Europa

“Leave no one behind” must be central to Europe’s climate resilience efforts

Europe is warming up faster than any other continent and the most vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of climate impacts. A new report from the European Environment Agency shows that although the most vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected, they are often overlooked in climate adaptation planning and especially implementation. Lees verder →

Choose Europe to Start and Scale: Nieuwe Europese strategie voor start-ups en scale-ups biedt kansen voor regio’s

Op 28 mei presenteerde de Europese Commissie haar langverwachte start-up en scale-up strategie onder het veelzeggende motto Choose Europe to start and scale. De strategie vormt een stevig beleidskader dat Europese regio’s, bedrijven en investeerders moet stimuleren om innovatieve ondernemingen in Europa op te richten én te laten groeien. Lees verder →

Passantenaantallen in toeristische Europese steden verdubbeld

Dit voorjaar voerde Locatus in 32 Europese steden een grootschalige winkelpassantentelling uit. Van Amsterdam tot Athene, van Milaan tot Manchester, telden we op strategische locaties voetgangers. Uit de resultaten van de 32 onderzochte steden kwam München naar voren als de drukste stad, met name bij het telpunt op de Marienplatz. Lees verder →

Large variations in household material welfare in 2024

In 2024, actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita expressed in purchasing power standard (PPS) varied from 72% to 141% of the EU average across the 27 EU countries. (...) In 2024, 9 EU countries recorded an AIC per capita above the EU average. The highest levels were recorded in Luxembourg (41% above the EU average), the Netherlands (20%) and Germany (18%). Lees verder →

Mid-year check on climate plans: not much to analyse

The lack of government action to improve their 2030 climate targets and submit ambitious 2035 targets is putting the 1.5˚C target at high risk of multi-decadal overshoot that would have drastic consequences for people and ecosystems globally, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said. Lees verder →

At-risk-of-poverty rate remains stable in the EU

According to the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2024, based on 2023 income, 16.2% of the EU population was at risk of poverty. The share remained stable compared with the survey results in 2023 (16.2%, based on 2022 income). Lees verder →