Category: 3. Europe

ON FEBRUARY 23RD more than one in five German voters supported the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The party—which is under surveillance by domestic spooks for suspected extremism—doubled its vote share from the previous election…

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The Danish Salling Group said it will be adding a black star to electronic price tags for European-made goods to allow consumers to choose them over products made in the United States.

The move comes as many in Denmark want to make a protest…

Where are U.S. bases and forces situated in Europe? 

U.S. forces have been stationed in and deployed to Europe since the end of World War II. Numbers have fluctuated since that time, reaching a high of roughly 475,000 active-duty personnel in…

In 1796, Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccine against smallpox. As it was refined and widely adopted, many countries in Europe and North America, the Soviet Union, and island nations eliminated smallpox through national vaccination…

The speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the recent Munich Security Conference delivered a blistering critique of the European project and its supposed failings. More important than the detail of the vice president’s tirade, perhaps, was the…

New research reveals why life expectancy gains have slowed across Europe—and how proactive policies in some countries helped them weather the COVID-19 crisis better than others.

Study: Changing life expectancy in European…

Almost 76 000 children in the European Region die before their fifth birthday every year; noncommunicable diseases claim 1 in 6 people before age 70

Copenhagen, 25 February 2025 

Despite…