Lack of faith in political leaders is leading the socially disaffected to be seduced by violenceTaleb al-Abdulmohsen, the alleged perpetrator of the horror attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, does not, Germany’s interior minister, Nancy Faeser…
From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds — and politicians’ programs.
One in four adults in the EU have a disability, according to Eurostat. That’s more than 100 million people. And while this summer’s Paralympics no doubt drew attention to the issue in a visible way, the daily struggles of so many people remain largely…
From a headscarf ban for French athletes to social cleansing in the capital, these Games rest on a foundation of injusticeThe Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a stunning spectacle for global audiences, projecting an image of a proudly inclusive and …
Eurostat has found that almost 20 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023.
Europe’s destiny must be to remain a beacon of peace, a thriving democracy where the rule of law is observed.
Charities say authorities want to clear homeless people from streets and squats to make city look better for GamesPolice have evicted hundreds of people from the biggest squat in France, in a southern suburb of Paris, prompting fresh accusations from c…
Health, jobs, defence, security and climate crisis all seen as more important than immigration with June elections approachingIrregular migration is not the top priority for European voters despite the prominence of the issue in the media and political…
We crunched the latest Eurobarometer numbers into a step-by-step guide.
The European Anti-Poverty Network report points to fairer taxation as a tool to avoid marginalisation.
Continuation of war has left more refugees unsettled, with councils stepping in to to relieve most cases of homelessnessCouncils have called for urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees amid alarm that 9,000 have reported as homeless and many mo…
Refugees will have ‘certainty and assurance’ says Home Office, but charities say move insufficient as many face homelessnessUkrainians who sought sanctuary in the UK after the Russian invasion will be permitted to extend their visas for an extra 18 mon…
Maurizio Patriciello has had police protection since a bombing near his church in Caivano, Naples, but he vows to keep fighting crimeFather Maurizio Patriciello is running late. “I’m waiting for my bodyguards,” he says by text message.He is neither a c…
Poverty is set to be one of the key issues dominating the 2024 European elections. The EU is home to 95 million people who live below the poverty line – that is, who live on less than 60 percent of the median income for their country. In all, that’s o…
European citizens want the fight against poverty and the issue of social exclusion to top the European Parliament’s agenda ahead of next June’s EU elections, according to Eurobarometer, the bloc-wide survey carried out on behalf of EU institutions and …
Exclusive: Special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to urge ministers to increase welfare spending on visit to country this weekPoverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the United Nations’ po…
The Luma Foundation’s gleaming Gehry-designed arts centre towers over a French city struggling with debt, drugs and poverty – so who really benefits from the city’s resurgence?As wildfires rake the steep canyonsides of a digital landscape, I fly over t…
