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  • 17.12.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Climate neutrality: The OECD and EU countries best equipped to lead the way

    Gütersloh (ots) - How determined are OECD and EU countries in pursuing the goal of climate neutrality by 2050? A recent monitoring report by the Bertelsmann Stiftung reveals that Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Spain are setting the pace with their effective policy strategies. In contrast, Canada, Australia, Israel, Poland and Hungary need to significantly ramp up their ...

  • 16.12.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    More than half of all young people in the EU feel lonely

    Gütersloh (ots) - Many young adults in the EU share the feeling that they are lonely. Around 57 per cent of young Europeans aged from 18 to 35 feel moderately or strongly lonely, according to a new Bertelsmann Stiftung study entitled “Loneliness of Young People Compared across Europe in 2024.” The data for the EU-wide survey derive from the European opinion research tool eupinions. While loneliness among young people ...

  • 20.11.2024 – 11:05

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Europeans prefer greater independence from the US

    Gütersloh (ots) - A clear majority of Europeans are willing to take greater responsibility for their own interests in a changing world order. This is the key finding of an eupinions survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung in the 27 member states of the European Union. The figures show a clear shift in opinion in Europe: at the end of 2017, only a quarter of citizens wanted more European engagement. The majority of ...

  • 15.10.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Better Health Requires More Participation by Young People

    Berlin/Gütersloh (ots) - At this year’s World Health Summit in Berlin, the WHO Youth Council presented its vision for healthier societies. The World Health Organization’s Youth Council is calling on policymakers to better leverage the potential of young people. The Bertelsmann Stiftung and major youth organizations support the initiative. Better involvement of and support for young people is essential to creating a ...

  • 05.06.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Young people's regard for the EU is greater than their propensity to vote

    Gütersloh (ots) - Young Europeans largely take a positive view of the European Union. They are nevertheless less motivated than the older population groups to participate in the European Elections, according to a new "eupinions" poll. Civil rights and combating climate change are of particular significance to them. Young people from the age of 16 in several EU ...

  • 08.05.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    European Elections: Higher turnout expected, von der Leyen better known than her predecessors

    Gütersloh (ots) - 60 percent of Europeans intend to cast their ballots in the European Elections in June. This would be around 10 percent more than in the last elections five years ago. This is the outcome of the new "eupinions" survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The survey also reveals that 75 percent of the European electorate know Ursula von der Leyen by ...

  • 19.03.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    How to halt democracy erosion

    Gütersloh (ots) - The quality of democracy in developing and transformation countries has been in steady decline over the past 20 years. The latest findings of the Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, now in its tenth edition, show that out of 137 countries surveyed, only 63 remain democracies, while a majority are classified as autocracies. However, there is reason for hope. The examples of the transformation countries Brazil and Poland, where voters have ...

  • 28.02.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Large majority recognises disinformation as danger to democracy

    Gütersloh/Berlin (ots) - The German population is concerned about disinformation being disseminated deliberately over the internet. They fear that political opinions and elections are being influenced in this way. The political class, civil society and the media must confront this challenge. Comparison with the United States shows that polarisation boosts awareness of ...

  • 15.02.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Two years of war in Ukraine: EU citizens back joint defence policy

    Gütersloh (ots) - The situation for Ukraine is deteriorating in the 2024 election year in the EU and US. While a majority continues to support aid to Ukraine in both the EU and in Germany, this applies primarily to supporters of centrist parties. However, a joint European defence policy enjoys majority backing across party lines: 87 per cent of all EU citizens, and 86 per cent of Germans, support the idea. Two years ...

  • 06.02.2024 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    Young People in Germany have Trust in Democracy and in the EU

    Gütersloh (ots) - The 18 to 30 generation in Germany has more trust in the European Union than is the case on average in other European countries. But they lack confidence in the German government and parliament. These are the findings of a data analysis commissioned by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Many young people in Germany have confidence in democracy and in the European Union. In a representative survey of people aged ...

  • 30.11.2023 – 08:00

    Bertelsmann Stiftung

    How can dual vocational education be transferred to other countries? Study provides answers

    Gütersloh (ots) - Germany’s dual vocational training is considered a model of success - but how can it be transferred to other countries? Professor Dr. Dieter Euler answers this question in a new study "Roadmap to high-quality dual VET" commissioned by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The German dual vocational education system is regarded as a success around the world – ...