Tag: European Union

  • Statistical Atlas – Eurostat regional yearbook 2013

    Commodious, utilitarian and valid tool for secondary data based and European cross-national research. Relevant information on economy and finance; population and social conditions; industry, trade and services; agriculture and fisheries; transport; science and technology; among others. Source: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistical-atlas/gis/viewer/

  • Transnational secondary data on mobility and transport in Europe

    The European Commission has published for the first time a scoreboard on transport infrastructure ranking the EU’s 28 member states. Secondary data on a wide number of indicators can be consulted. The Commission used data from Eurostat, the European Environment Agency, the World Bank and the OECD to come up with the scores. The online tool can be…

  • Identifying Valid Research: Key Signs to Look For

    updated 16 march 2026 The word research is everywhere. We hear it in political speeches, in television reports, in newspaper headlines, and in advertising. Politicians justify decisions by saying they are based on “research.” Media outlets report the results of polls and surveys as if they automatically represented reliable knowledge. Companies promote products by referring…