Europe is in a different situation. Smaller cars, higher transit use and more pedestrianized areas make roads safer (than in the US): www.ft.com/content/781c...

A good description of where international trade is now: on.ft.com/42h5Li2

David Van Reybrouck's very interesting essay in De Standaard (in Dutch): www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...

Food for thought:
on.ft.com/40P9Nxm

Never before has the danger of climate change been so evident and the response so cavalier.
on.ft.com/3QzN6st

The European Union could also consider to put facts above the profits of social media companies

The anti-Shein manifesto — my quest to buy better, buy less

Graph from the Planetary Health Check 2024, published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. A very good illustration of the mess we got ourselves into.

The increasing number, dimensions and weight of SUVs are also a big health and safety issue in a dense city with many pedestrians and children, cyclists, steps, etc. Study of the Belgian Vias Institute: the increased risk of serious or fatal injuries for the other people on the roads (in Dutch) 3/3

The best flowers for bees according to the Flemish nature conservation organisation Natuurpunt. Denomination in Latin in the second column. Study in Dutch:
www.natuurpunt.be/sites/defaul...