Source: Flickr More than two out of ten people in Europe are aged 65+. One in ten is living in an urban or semi-urban region experiencing a decline in population. While, in rural regions, three out of four children are living in a depopulating area. More than one in two Mediterranean children, moreover, is an only child. Eastern and Central Europe as well, are harshly affected by depopulation. There is no doubt that this phenomenon has become an emergency for the whole conti

Source: Quirinale Last November, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi signed a treaty in Rome, the so-called Quirinal Treaty. The idea of a bilateral agreement between France and Italy had already been suggested in 2017, at a time when the current European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni was Italy’s prime minister. However, France-Italy relations deteriorated after the 2018 Italian elections, which brought to the creation of a gove

Source: Unsplash Introduction Europe is a continent inhabited by close to 800 million people, living in states with different cultures and traditions, languages and histories. Many of these countries are, however, bound together by what can be considered as the modern, liberal values of freedom and equality, and united in their pursuit and defence both through NATO and through the European Union. To make one out of many, however, some elements are needed. Such elements includ

Source: Unsplash. To become the first climate-neutral continent by the end of 2050, Europe needs to change its tarnished, old and energy-inefficient look. “The climate project should have its own aesthetics, blending design and sustainability” proclaimed the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, calling for “a new European Bauhaus movement.” In this article, my aim is to raise awareness about how the construction sector, in contrast to the energy or trans