Among young Europeans, Hungarians are the most hesitant about whether to vote or not

Young people in all EU countries were asked by a recently published Eurobarometer survey whether they would vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections and what other ways - if in any - they would participate in political and social life. On a European level the results are encouraging, for Hungary, not as much.

By |2024-06-07T13:34:48+01:00May 23rd, 2024|Tags: , |Comments Off on Among young Europeans, Hungarians are the most hesitant about whether to vote or not

Femicides: Belgium is still lagging behind in data collection

Last summer, Belgium adopted a pioneering European law on femicide, which aims to make up for lost time in collecting data on gender-based violence. However, feminist associations fear that it will not be enough to effectively curb the problem.

By , |2024-04-30T13:48:58+01:00April 30th, 2024|Tags: , |Comments Off on Femicides: Belgium is still lagging behind in data collection

How is the Green Deal doing, five years later? A compass for Europe’s carbon neutrality

With its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Green Deal is crucial to the EU's green transition policy. But how should we gauge the progress made in implementing the pact’s various objectives? Economists from the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques have developed a tool that allows everyone to monitor the real-life progress being made towards the Green Deal’s medium-term targets.

By , , |2024-04-29T10:59:07+01:00April 29th, 2024|Tags: , |Comments Off on How is the Green Deal doing, five years later? A compass for Europe’s carbon neutrality

A woman is killed every week in Romania: how the state fails to protect victims

Despite the clear risk factors, the state is failing to provide the protection to female victims of domestic violence that might prevent femicides. Why? We set out to understand, using statistics on gender-based violence from Romania's justice ministry, the national police inspectorate and their local counterparts.

By |2024-04-17T10:16:22+01:00April 16th, 2024|Tags: , , |Comments Off on A woman is killed every week in Romania: how the state fails to protect victims

The “GDPR of patient data” is on its way

The European Union's recent regulation, finalised in late March, promises more effective control for patients over their health data. At the same time, it seeks to ensure adequate access for doctors and scientists in the digital age, where big data is essential for effective research.

By |2024-04-16T10:11:52+01:00April 10th, 2024|Tags: , |Comments Off on The “GDPR of patient data” is on its way

9 things we learned when investigating partner violence and feminicide in Slovakia

Investigating gender-based violence and femicide, we have found that one third of all murdered women are killed by their partners - among other worrying data. Also, due to an inaccurate way of counting victims of domestic violence, many victims may be uncounted.

By , |2024-04-10T13:04:42+01:00April 10th, 2024|Tags: , , |Comments Off on 9 things we learned when investigating partner violence and feminicide in Slovakia
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