‘We ask to be recognised’: small fishers claim €12bn EU fund favours big players
Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say critics
Between the economic crisis and rights violations, more people are leaving Lebanon
From 2020 at least 10 thousand people have have set sail towards Italy, be that Lebanese citizens as well as Syrian refugees who risk deportation. Additionally, border checks are financed by the European Union. There has not been a shortage of tragic incidences.
The energy transition should and must be right. Puglia’s case
In Puglia, the development of large renewable energy facilities appear to have little positive impact on the local communities, especially for the most marginalised. Renewable energy communities, however, could be a way to lead the just green transition. Also thanks to the EU Cohesion funds.
On board Life Support, an NGO ship fighting to save migrants in the Mediterranean
Thousands of lives are lost here every year, and NGOs say the situation has worsened since Italy passed legislation that makes rescues more difficult
The New Green Gold
Poor harvests due to increasingly warm temperatures, issues of water storage, and plant disease are driving up the market value of olive oil. Long-term answers to the healthy product’s reduced production in Italy and other Mediterranean countries lie in structural policies encompassing climate action.