Reducing waste is high on the EU’s agenda. In recent years, the EU has made pledges to get tougher on single use plastics, and protecting the environment and
Since the introduction of the visa-free zone between the EU and the Ukraine in 2017, tobacco smuggling has been a serious concern. The number of goods being smuggled
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge threat. In the EU alone, it costs around 33,000 lives and causes economic losses of an estimated €1.5 billion. And the threat is
Since 2013, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has funded fossil fuel projects to the value of €13.4bn, including spending of around €2bn last year. However, the EU has
The EU has seen economic growth in the last decade. However, according to a study, since the economic crisis in 2008, social inequalities like in-work poverty have been
Since the start of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 236,000 people have been given vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV-GP, including over 60,000 health workers. Now,
As part of the EU’s flagship emissions trading scheme (ETS), Germany has recently announced planned changes to its taxes. The plans would include a tax increase for international
Last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that France has “systematically and persistently exceeded the annual limit value for nitrogen dioxide since Jan. 1, 2010”. This
Mental health issues carry a huge emotional cost. But what about the financial costs? According to a study, the economic impact of mental illness in the EU is
