Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Nicole Proano moved to Montreal in 2015 where she majors in Journalism and Political Science at Concordia University. Her special areas of interest are in environmental issues and international…
TAYLAH FELLOWS
Taylah Fellows from the Gold Coast travelled 15,000 kilometres to Utrecht after leaving her news anchor position at a local radio Hot Tomato in her search for independence. How? Travelling and writing. She didn't always…
Space for New Tourist Shops Out of Stock…
The city of Amsterdam has expressed a wish to decrease its focus on tourists and reclaim its city centre for its residents by banning new tourist shops from being established there. [caption id="attachment_7474" align="alignnone" width="600"]…
Gender based financial products- the answer to poverty…
Female tailored savings accounts, pension funds and insurance policies could save British women from poverty in retirement, according to a new report. The Closing the Gender Gap: Female consumer engagement in Financial Products report released…
Small Scale Alternatives to Industrial Farming to Address…
Community Supported Agriculture in the Netherlands Today, it takes only a simple trip to the super market to collect the food you need to get you through the week. Particularly in urban areas, people are…
AMINA MCCAULEY
Amina McCauley is a young journalist from Hobart, Tasmania. Her name’s origin can be traced back halfway across the world to Arabic countries. She has worked as a freelancer in a Tasmanian local magazine and…
ELOISE LE GROS
Eloise Le Gros is an ambitious and curious 27-year-old Australian woman, and storyteller. With a background as a flight attendant and many tales about air lines and global experiences to share, Eloise, or just…
Yellow on the Streets: Bike-sharing Influx from Abroad
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit: Marco Verch[/caption] The yellow bikes from the bike-sharing supplier oBike have arrived in the heart of Europe: they have now taken over Brussels and are trying to settle into their…
European Commission battles plastic waste
The European Commission has opted for a public awareness campaign in a battle to reduce the amount of plastic waste being dumped in the oceans within Europe. [caption id="attachment_7287" align="alignnone" width="600"] (Pixabay: hhach)[/caption] Vice President…
Porn Popularity: The Future of AI Sex Dolls…
[caption id="attachment_7343" align="alignnone" width="600"] Flickr[/caption] Following the exploitation of an Artificial Intelligence sex doll at a global tech fair last week, debate has spurred over Europe’s growing investment towards the AI sex industry. The creator…
Extended EU border control could cost a fortune
The EU Commission is proposing that member states can extend their ongoing control with borders – despite studies showing that billions of euros are being wasted due to delayed trade because of the border control.…
Second-class nationalities. Beyond the failure of the European…
After a long, dangerous and expensive trip, asylum seekers bump into the last border: legal requirements. The European Refugees Commitment - through which the European States assumed the obligation of taking a different share of…
Germany leads the sustainable construction with the biggest…
[caption id="attachment_7195" align="alignnone" width="600"] Heidelberg Village Source: Frey Gruppe[/caption] In the last few years, the sustainable feeling has been increasing in society, changing the way we dress, the way we eat and also where we…
Left wing strongly opposed to Danish burka ban
The government of Denmark is setting out to follow other European countries and ban Muslim traditional headwear. Left wing opposition argues that a ban would be unliberal and further oppressive of women. The Danish centre-right…
Room shortage in the Netherlands: Students want a…
After a 46 percent increase in the number of students in the last decade, the Netherlands now has one of the highest concentrations of students in Europe. This puts pressure on the housing situation, which…
Loopholes in European esports gambling
The gambling industry adapts to the cross-border European digital sports market Confusion rests at the heart of projected revenue figures for esports gambling in 2017. Forecasters for the gambling industry project a worldwide revenue between…