Western Europe

Western Europe is the region of Europe farthest from Asia, with the countries and territories included varying depending on context. Only after the beginning of the foreign conquests of the Age of Discovery, the autonomous discourse of "Europe" as "the West" began to protractedly detach itself from the unifying narrative of "Christendom", the hitherto dominant identity system in the area, in which was until then subsumed. Later in time, the concept of "Eastern Europe" was created during the Age of Enlightenment to consolidate and purify the concept of "Western Europe".

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The Equality Trust · 22 July 2024 English

"The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" revisits the influential work "The Spirit Level" fifteen years after its initial publication. It underscores the persistent and growing impact …

dismal status as the most unequal nation in Western Europe. Alarmingly, wealth inequality has become even per 100,000) or Norway (55 per 100,000). In Western Europe, the UK has the highest rates of imprisonment; 1000 in Switzerland, Norway and Denmark. In Western Europe, the UK has the highest teenage birth rates


NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English

The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …

by 0.3 per cent points by 2050. The share of Western Europe 6 We measure power with VIPe index of economic


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Positioned as the linchpin in Albania’s journey towards a higher income economy and its aspirations for EU accession, the pivotal role of human capital cannot be overstated. However, the country …

earned by men. In Northern, Southern, and Western Europe, this gap narrows to 13.3%, while in Albania


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 18 July 2024 English

It’s that time of the year! Dip into the third and final batch of summer recommendations from Carnegie Europe’s scholars, friends, and colleagues. We hope you discover some real gems.

risks taken by Africans seeking a be�er life in Western Europe. Filmed in Senegal, Morocco, and Italy— directed


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Middle-income countries host the majority of the world’s population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates the …

quality is lower than in the United States or Western Europe but higher than in many other low- and middle-


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Promoting gender equality and increasing women’s participation in the economy are vital for North Macedonia’s development. Actively involving and fully utilizing the diverse skills of the population, especially those currently …

to the same source, Northern, Southern and Western Europe have a lower raw gap of 13.325 percent, positioning


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Montenegro has made significant strides in promoting gender equality since gaining independence. Improving women’s status is crucial for overall societal development, and Montenegro has seen progress in various sectors, including …

However, regions such as Northern, Southern and Western Europe ex- hibit a lower raw gap of 13.3 percent,16


Australian Human Rights Commission · 17 July 2024 English

And so this is a really important event because it underscores how we still need you know the legal structures in place to ensure that all of these efforts coalesce …

and in Latin America, and the Caribbean, and Western Europe, and so forth. [ 00:09:34 ] And we do so through


Global CSS Institute · 16 July 2024 English

Discussions included how the programme can also just transition, part of the current workplan, which has In the run-up to Bonn, signalling their intention to progress towards the Paris climate …

ambition of NDCs, COP31, representing the “Western Europe and Others” NAPs and BTRs. The Presidency has


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English

Middle-income countries host the majority of the world's population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates the …

quality is lower than in the United States or Western Europe but higher than in many other low- and middle-


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