July 2022

A forest fire in Louchats, southwestern France. Photo: Thibaud Moritz / AFP

A forest fire in Louchats, southwestern ... […]

Climate change, Infographic, Video 3D, Videos

Climate change drives Europe towards record fire year

The fires that have torched through Europe are on course to make 2022 a record year for forest loss on the continent, as scientists warn climate change is already contributing to ever fiercer blazes.

8 months ago

The ECB headquarters viewed from through the structure of a bridge in Frankfurt, western Germany. Photo: Daniel Roland / AFP

The ECB headquarters viewed from through... […]

Economy, Eurozone, Video 3D, Videos

‘Going big’: ECB’s new crisis tool to ease bond stress

The ECB has unveiled a new crisis-fighting tool to counter an "unwarranted" jump in borrowing costs for more indebted eurozone governments as it hikes its interest rates for the first time in over a decade.

8 months ago

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline can ship 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year. Photo: John MacDougall / AFP

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline can ship 55 b... […]

Economy, Energy, Infographic, Videos

Nord Stream 1: Russian pipeline leaving Europe on edge

For over a decade, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline reliably shipped natural gas from Russia to Europe -- until the war in Ukraine sent tensions soaring.

8 months ago

Euro banknotes in Dortmund, western Germany. Photo: Ina Fassbender / AFP

Euro banknotes in Dortmund, western Germ... […]

Economy, Eurozone, Infographic, Video 3D

Winners and losers of the ECB’s rate hike

The European Central Bank is set to turn the page on years of easy money when it begins to hike its interest rates to tame runaway inflation. Who wins and loses when borrowing costs go up?

8 months ago

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Photo: Daniel Roland / AFP

The headquarters of the European Central... […]

Economy, Eurozone, Infographic, Video 3D

ECB goes on offensive as inflation pressure mounts

The European Central Bank will raise its interest rates on Thursday for the first time in over a decade, but the bank is already under pressure to do more amid record inflation.

8 months ago

The EU executive, which tracks the economy for the 27 countries in bloc, said GDP growth in the eurozone would reach 2.6% in 2022 and a sharply lowered 1.4% in 2023. Photo: Andre Pain / AFP

The EU executive, which tracks the econo... […]

Economy, Eurozone, Infographic

EU cuts growth forecasts as war-stoked inflation surges

The European Commission has slashed growth forecasts for the eurozone, saying the consequences from the war in Ukraine were continuing to destabilise the economy because of record high inflation

8 months ago

The European Parliament holds a voting session after a debate in Strasbourg, eastern France. Photo: Patrick Hertzog / AFP

The European Parliament holds a voting s... […]

Health, Women's rights, Video 3D, Videos

MEPs urge abortion as a basic right in EU

The European Parliament has voted to urge the European Union to make abortion a basic right, in reaction to a US ruling overturning it as a nationwide entitlement in America

8 months ago

A euro coin on US banknotes. Photo: Philippe Huguen / AFP

A euro coin on US banknotes. Photo: Phil... […]

Economy, Eurozone, Infographic, Video 3D

The consequences of the euro’s fall against the dollar

The euro fell below $1.01 this week to its lowest level in 20 years. Here are the concrete consequences of the decline in the value of the single European currency.

8 months ago

Economy, Energy, Webgraphic

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

From natural gas production to feeding it into gas grids: The diagram explains how natural gas is processed into liquefied natural gas (LNG), how it is transported and how and in what form it is made available to the end consumer.

9 months ago

Rebuilding Ukraine is expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Photo: Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP

Rebuilding Ukraine is expected to cost h... […]

Economy, Infographic, Videos

Ukraine reconstruction: what to expect from Lugano meet

Leaders from dozens of countries and international organisations will gather in Switzerland next week to discuss rebuilding Ukraine, with the aim of providing a "Marshall Plan" for the war-ravaged country

9 months ago

Climate change drives Europe towards record fire year

‘Going big’: ECB’s new crisis tool to ease bond stress

Nord Stream 1: Russian pipeline leaving Europe on edge

Winners and losers of the ECB’s rate hike

ECB goes on offensive as inflation pressure mounts

EU cuts growth forecasts as war-stoked inflation surges

MEPs urge abortion as a basic right in EU

The consequences of the euro’s fall against the dollar

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Ukraine reconstruction: what to expect from Lugano meet

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