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Sex-ed comes out to meet a modern Ireland
Sex education in Ireland is being reviewed to better reflect the country’s social progress and the LGBTQ+ community. This comes nearly five years after the landmark vote legalizing same-sex...
Internet culture feeds right-wing extremism on the rise in the Nordics
The extreme right-wing environments in the Nordic countries are growing. This could potentially lead to radicalizing therefore more terrorist attacks in the Nordics. http://rightwingextremism.mediajungle.dk...
Saving Venice by building it for local residents, not only for tourists
14 millions day-trippers from the 500 cruise ships visit Venice in a year and the number keep increasing. Some of them come to Venice for a sightseeing picture with...
Six Billion Euro Project to Save Venice from Floods Tested with Success
MOSE is almost ready to part the seas in order to save the Venetian people in their fight against the ever-growing high tides that hit the city every year....
Norway: an imperfect pioneer
By Malena Ramajo The ageing of population sets a problem of sustainability for European welfare states. In Norway the predictions were that by 2060 the expenditures would be doubled...
Norwegian women break the silence on assault
Examining sexual assault in one of the world’s most affluent countries By Emmie Deaton Are chilling rates of sexual assault a contradiction of gender equality, or could they perhaps...
Scotland’s all-time high
By Ignacia Baudrand Through the past decade, Scotland has been living its worst drug death crisis. While the Scottish Government wishes to follow Portugal´s model and decriminalize drugs, the...
Germany’s Urban and Rural Division
As the economic gap between eastern and western German states remains open, experts and politicians are drawing their attention towards the division between eastern Germany’s urban and rural infrastructural...
Beyond Pho and Convenience Stores, Vietnamese’s Struggles in Czech Lands
By Hanzhang Xu According to government statistics, Vietnamese are the largest non-European minority in the Czech Republic. However, society knows little about their difficulties and struggles beyond their restaurants...
10 Commandments for Fighting Disinformation
By Barbora Novotna This handbook, initially intended for Czech journalists, is based on more than ten experts on disinformation and/or media education in Finland. Explore 10 pieces of advice...
Britain Votes 2019
By Cameron Taylor After one month of campaigning, British voters finally head to the polls. A variety of issues are at stake including health, climate and, of course, Brexit....
Obstacles refugees are facing while integrating into work in Germany
Since 2014, Germany has been accepting refugees in larger numbers than any other EU member state. Providing these numbers with stable jobs have been so challenging for the German...
The Possible Fall of the Travel and Tourism Industry?
With the United Kingdom General Election being held on Dec. 12, the landscape of the country’s travel and tourism industry, among others, will potentially change drastically. How much of...
Catching up with Estonia
by Dajana Komp Other countries should take a closer look at Estonia to understand how a citizen-supported future of digitalisation can be achieved. Link to articles...
The UK Monarchy labors to adapt to a changing Britain
By Malakai Wade British citizens’ perceptions of the monarchy–whether in favor or not–could change as Brexit, the Prince Andrew scandal, and the topic of Scottish independence greatly affect the...
Does being European Capital of Culture boost anything besides local culture?
Aarhus was the European Capital of Culture in 2017, and has boasted of a broad partnership with all the municipalities from the Central Danish Region, with cultural and other...
BRITISH WORKING CLASS IS FACING NEW HIT
In Swindon, England, thousands are set to lose their jobs as the Honda Car manufacturing plants approaches a close. What will it mean for those people, and what is...
Rape culture in Denmark: real or constructed reality?
Amnesty International creates the image of Denmark as the country with pervasive rape culture. Many people don’t take it seriously. Should we? By Katka Cajankova Read more here...
“I am the president of all Moldavians, but not the gays. They should have elected their own president”
We went to one of Europe’s most homophobic countries for 10 days to get a glimpse into the fight for LGBT rights in a country, where 99% of...