Nationalists’ hostility over religious minorities on the rise in Europe
According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, “2016 saw an uptick in nationalist activities around the globe”, and especially in Europe.
News and digital
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2018 focuses on the news industry and news consumption patterns, mainly on digital.
190 million Europeans have never been abroad
Erasmus, the end of roaming charges, the convenience of the euro: the rhetoric promoting the benefits of European integration only really addresses those citizens who regularly travel to other EU countries. In fact, 37 percent of EU citizens have never been outside their own country.
Diesel engines emissions exceed by far European limits
A new independent report reveals how harmful emissions from diesel engines have yet to fall, despite increasingly strict European regulations, and promises from manufacturers to follow the rules.
Mapping Italian news in the lead-up of 2018 general election
Mapping Italian News sheds light on the main topics and stories that drove attention in the lead-up to March 2018 Italian election.
Why France or Denmark will win the World Cup
The statistics speak for themselves: countries with higher taxation levels have a greater chance of winning in international football tournaments.
Europe drifts from its goals
Despite setting ambitious targets for reducing CO2 emissions, the EU’s carbon footprint increased last year.
Why Italy is fed up with Europe
The rise to government of Eurosceptic parties is the consequence of austerity policies made in the name of cleaner public finances and of the euro convergence criteria.
Lung cancer deaths on the rise in two thirds of European countries
The number of deaths caused by cancer of trachea, bronchus and lung has increased in two thirds of the European countries between 2011 and 2015.
Ireland and Switzerland, the European “globalisation champions”
Ireland is the most globalised European country and Switzerland is the one that gained the most from the economy’s globalisation since 1990.
