Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European averageLow- to middle-income families in Britain are far poorer than their counterparts in western Europe because of sky-high housing costs, according to …
Right now, Russia knows all it needs to do to prevent a country from joining is to invade and partially occupy it โ and that needs to change.
America’s 20th and 19th century expansionists would have been delighted by the president-elect’s proposed land grab.
More than 64,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths between October 2023 and June 2024.
Up to 150 experts in Brussels and Seville will be checking whether Musk’s livestream interview boosts the German far right.
The Netherlands is the world’s leader in fresh flower production. Over the past decade, the sector has grown by a fifth. But NGOs have been warning about the high levels of pesticides in Dutch flowers. One study even showed that a third of the substan…
Planned nationwide embargo on TikTok is an “abuse of power” and will suppress free speech, opposition warns.
First real-world test finds approach has higher detection rate without having a higher rate of false positivesThe use of artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening increases the chance of the disease being detected, researchers have found, in w…
The Serbian tennis champ was sent packing in 2022 for violating Australia’s pandemic rules.
Il y a huit ans, aprรจs la victoire de Trump et le Brexit, lโinquiรฉtude รฉtait grande sur lโimpact des rรฉseaux sociaux sur la sociรฉtรฉ. Aujourdโhui, ce discours a du plomb dans lโaile.
After Covid, the US saw a wave of younger workers leaving unsatisfying and exploitative jobs. Now I hear itโs Franceโs turnRecently I was chatting to an acquaintance in Paris, a senior manager in his mid-50s, who works for a French company in the educa…
The two lead candidates are sparring over who has the ear of ordinary Poles.
Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.
Genetic analysis of Roman soldier or gladiator buried in York reveals 25% of his ancestry came from ScandinaviaPeople with Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain long before the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings turned up, researchers have found after studyin…
โMay 2025 be our year,โ Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation just before the clock struck midnight in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,043Ukraineโs President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed that his country would use 2025 to fight for an end to Russiaโs…
Out with the old, in with the … old. Familiar trends characterized a year of elections and bloodshed.
Elections, war and porn: The stories that captured your attention over the past 12 months.
About 34,000 Ukrainian children have fled to UK since Russian invasion โ yet are unable to study their mother tongueUkraine is lobbying the UK government to give teenage refugees who fled the war-torn country the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, am…
From minister of the year to WTF moment, Westminster’s essential newsletter picks the winners of 2024.
POLITICO asked politicians and chroniclers of SW1 to tell us the book they most enjoyed reading this year โ here are the results, in their own words.
Curious about how this fiesta of consumerism is impacting the environment? We have the festive details. Humbug!
Film-maker Guido Hendrikx goes house-to-house in a Dutch suburb, ringing doorbells and then mutely filming โ we see what people will say and do to fill the silenceDutch film-maker Guido Hendrikx has given us a funny but also somewhat slippery and disin…
Eight key metrics to enhance cancer care efficiency have been identified in a new study. Cancer care inefficiencies are costing patientsโ lives and health service budgets.
The post Roadmap to improved EU cancer care efficiency emerging, new study point…
Climate change risks beech tree growth decline across Europe, potentially leading to forest dieback.
The post Climate change slowly killing Europe’s beech forests, says new study appeared first on Euractiv.
Study finds 9,000-year-old remains in Americas hold genomes of bacteria family that causes diseaseAfter the French king Charles VIII invaded Italy in 1494, an unknown and disfiguring disease erupted in the army camps and duly spread across Europe when …
Deal over site of secretive U.S. airbase is under threat โ from Mauritius’ new government and Donald Trump.
Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimatedBusiness live โ latest updatesThe damage from Brexit to trade links with the EU cost the UK ยฃ27bn in the first two years, but the overall impact w…
Larger companies have adapted to red tape at the border, according to London School of Economics research
The prince, the prime ministers and the spy: what we know about the scandal gripping the U.K.
U.K. has โshortcomingsโ in implementation of terms of deal, European Commission says.
France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.
Research at Slovenian village finds particle pollution once air settles in valley reaches levels of most polluted citiesWe think of cities as the places with the worst air pollution, but studies are increasingly highlighting severe air pollution in rur…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election victory “fundamentally changed” U.K.-EU relations, polling found.
Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue โambitious resetโA majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, accordin…
Death threats but no silver bullets. Net zero has become a battleground in some European cities as the quest for smart, clean mobility advances.
The post Combined technology and regulation push required for EU cities to achieve net zero, says new study…
Acting before hospitals became overwhelmed by Covid-19 saved lives and reduced the impact on the economy, the study says.
The post Earlier responses to Covid-19 reduced economic impact and excess deaths, says study appeared first on Euractiv.
While European airlines are cutting routes, Chinese carriers are increasing connections with the continent.
Wind closes in on gas as largest single generation source, study finds
Businesses and politicians are using legal intimidation to stifle dissenting voices, and many cases go unreported, report by the Coalition Against SLAPPs says.
Latest findings bring forward possible date and follow dramatic sea ice loss around north pole recorded since 1980s
Out of 174 seats in the November election, 44 went to women in a representation of slightly more than 25%Irelandโs new parliament has the lowest proportion of female parliamentarians in western Europe, an analysis has revealed, suggesting that a countr…
November was Ukraineโs worst month since September 2022 for territory lost to Russian forces. These charts and maps show the latest developments in the warUkraine lost an area equivalent to the size of New York City to Russian forces in November โ the …
It was a disappointing conclusion to a summit that many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a worsening global plastic pollution crisis.
Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media siteMeta is actively helping self-harm content to flourish on Instagram by failing to remove explicit images and encouraging those engaging with such content t…
Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sunโs coronaFinal preparations have begun for a landmark space mission that will use satellites flying in close formation to create artific…
The risk of a miscalculation is growing as the war enters a potentially decisive โ and dangerous โ new phase.ย
LONDON โ MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favor of a bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales for the first time. MPs backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, at second reading, meaning it will now continue through parliament for further [โฆ]
European Commission team could sit within secretariat-general.
If you don’t have a clue how to get there, Declassified is here to help.
The European Commission is preparing technical specifications for a study to develop a measurement framework for the energy efficiency of general-purpose AI models. Data centres’ share of global energy consumption is expected to grow to 7% by 2030.
The Institute for the Study of War report and pro-Russian military bloggers say Russian troops are in Kurakhove, which represents a stepping stone towards the logistical hub of Pokrovsk in Donetsk.
Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex โ but number of partners over lifetime increasingThe French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie dโamour. But the latest national study on the countryโs sexual behaviour may offer a r…
Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex โ but number of partners over lifetime increasingThe French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie dโamour. But the latest national study on the countryโs sexual behaviour may offer a r…
Media organizations turns up the heat on X amid cries of ‘toxic’ content.
More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
With competitiveness lagging, the EU must take urgent, decisive action to reignite the regionโs economy
The apparent surge in academic interest in Russia comes shortly after Moscow and Pyongyang signed a military cooperation treaty.
Leaders in Budapest grapple with Ukraine and Europeโs security under Trump; deaths from Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk. What we know on day 989See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine warThe Biden administration has confirmed that the …
Study found high use of aviation โtaxisโ for big events such as World Cup, Davos forum and COP climate summits
A new report tracks efforts to sow discord in the United States โ even beyond Tuesday.
The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.
As the European Commission tries to update its decades-old rules, lawmakers are turning the issue into a political battleground.
Non-proliferation groups call on government not to oppose creation of a study into effects of nuclear conflictNon-proliferation groups are urging the UK government to make a late about-turn on plans to vote alongside France, Russia and North Korea agai…
Pigs were the source of the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and 2010.
It all started with the turmoil of 2020, which one former sheriff called the โColumbineโ of election-related threats.
National government blamed local authorities after at least 73 people died as heavy rainfall swept through homes, shops and roadways.
Researchers found 38,000 fewer people โ 10 times number of murders โ would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutantsClimate breakdown caused more than half of the 68,000 heat deaths during the scorching European summer of 2022,…
Prized Derzhprom building in Kharkiv damaged in attacks injuring 19; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-unโs troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian guided bomb attack…
The Global Engagement Center has helped thwart Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns in other countries, but some GOP skeptics may prevent its reauthorization.
Study says harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease shave nearly two years off a personโs lifeGas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year by pumping pollutants into their lungs, a report has found, a death toll twice as high as that from car crash…
For Finland’s Henna Virkkunen, the question of securing Europeโs digital infrastructure hits close to Helsinki.
Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man โcast headfirstโ into it by besiegers of castleIn 1197, an ancient saga records that a body was flung into a well by the besiegers of Sverresborg castle outside Nidaros, now the c…
A top Trump adviser opens up about the effort to court a different set of voters.
591 shadow tankers are in operation, and responsible for transporting up to 70% of Russian oil by sea, an S&D Global study found.
Thereโs a three-way race for chief of staff, and the โknife-fighting is underway.โ
Stumping for Trump, the tycoon is embracing a progress-for-its-own-sake vision of the future. Guess who benefits?
YouGov poll finds almost two thirds of those asked want Kamala Harris to win in November.
If Kamala Harris wins the election, she will likely approach the task of filling out her Cabinet and West Wing much like she did when she took over Joe Bidenโs campaign operation this summer. While sheโll ensure her closest advisers and key Cabinet members are people she personally trusts, there will be some continuity with [โฆ]
Researchers hope to uncover how people died and how diseases have developed over 1,000 yearsDeep beneath the streets of Paris, the dead are having their last word. They are recounting 1,000 years of death in the city: how many are ยญburied in the l…
The European Chemicals Agency is calling for an EU-wide restriction on the use of lead in ammunition. A new study has revealed that only a limited number of ranges in the EU meet the proposed derogation conditions. Moreover, the agency has underestimat…
While Washington debates a break-up of the tech giant, Brussels should seize the opportunity to end the companyโs monopoly over digital advertising โ it may never get a better one.
There is a summit Europe must climb on the journey towards climate-neutrality: a summit known as โpeak demandโ. A new study considers how building renovations can make this ascent achievable and affordable for everyone by 2050.
Harris won the day because Trump lost it.
A study will assess changes in employment status and sick days when people take the drug.
The mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about Jupiter’s moon Europa, which scientists believe could hold an ocean beneath its icy surface.
A new study goes against prior statements by European carmakers that EU emissions targets would leave the industry facing billions of euros in fines.
Europe’s water health is under severe strain, with only 37% of surface waters in good condition, warns the European Environment Agency. Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change, and freshwater overuse are key threats. “Our waters face unpreceden…
Data compiled by EEA shows quality of water bodies falls far short of target first set for 2015 and since extended to 2027Only about one-third of Europeโs surface water is in good health or better, a report has found, despite an EU target first set for…
A new study shines light on a hotly contested centuries-old mystery.
A new study shines light on a hotly contested centuries-old mystery.
The Kremlin’s informational influence network is multifaceted and capable of bypassing obstacles to boost its reach. A study published by two French researchers reveals the state and private structures behind it.
POLITICO discussed the emergence of attribution science and the human fingerprints on Helene and Milton with Gabriel Vecchi, a Princeton University professor of geosciences.
โHere in Zenica we are all sick, only some donโt know they are sick yet.โ Those were the words of an activist I met on my first trip to Bosnia in 2019.ย Two yearsย later, he died of lung cancer. That was when โ and largely why โ this project started. Zenica, a city of roughly 100,000 [โฆ]
The ESM takes stock of the increased global geopolitical divergence as a matter-of-fact secular trend that Europe needs to wake up to and safeguard its economic and policy toolkit against. Well beyond the issue of trade tariffs, one might add.
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
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Scientists have โdefinitivelyโ proved identity of remains โ with navigatorโs precise origins to be revealedScientists in Spain claim to have solved the two lingering mysteries that cling to Christopher Columbus more than five centuries after the explor…
After just a few months in office, the new British government is finding life tough.
The industry has had enough of new regulations to reduce emissions. Now it wants the money to do so.
