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Education during COVID-19; moving towards e-learning

Introduction
In order to contain the contagion, many countries have implemented restrictive measures to reduce gathering and formations of crowds. Schools are also affected and had to reduce their classes or close entirely. One can only imagine the…
Flip Side of the Coin: Can this be a turning point in the battle against climate change?

COVID-19 measures around the world caused disruption and posed significant burdens on our economies. However, the flip side of the coin is that these measures also positively impacted our environment, by reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and…
Changes in the labour market

The restrictive measures taken by national governments in response to the pandemic are affecting millions, if not billions, of people’s work-life situation. The major economic consequences of the crisis (also discussed in this data story) can especially…
Who in Europe produces the most wine and cheese?

Wine and cheese are popular when enjoying a sunny terrace. France, with its famous grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah, is the country with the largest wine production in 2015. Spain was the second largest producer. Note that…
Which mountain is this?

Our world offers outstanding scenery which is worthwhile paying a visit. Unfortunately there is too much to see everything and for some locations it is almost impossible to visit them. Using Open Data, there is now a solution to see this scenery, in the…
Which European countries have the highest export-to-import ratio?

The export-to-import ratio is the value of export of goods and services divided by the imports of goods and services. Values higher than one indicate a positive trade balance whereas values smaller than one indicate a negative trade balance (source:…
Which domain contains most data sets on the portal?

In total there are currently 582,937 data sets on the European Data Portal. To find your way in this tremendous amount, there are 13 different data domains in which the data sets are divided. In order to make this mapping, the metadata - information about…
Which country is best in speaking languages?

In most European countries, the holiday season is about to start. For many people this is also the time of the year they will travel abroad and discover new places. When travelling abroad it might require you to speak another language than your mother…
Which city offers the most locations for children to play outside?

Now that the spring is showing itself again with rising temperatures and less rain, it is time to go outside and enjoy all spring has to offer. Children can enjoy a fresh breeze of air while going down the slide. Have you ever wondered which city in…
Where in Zürich can you play tennis, play football or go for a swim?

The 31st Modern Olympic Summer games will start in Rio de Janeiro. Until the 21st of August, more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 different countries will compete in 28 different sports. This year there are three new sports introduced: golf, sevens…