Future Europe

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Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        How the Tallin airport is becoming more eco-friendly·        How the La Mure line in France is reshaping the economy of a whole community in a sustainable way·        … and why Londoners (and not only) are so enthusiast about Crossrail, a new high-speed network in London and surrounding areas 

Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:-         how Ilunion improves the lives of disabled people and gives them jobs across Spain-         how food waste factory Verspillingsfabriek is changing food production and making a social impact-         …and why prunes that are 3 milimetres too small will no longer be a problem.

Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        how renovating and improving educational institutions, museums, entertainment centers and concert halls inspires teachers and students and makes citizens feel better about the future·        how future culture investments revitalize city centers and regenerate old architecture·        the recipe for chocolate chip cookies

Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        how tomorrow’s doctors and nurses are being trained (you had better listen, because you may need them to save your life one day…)·        how nurses practice for births with a doll and a recording of a woman yelling at them in pain, so they’ll learn how to deal with stress—and how to deliver the baby, of course·        how a pre-school sets up its toys and materials within reach, so that children can play with the things that spark their imagination—not just the things the teacher gives them

Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        How a Swedish company expanded small business electronic payments for shops and cafés to sell their products·        How cash-free is Sweden? Very. Hear how that happened·        How the European Investment Bank gave early support to the small business electronic payments infrastructure company·        … and which film deserved the 1973 Best Picture Oscar

For the future of energy, we need to be sure that our supply is secure and that we use it efficiently. Three projects in Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Romania illustrate how the EU bank is financing projects Help achieve these goals.Listen to this episode if you want to know:·        how alternative sources of energy can boost energy security·        how saving money motives people to save energy·        how climate action can be triggered by a combination of supply-side and demand-side incentives.

From massive university projects to science toys, here’s how future education will change the way we learn. This special episode of Future Europe examines how future education will change, and shows you the projects from across Europe that illustrate these changes as they’re happening now. Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        how schools and universities will develop to attract innovation and funding·        how one company is making toys designed to attract children—and girls, in particular—to science·        what makes the perfect environment for learning at kindergarten level·        and of course if you just like cute kids.