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.
Carbon emissions in the EU on the rise
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning increased by 1.8 percent in 2017 in the European Union, raising doubts about its ability to meet long-term targets
Central and Eastern European countries increase applications for patents
Countries from Central and Eastern Europe have made more requests for European patents in the last seven years, just as traditional innovating countries have made less.
Mediterranean towns ready for EU-sponsored free wifi
The European Union's fund for free wireless internet connection hotspots is most popular in Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, Italy, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia. Check if your municipality pre-registered.
Disparities in pre-primary school funding
The numbers of pupils in pre-primary classes vary up to threefold according to country. And those which spend the most are not necessarily the richest.
Why are there relatively fewer suicides in prison in the Balkans than elsewhere in Europe?
The suicide rate in Balkan prisons is low compared to the rest of Europe, in part because of the different composition of the prison population.
Next EU budget favors security and research over agriculture
The new EU budget grants less money to agriculture and more to migration, security, and research
Annual survey of the European Observatory on Homelessness
The European Homeless Journal has been published since 2007 by the European Observatory on Homelessness.
