Photo by Vitalii Khodzinskyi on Unsplash New outbreaks of avian influenza in wild and domestic birds have been reported in Europe, it has emerged. However, there continues to be no evidence of human-to-human spread of the disease. These are the main findings of an avian influenza monitoring report, produced by the European Centre for Disease…
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash A major new poll of public attitudes towards UK-EU relations since 2016 has just been published. It was compiled by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The study surveyed over 9,000 respondents and was commissioned through pollsters YouGov and Datapraxis after November’s US election. People in six European…
Photo by tommao wang on Unsplash Average wages in Britain are only slightly higher than they were in 2007, says a new report. What it calls an extraordinary fact is down, it says, to extremely weak productivity growth after 2008. France, on the other hand, managed to keep pace with US output per hour in the decade…
Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash The crisis in Europe’s health and cancer workforce requires urgent attention, says a worrying new report. It says recent events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, continue to take a huge toll on healthcare professionals. The growing shortages within the cancer workforce are having a profound impact on the dedicated workers…
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The EU’s financial watchdog has warned there is an increasing risk that EU money could be handed out twice for the same action. This is the worrying conclusion of a report published on 22 October by the European Court of Auditors. The Court said that there were unprecedented…
Photo by Patrycia Jadach on Unsplash.com The beer sector helps drive the European economy, according to a new report by Europe Economics. The report, published on 16 October, says the sector creates millions of jobs and billions in government tax revenues. Despite ongoing repercussions from the pandemic closures in the hospitality sector and…
Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash Many young, non-white and Muslim, as well as central and Eastern European citizens in the 27 EU members states feel excluded, disillusioned or uninterested in the politics of the European Union, according to a major new report published today by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Media freedom in Italy has been steadily declining in recent years, says a new report. This, it claims, is marked by “unprecedented attacks and violations often initiated by public officials in an attempt to silence critical voices.” The claims are made by the Media Freedom Rapid Response…
Photo by Farah Almazouni on Unsplash A major new report, which looks at the challenges faced by the industry and companies in the Single Market, has been given a guarded welcome. The findings of the report on the Future of EU Competitiveness seeks to contribute to the Commission’s work on a new plan…
Photo by Erwan Hesry on Unsplash A major new report voices optimism about the future of the troubled agricultural sector in Europe. This is despite concerns voiced by farmers in the recent past that the industry attracted insufficient support at national and EU level. The report, by the 29 members of the EU’s…
