How the Energy Charter Treaty might hamper emissions reductions

The value of European fossil infrastructure protected by the Energy Charter Treaty is almost €345 billion, says research by Nico Schmidt and Oliver Moldenhauer at Investigate Europe. Lawsuits, allowed by the treaty, are likely to prevent states from adopting ambitious climate policies.

By |2023-07-26T10:29:28+01:00April 19th, 2021|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How the Energy Charter Treaty might hamper emissions reductions

Germany stands in the way of the European stimulus package

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. 

By |2023-07-26T10:10:07+01:00April 19th, 2021|Tags: , |Comments Off on Germany stands in the way of the European stimulus package

Climate change cost Europeans €446 billions over the last 40 years

Climate change-related extreme events have seriously damaged the countries of the European Economic Area, accounting for loss of almost 3 percent of GDP for each country per year, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency. 

By |2023-07-26T09:10:02+01:00April 16th, 2021|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Climate change cost Europeans €446 billions over the last 40 years

Women more likely than men to live below the poverty line and experience social exclusion

A report by the European Commission and data provided by Eurostat, reveal how there are more women with an income below the 60% median income, leading to a gender gap in poverty and social exclusion, both when in working and old age.

By |2023-07-26T12:09:14+01:00April 13th, 2021|Tags: |Comments Off on Women more likely than men to live below the poverty line and experience social exclusion

Maria Alvarez: exposing differences within Europe in the wake of Covid-19

María Álvarez, data journalist at Civio, coordinated EDJNet's coverage of two relevant issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in mobility and nurse shortage in Europe. In this video, she presents the main challenges and the most interesting findings of the two works. Data on mobility were analysed to identify how containment measures affected people's lives; nursing personnel data was among the indices used to assess how prepared European healthcare systems were for the pandemic.

By |2023-07-27T14:31:29+01:00April 6th, 2021|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Maria Alvarez: exposing differences within Europe in the wake of Covid-19

EU recovery plan has helped boost consumer, industry confidence

The coronavirus pandemic has instigated fears of economic uncertainty among various economic actors, including among consumers, distributors, and industry. However, the latest Eurostat figures show that confidence among economic actors is more or less holding up despite the health crisis.

By |2023-07-26T09:34:54+01:00March 30th, 2021|Tags: |Comments Off on EU recovery plan has helped boost consumer, industry confidence
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