Between 40% and 50% of delays in Europe are actually reactionary or knock-on delays, according to a new study published today by EUROCONTROL. The study, ‘Propagation of Air Transport Delays in Europe’ is the first pan-European study on reactionary delays based on actual data provided by more than 120 airlines. The study focuses on three [...]
The Mother’s Day in most of Europe is the First Sunday of May. As you know, May is the time dedicated to the Virgin Mary and therefore, not surprising to us that the first Sunday of the month is dedicated to all mothers. It is also the month of flowers and what mother does not [...]
The Carlos Santana Universal Tone Tour 2010 will embark on a month-long European leg beginning September 29 with a concert at The O2 arena in Dublin, Ireland. A show at the London O2 is slated for October 1; additional dates in the UK and across the European continent will follow. The European itinerary follows an [...]
The EU’s New Consultants on the Financial Crisis: High School Students? Against a backdrop of headlines on the financial troubles of some European countries, students from eight Illinois and Wisconsin high schools will compete in the 2010 Euro Challenge competition on Friday, March 26 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Now in its fifth [...]
The EU ‘cyber security’ Agency – ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) presents its new, 3rd ‘spam report’, i.e. anti-spam measures implemented by European Internet service providers (ISPs). The report looks at spam budgets, impact of spam and spam management. No significant progress is reported in the fight against spam. The survey targeted [...]
In the run-up to the crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a league table showing which EU countries are best at exploiting CO2-cutting wind energy. Top of the table is Denmark, with the highest amount of wind energy capacity per square kilometre of national territory. Germany comes [...]
The mayors of the largest cities in Europe and the United States have co-authored a mutual appeal, ‘The Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change’. The appeal manifests the signatories’ desire for the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen to result in an international climate change agreement. The Mayor of Stockholm, Sten Nordin, initiated the cooperation between the mayors, [...]
ASICS looks into the runner’s mind The world of running is experiencing a ‘second running wave’, with approximately 36% of 15 to 65 year-old Europeans taking to the streets, parks, forests, and gyms. But how did this new boom come about in Europe? Why is it that we run? To honour its 60th anniversary this [...]
First of eleven live webcasts – Adapting to New Policies – is scheduled for July 28 at 10:00 AM ET Hart Energy Publishing (Hart) announces the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading [...]
TripAdvisor Reveals Holiday Habits of British, French, German, Italian & Spanish Travellers A new survey by TripAdvisor(R), the world’s most popular and largest travel community, has revealed snapshots of 24 hours in the average summer holidays of British, French, German, Italian and Spanish travellers. Whilst Britons clock up more time sunbathing and drinking in bars [...]