EU sets new – though insufficient – limits for cars’ greenhouse gas emissions
The new caps for CO2 emissions approved by the member states are ambitious, though not enough to counter the current trend in global warming.
Eastern Europe: poverty and the countryside
In contrast with other parts of the continent, life in rural areas in Eastern Europe is synonymous with poverty. The problem should be tackled during the current debate on the reform of the common agricultural policy, with particular emphasis on young people.
Europe One Degree Warmer: How we got things wrong — and are working on fixing them
We published an analysis of temperature trends in 558 cities and their surroundings in Europe. A few hours after publication, several commenters pointed out that the temperature data for some cities were probably erroneous.
The end of the Swiss tax haven?
European banking activity is stalling in Switzerland, such that the country appears to be a less and less profitable financial centre.
Without EU quotas, sugar sector struggles with low prices
The outlook for the European sugar sector is not good at the moment, according to the director-general of the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS).
Data show no direct correlation between number of refugees and populist vote
Post-vote analysis in Sweden show that there seems to be no direct correlation between the number of refugees living in a given city and the increase in the ballots casted for the Sweden Democrats
It has become increasingly hot in Slovenia
An exclusive analysis of the EDJNet journalists, whose members we, Pod črto, are, reveals how fast the European cities are warming.
Europe is getting warmer, and it’s not looking like it’s going to cool down anytime soon
An exclusive analysis of over 100 million meteorological data points shows that every major city in Europe is warmer in the 21st century than it was in the 20th. Subarctic regions, Andalusia and southern Romania are most affected.
Why Portugal isn’t doing as well as you might think
While the economic turnaround is undeniable, Portugal’s recovery still conceals some grey areas.
The numbers behind Juncker’s words
What do the most recurrent terms in the EU Commission president's annual speech at the European Parliament say about the present and future of the Union?
