France’s media-friendly President Emmanuel Macron assumed the French presidency for the first time in 2017. In his inaugural speech, he said that Europe needed “a France that is strong and sure of its destiny and that carries the voice of freedom”.   Miguel Ángel Ferrís   In just seven years, […]

Every day, and all over the world, tonnes of food are wasted by millions of homes, industries and companies. And it’s not always because the food is past its sell-by date or in some way unfit for human consumption; it’s thrown into the bin simply because it’s “not needed”. (The […]

This phenomenon threatens to undermine the EU’s competitiveness, exacerbate labour shortages, inflate public budgets and deepen regional inequalities. Studies suggest that by 2050, 25% of Europe’s population will be over 65.    Ernesto H. Lacher    The trend in the ageing of Europeans is set to amplify over the next […]

In the English-speaking world they are known as ‘squatters’, in Spain ‘okupas’, and in certain Latin American countries as ‘paracaidistas’ (‘parachutists’). These are some of the terms that refer to those people throughout the world who lead lives based on occupying abandoned buildings or abandoned housing. The Prisma’s memoirs.   […]