Europe’s obesity battle, a haphazard reality
Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union.
Joseph Boyle
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What the EU will learn from Trump’s Taiwan blunder
The EU has dealt carefully with Taiwan to steer clear of trouble with Beijing, and Donald Trump’s latest gaffe is likely to reaffirm that approach.
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Anti-HIV measures failing in EU, says WHO
Rates of infection have stayed constant for a decade in the EU, though there has been a massive surge in Russia apparently caused by drug users sharing needles.
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French ‘bottom of the class’ for English fluency
The French are the worst at speaking English in the EU, according to a survey of 950,000 people, which ranks the Netherlands and Denmark as the best.
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How Denmark led the way on ‘sin taxes’
Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union.
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Vienna: A reluctant cosmopolis
Vienna excels in quality of life surveys due to its local government, but Austria’s capital may need to show more openness to foreign influences if its success is to endure.
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EU students and academics could desert UK
Six decades of academic cooperation between the UK and Germany is now at risk, says German academic body.
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University rankings reveal two-speed Europe
British, German and Dutch institutions do very well in the latest university rankings, with Oxford named the world’s best. But the French and much of the rest of the EU are lagging behind.
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EU states must act on youth poverty
Campaigners say young Europeans need better quality jobs and contracts, after a UN agency documents how hundreds of thousands of young workers risk living in poverty.
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Samos: Inside Greece’s ‘nightmare’ EU hotspot
Asylum centres on the Greek islands have borne the brunt of implementing the EU-Turkey deal. The centre on Samos island has struggled more than the others.
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Warning over Europe’s sugar-guzzling habits
Europeans get through a huge amount of sugary drinks, causing serious risks to their health, a study backed by anti-obesity campaigners suggests. But southern Europe has seen a marked decline in consumption.