Europe is racing to protect children online. The continent is torn between banning certain content, implementing age verification and addressing privacy risks, while also holding platforms accountable. Amid rising harm and political pressure, experts insist that digital literacy and shared responsibility must prevail.
Considered extinct until twenty years ago, the northern bald ibis is being painstakingly reintroduced into the Alps, partly with EU funding and know-how. But the project is facing obstacles in the form of overhead electricity lines and – an Italian speciality – poaching.
Fraud scandals in France expose widespread misuse of wine-competition medals, from counterfeit Champagne to misleading exports. Whistleblowers and judges warn that weak controls and commercial incentives leave consumers unprotected.
The appropriation of ancestral knowledge has a name: biopiracy. In this report, we examine the emblematic case of sacha inchi, also known as “peanuts” or “Inca gold”, in the Peruvian Amazon – a seed highly prized by cosmetics manufacturers in Europe and Asia.
