Here’s how Europe’s biggest redistribution machine works
Farming subsidies form the largest slice of the EU’s expenditure: the Union distributes €58 billion each year to its farmers. How do these subsidies work and why are they so controversial?
More than one in four young employed in Europe work on weekends
Weekend work is daily business for 29 percent of Europeans aged 20 to 34.
EU budget: Where are the biggest cuts and increases?
After weeks of opacity, the European Parliament has released figures which show the differences between the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 and the previous one for the 2014-2020 period.
Brexit causes flight of European health workers from the NHS
A growing number of EU nationals working in the National Health Service are leaving England as a consequence of the referendum on British membership in the EU.
Even where abortion is legal, access is not granted
In several European countries tough abortion laws are not necessary, as the lack of available gynecologists makes it almost impossible for women to access abortion.
Are European data watchdogs prepared for GDPR?
European data protection authorities are conducting profoundly different recruitment policies to enforce the EU's upcoming new privacy rules.
MEPs have more to say about future of social media than Facebook CEO
Mark Zuckerberg had nothing new to say, while MEPs seemed determined to introduce new regulations. Those interested in the future of social media may do well to tune their antennas to Brussels rather than to Facebook headquarters.
In OECD countries, a quarter of the salary goes to taxes
A new report shows disparities between the 40.5 percent in Belgium and the 7 percent paid in Chile. The analysis also offers detailed information according to the type of family.
LGBT rights in the Balkans: what is still missing
The last annual review of ILGA-Europe praises most Balkan countries for the laws that they have introduced – but implementation is still poor and further steps are needed.
The numbers of the EU enlargement
The EU-Western Balkans summit, held on May 17 in Sofia, was conceived to restore momentum to the European perspective of the region. But what are the cultural, institutional and economic relations that already link the member countries and those of the Western Balkans? This video, realized within the EDJNet project, presents some figures on the flows to and from the countries of the region.
