Dossier | 03/09/2008

The future of the dockyards

Ships have travelled the seven seas since time immemorial. But today just three percent of global orders go to European shipbuilders. And for the most part these are located in regions lacking adequate infrastructure. How do European dockyards remain competitive from Poland to Spain? » more

Background Full steam ahead
Article Buyers wanted
Article On a growth curv
Facts Major employers

Dossier | 30/07/2008

Nuclear energy

Is nuclear energy making a comeback? Who plans to phase it out, who is keeping it – and what would the alternatives be? » more

Article Yes to nuclear energy
Article No to nuclear energy

Dossier | 16/07/2008

Tourism

To the beach or to the mountains, cultural heritage or sport, cheap airlines, an environmentally-friendly trip or holidays in the Balkans: how is Europe's tourism sector changing? Who finds Europe an attractive holiday destination nowadays? Or has it mostly boiled down to Europeans visiting each other? » more

Article Time to Be Off
Facts Money makes the world go round
Facts Neighbours

Dossier | 02/07/2008

The Baltic Sea

A large semi-enclosed sea, the Baltic was already an important trade region in Roman times. Today it is a major holiday destination and perhaps soon a transport route for Russian gas. Who wants what in the Baltic? » more

Article Looking into the Distance
Article A sea of interests
Commentary What Is Balticness?

Dossier | 28/05/2008

Low wages

People who work should be paid appropriately. The European Social Charter classifies salaries below 60 percent of average national net incomes as inappropriate. How is the low-wage sector developing in Europe? » more

Facts Average earners

Dossier | 19/02/2008

Euro

Fifteen of the 27 EU states belong to the euro zone. While the "old” EU states Britain, Denmark and Sweden have chosen to remain outside the currency union, the new eastern European members are particularly eager to join. How strong is the unifying power of the euro? » more

Debate The symbolic power of the euro
Essay The Euro Shows: History Rewards the Brave

Dossier | 20/12/2007

Mediamarkets

Diversity of opinion, freedom of information and pluralism: media count as being the fourth state authority. Yet large media concerns are today transnationally active, and are increasingly forcing national media businesses from the market. » more

Analysis Media concentrations in Europe
Facts The regulation of media concentrations in Europe
Background Media Concentration and Digitalisation – the European Perspective

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