The unemployment rate as it is usually calculated provides an incomplete picture of the labour market situation and makes comparison between individual countries difficult. For a more accurate picture, the non-employment rate needs to be taken into account.
Armament exports from Europe are benefiting from global growth in the sector, and European countries are placed firmly among the world’s largest suppliers.
A recent research conducted by the European Institute for Gender Equality shows how much the gap is widening between women and men regarding employment in the ICT sector.
According to the latest update to SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, France leads EU countries when it comes to arms trade.
On June 20, the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament will vote on a proposed directive for Copyright reform. Sounds obscure? It is actually a hotly debated topic: the new directive may well shape how the internet will look like in a few years, among other things changing how linking and uploading of contents works.
Resourcetrade.earth provides data about international trade in natural resources and the sustainability implications of such trade.
The LUMIERE database provides a systematic compilation of available data on admissions to films released in European cinemas since 1996.
An interview with Ceyda Ulukaya, journalist and the creator of the first map of femicides in Turkey – an original and appreciated data journalism project.
Despite active gender equality policies, in every European country men have more daily leisure time than women, while women spend more time on domestic, unpaid work.
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
