The ranking of rail operators was updated on the 20th of December to address a small number of inaccuracies in the data. The original press release remains unchanged. At the end of the press release, please find a list of the…
Our analysis highlights that Flixtrain, Ouigo and RegioJet offer the most affordable fares while SBB, Eurostar and GWR rank as the most costly rail operators, as illustrated in the figure below. For routes of comparable lengths,…
French lawmakers debate in the National Assembly in Paris Wednesday. A majority of legislators voted to oust Prime Minister…
Calling in sick from work is not just a one-off episode in Europe. It’s now become a widespread trend among employees, making the “sick man” monicker that’s chased European economies into a reality.
Take France, for instance. The…
Up to 20% of households across Europe experience catastrophic health spending – costs driven mainly by out-of-pocket payments for medicines – restricting people from paying for other basic needs such as food, housing and heating. This is…
With warnings swirling over a possible war with Russia in a matter of years, NATO‘s European members have already started laying the groundwork for defenses, should Russian troops set foot on alliance soil.
“Russia is preparing for a war with the…
Brussels 04/12/24 – Combined biogas and biomethane production in 2023 amounted to 22 bcm, according to the 14th edition of the Statistical Report published today by the European Biogas Association. This is…
ReutersFrance’s government has toppled, after opposition parties in the French parliament backed a vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who used special powers to force through a social security budget on Monday.
That the…
It’s a personal victory for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who campaigned to get this proposal through EU governments, and whose pet pony Dolly was killed by a wolf in 2022.
Countries that supported the proposal…
European governments and militaries have placed their initial focus on Russia, given both the context of the war in Ukraine and a series of recent incidents linked back to the Kremlin. Russia has carried out underwater military exercises at…