Eastern Europe is fast filling huge gap in minimum wages
The debate on the need to establish a minimum salary at an EU level is facing up to the differences member states have on the issue
Western Europeans more seduced than their Eastern neighbours by Volkswagen diesel “fix”
Volkswagen Group is much more successful in convincing Dieselgate-affected consumers to have the illegal defeat device removed from their car in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe.
Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE)
The most comprehensive set of data about imprisonment and community sanctions in Europe
The risk of poverty in Romania and Bulgaria is falling
Over the last decade, Bulgaria and Romania are experiencing a very significant decrease in the risk of poverty and social exclusion. The situation is improving above all in provincial towns.
Registry of Research Data Repositories
A large number of data repositories created by scholars worldwide, covering many different topics
Growing inequalities in European pension schemes
From the age of retirement to pension rates, the crisis of 2008 has deepened the divide between European countries.
EU enlargement: a new strategy, with hands by the brakes
The European Commission has renewed its strategy for the accession of the western Balkans as an essential geo-strategic investment for the EU. From Brussels, however, no concessions can be expected. For Serbia and Montenegro, accession could be achieved by 2025
Europeans at the cinema, from East to West
European cinema-going habits vary significantly: a look at the current divide between Western and Eastern Europe.
Energy consumption: Europe is going backwards
With the collapse in oil prices from 2014 and the economic recovery, energy consumption (and therefore the associated CO2 emissions) has started to rise again
Digiwhist: fighting corruption with open data on public procurement
New tools developed by a consortium of data-journalists, researchers and developers will allow anyone to follow closely the process of public procurement, and to spot potential problems.
