Europe’s competition policy has successfully contained the rise in concentration and excess profits, and the EU should not follow the US in weakening its approach.

Sébastien Jean, Anne Perrot, and Thomas Philippon · VoxEU 19 Jun 2019

Gender Parity

Georgian baywatch: First female lifeguards make a splash for equality

Georgia has passed anti-discrimination laws in an effort to move closer to the European Union, but gender stereotypes and inequality remain deeply rooted.

Umberto Bacchi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 19 Jun 2019

European Union

12 years of European economic growth, in just two maps

New research looks at economic growth in Europe from 2003 to 2015, looks at overall performance and then benchmarked against potential.

Zsolt Darvas, Jan Mazza, and Catarina Midoes · Bruegel 18 Jun 2019

Automotive

Thumbs up? This map shows the best places to hitchhike in Europe

Hitchhiking has had a fairly checkered history. But it's still more popular in Europe than you might think.

Frank Jacobs · Big Think 14 Jun 2019

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How group psychology is driving global political turmoil

To fully understand the reasons behind political polarisation, we need to engage with the psychology of group identity and its effect on voter beliefs.

Nicola Gennaioli and Guido Tabellini · VoxEU 13 Jun 2019

European Union

3 ways to fight short-termism and relaunch Europe

With the European share of global manufacturing exports shrinking, companies must ensure they address the R&D gap and plan for the future.

Philippe Roger Donnet 11 Jun 2019

European Union

This Danish scheme is offering free kayak rides... for picking up trash

A new initiative is asking people to remove waste from hard-to-reach places as they explore Europe's canals, rivers and lakes.

Johnny Wood 11 Jun 2019

European Union

Encouraging gender equality isn’t just moral – it’s also good economics

By excluding women from developing human capital, early marriage prevented many economies from being successful, write Joerg Baten and Alexandra de Pleijt.

Jörg Baten and Alexandra de Pleijt · LSE Business Review 04 Jun 2019

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Anti-immigration sentiments are dropping across Europe, study finds

An innovative study conducted by an MIT political scientist has looks at more than 3 decades of opinions in Europe.

Peter Dizikes · MIT News 03 Jun 2019

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Sweden is a top performer on well-being. Here’s why

The OECD’s Better Life Index finds the Nordic nation performs better than most other countries when it comes to looking after citizens’ well-being.

Rosamond Hutt 31 May 2019

Future of Economic Progress

There's a changing of the guard at the ECB. Here's what it'll mean for the bank and beyond

New senior leaders at the ECB will face both similar and new challenges. How they will fare in confronting them remains to be seen.

Lucrezia Reichlin · Project Syndicate 31 May 2019

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5 lessons from the EU elections

The European Parliamentary elections boosted the democratic process, but fundamental political challenges were also laid bare, argues Britta Petersen, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 29 May 2019

European Union

Will the UK's next PM support a hard or soft Brexit?

With British politics in turmoil ever since the result of the 2016 referendum, Theresa May finally stood down as leader this month. How will her successor carry out their Brexit strategy?

Jenny Anderson · Quartz 28 May 2019

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What Africa can learn from China about data privacy

These ‘weak spots’ in the global economy could cause the next financial crisis

EU competition policy should not be sacrificed but trade policy should be strengthened

Georgian baywatch: First female lifeguards make a splash for equality

12 years of European economic growth, in just two maps

Thumbs up? This map shows the best places to hitchhike in Europe

How group psychology is driving global political turmoil

3 ways to fight short-termism and relaunch Europe

This Danish scheme is offering free kayak rides... for picking up trash

Encouraging gender equality isn’t just moral – it’s also good economics

Anti-immigration sentiments are dropping across Europe, study finds

Sweden is a top performer on well-being. Here’s why

There's a changing of the guard at the ECB. Here's what it'll mean for the bank and beyond

5 lessons from the EU elections

Will the UK's next PM support a hard or soft Brexit?

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