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China

China's population growth reaches lowest rate in decades

China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work.

Europe News

Nearly half of EU citizens uninterested in having say on bloc's future

A Eurobarometer survey found that 48% of citizens do not want to be involved in the Conference on the Future of Europe, a continent-wide consultation of EU citizens on want they want from the bloc.

Europe News

EU launches consultation to tackle the challenges of an ageing Europe

For NGOs, ageing has been the elephant in the room for years among policymakers and has only come to the forefront since the COVID-19 pandemic.

27 January 2021

Germany

German storms to be given more diverse names after online campaign

A low-pressure system will be called 'Ahmet' in an effort to reflect the country's increasingly diverse population.

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Earth News

World’s population could easily survive on 60% less energy, says study

Even if it grows to 10 billion people by 2050.

12 October 2020

Earth News

How did the internet react to David Attenborough's newest documentary?

Sir David Attenborough's latest release is unlike any of his previous work.

Economy

Younger people across Europe could be working into their 70s

As the Danish government unveils plans to lower the retirement age, most European countries look set to increase it.

World News

EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected: study

The population of the EU could drop to 308 million by the end of the century, a new study has predicted.

World News

Social distancing works but epidemic influenced by demographics

Researchers at the University of Oxford studied the mortality rate and age demographics in Italy and South Korea to show how this could account for the impact of the epidemic on countries’ populations.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Longer lives mean seasoned employees will need help to adjust to digital workplaces ǀ View

Once considered a hindrance to the ageing population, technology has the potential to bridge the gap between the seasoned worker and the savvy millennial with a start-up attitude.

15 October 2019

Earth News

Prince Harry plans a 'maximum' of two children to help save the planet

Prince Harry reveals he and wife Meghan are planning a 'maximum' of two children to help preserve the world's resources in interview with Jane Goodall.

Hungary

Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who produce three children

Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who can produce three children

World News

Who acquired citizenship in the EU in 2017?

A quarter of people acquiring citizenship in the EU were Moroccans, Albanians, Indians, Turks, and Pakistanis.

World News

EU population increases despite more deaths being recorded than births

The EU population increased by 1.1 million between January 2018 and January 2019.

World News

Fertility rate drop will see EU population shrink 13% by year 2100

Europe's growth is predicted to peak as early as 2021 however. The increasing median age, coupled with lower fertility rates of EU citizens means that the the population is in fact set to decrease by 67.76 million before 2100.

World News

What should you eat to stay healthy and save the planet?

Half as much meat and sugar, twice as much fruit, nuts and vegetables: the planetary diet to help feed the world's population and stave off disease.

17 January 2019

Chile

Easter Island restricts tourists visits

The island's mayor, Petro Edmunds has reduced the number of days from 90 to 30 because, he says, foreigners are "damaging the local idiosyncrasy"

United Kingdom

Romania is now second highest non-British nationality in UK

The number of Romanians living in the UK rose by 25 percent in 2017, making them the most common non-British nationals after Poles.

World News

Six charts that show what parenthood is like in Europe today

The Duchess of Cambridge has just given birth to a son, her third child. The life of these Royal parents may be radically different from the lives of most European families, but what does parenthood look like for the rest of us? These six charts will tell you everything you need to know.

Switzerland

Swiss village votes in favour of paying new residents to live there

Albinen estimates that in the next five years, five to 10 families will benefit from the scheme

30 November 2017