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European democracy in a digital era: Trust in the media, and regulation for the platforms
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Alberto Alemanno on Europe in 2020: Overambitious?
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Missing children: What happens to the thousands of kids who disappear every year
EUrologus (Budapest) -
Inequalities: Rich getting richer
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
Europe and the Western Balkans: Great expectations, dull reality
Green European Journal (Brussels) -
Eric Jozsef on Europe in 2020: Regain momentum, or scuttle the European Union
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VoxEurop editorial: Tomorrow’s world
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The EU and the US-Iran tension: Moving forward in the Middle East
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Cas Mudde on Europe in 2020: Time for Europe to live up to its responsibilities
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Railway transport | Data: Six infographics to explain how affordable and fast trains in Europe are
Journalism++ (Stockholm) -
Equal rights: Most citizens are not aware of non-discrimination laws
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Carbon emissions: Europe will likely miss 2030 climate goals
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Media and democracy: Call for respect for press freedom and journalistic independence in Europe
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Agriculture and the environment: The EU bans the successor of DDT
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The Von der Leyen Commission: How we got here
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (Trento) -
European Citizens’ initiative: A democratic fiasco?
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COP 25 in Madrid: Raging bull
Cartoon movement (Amsterdam) -
Emissions: The EU carbon market, serving its purpose at last?
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
Migrants relocation: EU states fail on sharing refugees
EUobserver.com (Brussels) -
The Von der Leyen Commission: The new cabinet in figures
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European Parliament committees: Welcome to the EU engine room
EUobserver.com (Brussels) -
Brexit and Northern Ireland: A new frontier in the Irish Sea
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
Maritime transportation: Filthy sailing
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Privacy and personal data: How dark patterns mislead internet users
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (Trento) -
Competitiveness: The mirage of cheaper labor
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
Ivan Krastev on the legacy of 1989: ‘The future is back, not as a project, but as a nightmare’
Eurozine (Vienna) -
General election in the UK: Moving towards the polls
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich) -
EU law violations: Everything you always wanted to know about infringement procedures – but were afraid to ask
OpenPolis (Rome) -
EU enlargement: No entry
Trouw (Amsterdam) -
Waste management: How Bulgaria is becoming Europe’s lucrative landfill
Capital (Bucharest) -
Food and health: Europeans who don’t eat their veggies
EUrologus (Budapest) -
Assisted reproductive technology: How does ART work in Europe
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
Health and pollution: Cleaner air is still killing too many
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Smart cities and 5G networks: Massive data circulation challenges privacy and individual liberties
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Turkish offensive in Syria: European vocal reaction
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Chinese ICT investments in Europe: Are Chinese tech companies bluffing their way into the EU?
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Tackling climate crisis: The case for negative emissions
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Social Housing: One in three Europeans spend too much on their rent
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Youth and cities: Generation Z’s favourites places to settle in Europe
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Thomas Piketty on capital and ideology: Ten infographics to understand inequality
Alternatives économiques (Paris) -
The ECB and the recession: Count Draghila
Cartoon movement (Amsterdam) -
Car pollution: Central and Eastern Europe coping badly with “Dieselgate”
Capital (Sofia) -
Trans-Mediterranean cooperation: Is the EU failing Tunisia?
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Deforestation: Europe’s efforts are not sufficient
Capital (Sofia) -
Economy: Can Europe avoid the coming crisis?
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Boris Johnson and Brexit: Emergency plan
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Bathing waters quality: Most European beaches and lakes meet the highest standards but are still in danger
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Political polls: Parties with a clear stance on the EU gain ground
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (Trento) -
Freedom of movement: How good are EU passports?
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Job market: What do workers want?
VoxEurop
Democratic debates require trusted information, less economic pressure on media, and more policy pressure on platforms. Supporting citizens’ choices, three concepts will help the von der Leyen Commission: ‘co-regulation’, ‘trust indicators’, ‘systemic publishing platforms’. 
As the EU enters a new policy cycle, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law & Policy at HEC Paris, and member of VoxEurop's supervisory board, Alberto Alemanno offers five predictions. 
Various forms of abuse, violence, neglect, family disputes, and poverty all account for over one thousand children going missing every year in Europe. A new development is the increasing number who disappear down migration paths. 
An overview of wealth distribution in Europe since the Eighties by Alternatives Economiques 
For leaders in the region, EU membership risks losing control over power and patronage. For EU leaders, it is a political headache that they would rather avoid. Writer and diplomat Zlatko Dizdarević analyses how and why the process seems to be going nowhere, as both parties turn in upon themselves. 
For the co-founder of EuropaNow! and member of VoxEurop's supervisory board, the Conference on the Future of Europe taking place this year may be the last chance for the European Union to make the leap towards a fully democratic European federation. 
Europe goes – eventually – green: some good news for starting the year. Cofounder Catherine André's editorial. 
Geopolitically isolated but economically strong, the EU should enter the new decade by finally becoming an independent global player, defending its institutions and values, says political scientist Cas Mudde. 
Where in Europe is taking the train fast and affordable, and where is it not? The European Data Journalism Network has gathered data on train journeys from 28 booking websites across Europe, collecting more than 8,000 single journey ticket prices and travel times for 73 sample routes. 
Over the last twenty years, European directives have facilitated the creation of equality bodies. The majority of these institutions are still not very familiar to European citizens, but there are some exceptions in south-eastern countries 
While the Commission is unveiling its Green Deal on 11 December, the European Environmental Agency's latest report says that Europe as a while will not achieve its 2030 climate and energy targets if no urgent action is taken in the 10 coming years. 
At the conference it is organising in Paris on 6 December, the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) joined forces with other organisations defending press freedom to call on European institutions and governments to adopt effective measures to protect the Fourth estate for the sake of democracy. VoxEurop joins the call. 
After lengthy discussions the European Union is preparing to ban the use of chlorpyrifos, the most widespread pesticide in the world, and suspected of causing neurological damage. 
After months of delays, the von der Leyen Commission is finally set to take office on the first of December. What did the last few months involve, and why did it take so long? 
Eventually, European policy makers and MEPs greeted the start of the new European Commission’s term under the leadership of president, Ursula von der Leyen. In September, Von der Leyen mentioned that the priority of the Commission’s team would be to revive Europe’s democracy. However, it might need to break with the past if it plans to achieve. 
Without a high enough carbon price, surplus emissions permits will remain high and the European carbon market will remain broken.
A mandatory 2015 scheme to dispatch people seeking international protection from Greece and Italy across the European Union did not deliver promised results, say EU auditors. 
The new EU Commission led by president-elect Ursula von der Leyen is now finally set, with all 26 commissioners having being vetted by the European parliament. MEPs should give their green light on 27 November. Here's an updated overview of the new EU cabinet composition. 
Welcome to the EU engine room: the European Parliament's 22 committees, which churn out hundreds of new laws and non-binding reports each year and keeps an eye on other European institutions. 
The introduction of customs and regulatory controls in the Irish Sea, provided for in the latest UK withdrawal agreement, would make Northern Ireland a very special economic area. 
Large ships are very polluting, but no more so than all car in the world, explains Alternatives Economiques in this two-minute video to understand what could be done to achieve "zero carbon" by 2050. 
Digital platforms often trick users into giving up their personal data or buying particular products. These “dark patterns” go against European legislation, but authorities are struggling to combat them. 
In their quest for competitiveness many countries are fixated on cutting the cost of labor, in particular by reducing social-insurance contributions. But it that the right solution? 
In this interview with Eurozine, political scientist Ivan Krastev elaborates on the thesis that illiberalism in central eastern Europe today is part of a global contestation of western liberal hegemony, discussing what happened to the hopes of 1989. 
What happens when a country does not respect its legal obligations towards the EU? Which countries are the least diligent? What is the area with the highest number of offences recorded? Our partners from OpenPolis developed InfringEye, a data-driven tool that makes it easier for journalists and citizens to understand the EU's infringement mechanisms, and to monitor past and ongoing procedures. 
Bulgarian companies import more and more garbage from abroad, but institutional weaknesses seem to offer some scope for circumventing the EU's strict environmental requirements, reveals this investigation by Capital in Sofia. 
Up to 30 percent of certain types of cancer could be prevented by eating proper amount of vegetables and fruits, according to scientific studies. However, Hungary has a poor record in both areas, especially in terms of vegetable consumption, in which it lags behind the entire European Union. 
Introduced in Spain over 40 years ago, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has allowed hundreds of thousands of infertile couples to have children. The regulation varies significantly between EU countries. 
The latest European Environment Agency report shows air is getting cleaner in Europe, but persistent pollution, especially in cities, still damages people’s health and the economy. 
The 5G networks that are being deployed all around Europe can provide urban citizens with sustainable living, reduced traffic and stringent security but the technology can also be a slippery slope towards mass surveillance 
Locked for years in digital alienation, the EU has set a new standard on data protection and privacy, wrestling back some control from Silicon Valley. But with the coming of age of AI-based applications, Chinese firms strive in turn for a piece of the colony. 
The debate surrounding climate change mitigation runs according to a simple principle: unwanted technologies are being ruled out. Nuclear energy has served its use, demonstration projects for carbon capture and storage are practically dead in the water, while energy from biomass is set to remain very limited. 
On October 1, the Housing Europe Observatory released its latest ‘The State of Housing in the EU’ report. As the housing crisis continues to hit people across Europe, concrete action by national and European public authorities remains weak. 
The Nestpick Generation Z City index ranks 110 cities across the world according to their performance along 22 variables deemed to be representative of generation Z’s needs. We filtered the data to see who is faring well in the European Union. 
Thomas Piketty’s new book, "Capital and Ideology", contains more than 160 graphs and about 10 tables which together tell a new story about inequality over the last two and a half centuries. A selection of that data follows. 
Only half of Volkswagen's problematic cars in our country have received a software update. 
On September 15, Tunisia has held the first round of the second presidential election of its democratic history. What has the EU done to sustain the democratic transition? In the face of political commitments and economic resources flowing from Brussels to Tunis, progress is wanting. 
The Old continent does not make sufficient efforts against deforestation, a new report claims. 
Germany is heading into recession and the USA might follow; Italy’s political crisis is worsening; Brexit uncertainty is deeper than ever; the China-USA trade war rages on; between Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Hong Kong and North Korea, geopolitical tensions continue to pile up. The international outlook for this autumn does not seem rosy. Will Europe be able to act in response to the warning signs? That will largely depend on the German government’s willingness to (finally) let go of the dogmas imposed on the eurozone for the last decade. 
The latest European Environment Agency report confirms that bathing waters in Europe are of high quality, although pollution and climate change are threatening the results obtained over 50 years. 
European integration is becoming more and more a key issue in determining voters’ preferences. Parties affiliated with Renew Europe or Identity and Democracy are benefiting the most from this trend. 
How do you evaluate travel freedom around the world? Henley & Partners’ Passport Index is one of the most widely used measures for evaluating the strength of a nation’s passport and – consequently – citizens’ freedom of movement. Data from 2015 to 2019 highlights the UK’s freefall after Brexit. 
How do people in the job market evaluate professional opportunities? The latest Randstad Employer Brand Research survey highlights key trends and behaviours at the global level. We took a look at the data as it relates to EU member states. - 1 of 79
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