Whisper it: It’s becoming increasingly easier to visit Europe without renting a car. Fortunately, rental prices have fallen, but the increase in cross-country train networks and operators offering alternative transport options means holidaymakers can often leave their car keys at home. The perfect city destroyer of course already knows this. Visitors to the continent’s capitals… Read More »
If you want to experience a time warp, take a trip to the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. Beach hotels from the 1960s have everything you’d expect from properties built during the Soviet era and haven’t been updated since. Although my three-star hotel room is nice enough and I can fall asleep to the sound… Read More »
Following the profound transformation of the space industry in the last decade, the European model, which relied mainly on public support, has become obsolete in an emerging economy dominated by the US, China and India. “This model is no longer adequate for today’s global, competitive space economy,” says the latest report on the EU’s single… Read More »
There is something in the water; E.coli to be exact. Questions have been raised about how safe it will be for triathletes and open water swimmers participating in the 2024 Olympic Games after high levels of bacteria were found in the River Seine. Meanwhile, just before the Oxford and Cambridge regatta in March, both teams… Read More »
As we try to strike a balance between tackling climate change, promoting healthy diets, and the challenges of making a living for farmers, one thing is clear: Sustainable agriculture is the only way forward. These three grand challenges cover the three dimensions of sustainability (social, environmental and economic). The real question is; Are we working… Read More »
It’s an inevitable sight: in almost every major city across Europe there is a rival network of open-top buses vying for visitors’ attention, with agencies pushing leaflets into the hands of bemused tourists. Competing companies, all with similar names and appearances, charge extremely high prices. It’s hard to argue that they encourage exploration rather than… Read More »
Shaping an ambitious and stable space agenda for Europe requires not only diplomatic confidence but also a solid foundation in science and engineering. Indeed, these are essential qualifications when working with the 22 member countries of the European Space Agency (ESA). Josef Aschbacher He is the director general of ESA and will assume this role… Read More »
People will be asked to register their fingerprints and pictures when entering the EU later this year, potentially causing huge delays -Source:Getty Images A warning has been issued about a major change to the entry system for entering the European Union as a poll suggests Brits don’t know anything about it. It is feared that… Read More »
There are more than 500 subsea cables worldwide. These networks, often connecting continents from Europe to Australasia, provide internet connectivity to billions of people, many of whom don’t even know they exist. They are one of the components of our global infrastructure that are fundamental to our way of life but are yet largely unappreciated.… Read More »
The EU’s new digital identity wallet has sparked claims on social media and by politicians that Brussels plans to take away citizens’ privacy and gain control over their lives. Currently under development, the wallet is an application that will allow users to store important information such as government ID and banking information in a single,… Read More »