Getty ImagesAcross the continent, flights are priced at a fraction of the cost of train tickets, hampering the growing number of people who want to travel sustainably. The big question is: why?
When Tess Longfield booked her family holiday this…
I was born in the United States but travel widely and often think about moving abroad. I also want my children to have the option if they ever want to leave the US.
In more recent years, as I became increasingly…
Eighteen of the 27 Member States of the European Union have implemented both the IIR and the QDMTT in 2024, while nine have not.
Five EU Member States can opt for a six-year deferral of Pillar Two implementation, and all of them have done so,…
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Competitiveness of the EU and the US.
Summary
In recent decades the EU seems to have been lagging behind the US both economically and technologically. Identifying the key elements that underlie the differences in competitiveness has…
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Adults in the EU leave their parents’ home at the age of 26 on average, according to Eurostat data.
However,…
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The gap between European and US gross domestic product is set to widen further by the end of the decade, the IMF warned on…
In this 2024 “super election year,” a common concern across Europe and the United States has been the growing popularity and electoral successes of far-right movements and narratives. Though right-wing parties exhibit clear distinctions…
If Britain were properly governed, Keir Giles would still be “institutionalized in the Ministry of Defence” as he tells me. But Britain is in a mess, and one sign of this is that he is out of public service and able to describe its…
Over the past few days, three European countries have raised the alert level for HPAI.
From October 16, the risk level has been raised to “moderate” across mainland France. According to the agriculture ministry, the change is justified by…
