Cash still has a future
On 27 January 2019 the European Central Bank stopped printing 500-euro banknotes. One more step towards a cashless economy? Not for now. Proponents of e-payments are annoyed, but there are dangers to an economy without cash.
The Europeans left out of the European elections
Almost 17 million EU citizens live in a member state other than their country of origin. These citizens are entitled to vote for the European Parliament from where they reside, but almost none of them do so. It’s a wasted opportunity for a more transnational politics.
An ever less fertile Europe
Soil has a sensitive and crucial role to play, but is increasingly under threat: besides erosion and pollution, artificial covering is on the rise in many areas of Europe. There is still a chance, however, to reduce land take.
Flagging efforts in Europe
Renewable energy continues to grow in Europe, but increasingly slowly. Certain EU states may find it difficult to keep their 2020 commitments.
European vehicle market (ICCT)
The ICCT publishes every year a statistical overview of the European car fleet. The data goes ten years back, allowing a full appreciation of the recent market evolution.
Exiting Brexit
As the fateful date for Britain leaving the EU gets closer, and with no sign of an orderly exit in sight, Britons are applying for EU citizenship in their thousands.
Progress in European integration (OFCE)
The French Economic Observatory (OFCE) devoted a journal issue to improvements in European integration.
European football (UEFA)
The UEFA publishes an annual "European Club Footballing Landscape", an overview of European clubs, their influence and financial health.
Planned German coal exit boosts case for Nord Stream 2
A German commission recommends phasing out coal power over the next 19 years – which will provide additional arguments to build the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia, which both the European Commission and the US have reservations about.
Platform workers (European Commission)
How many are there? Who are they? What kind of work do they do? These are all questions that the report seeks to answer, with figures to support them.
