out to vote so far, in which municipalities, and where voters have shown the least interest in the future of the European Parliament.

By |2024-03-12T11:34:19+01:00March 1st, 2023|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Hungarians are not enthused by EU Parliament elections – what’s the issue?

Femicides: the undeclared war on women in Europe

This unprecedented cross-border investigation, conducted with the participation of 18 newsrooms across Europe, attempts to shed light on femicides and rising violence against women at the time of the pandemic, as well as on the staggering shortage of up-to-date data on these phenomena.

By , , , |2023-07-26T10:04:04+01:00February 28th, 2023|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Femicides: the undeclared war on women in Europe

None of the European cities that lowered the speed limit to 30 km/h regrets it

It reduces accidents, makes transports safer and gets people using public transport and cycling, thus improving air quality and reducing noise pollution. The introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit has so far worked in all the cities concerned. Let's take a closer look.

By |2023-07-26T10:58:16+01:00February 20th, 2023|Tags: , , |Comments Off on None of the European cities that lowered the speed limit to 30 km/h regrets it
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