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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

26 July 2022

easyJet partners with Rolls-Royce to develop hydrogen combustion engine

On July 20th, easyJet and Rolls-Royce announced a new partnership called H2ZERO, which will pioneer the development of hydrogen combustion engine technology capable of powering a […]
25 July 2022

Groundbreaking research to make carbon-neutral jet fuel a reality by using sunlight

Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce aviation fuel.  The research published in the journal Joule, could […]
25 July 2022

Europe continues to develop its network of high-speed trains

With fires in Spain and recurrent heatwaves across Europe, initiatives to curb Green House Gas (GHG) emissions have become a priority. According to Euronews, aviation generates […]
19 July 2022

How can Azerbaijan help counter the European gas crisis?

Europe just forged a new partnership with Azerbaijan to secure supply of natural gas to the bloc. 1. EU signs MoU with Azerbaijan While Russia is […]
19 July 2022

Tripadvisor to display official star ratings in 18 European countries

The largest travel guidance platform in the world, Tripadvisor, will display the official star ratings, classified and audited by the Hotelstars Union, in 18 European countries. […]
18 July 2022

Airport slot usage to return to normal, with added flexibility

Last week, the European Commission adopted a proposal to allow the airline slot regime to respond more flexibly to unexpected developments in the near future. Demand […]
18 July 2022

Why do we need to rethink tourism?

For many cities all over Europe, tourism is an essential part of their economies. Hard-hit by the Covid 19 pandemic, the sector is now ready to […]
15 July 2022

EU invests nearly €2 billion in clean tech projects

The European Union (EU) announced a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund, which contemplates nearly €2 billion for clean tech projects to drive the […]
15 July 2022

Polluting car sales to end in Europe by 2035

EU governments agreed to end sales of polluting cars and vans, more specifically any automobile using an internal combustion engine, by 2035. The deal, reached by […]
14 July 2022

MEPs ensure SAF is truly sustainable by banning the use of controversial biofuel feedstocks

Last week, the European Parliament (EP) voted on the ReFuel EU initiative within which it also clarified what constitutes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and from which […]
14 July 2022

Warnings triggered for summer travelers as heatwave sweeps across Europe

A new heat wave is sweeping across much of Europe as some models predict extreme values never before imagined for the coming days. Between Tuesday and […]
12 July 2022

Is it better to travel by train or airplane in Europe?

Is it better to travel by train or airplane in Europe? It’s common to hear comments like “the plane is faster” or “the train is more […]
11 July 2022

Europe is expected to recover 70% of pre-pandemic travel demand in 2022

Uncertainty brought about by worsening inflation, prolonged war disruption and rising rates of Covid-19 continue to endanger the tourism outlook across Europe. Nonetheless, the European Travel […]
11 July 2022

European Airlines welcome Parliament’s vote on ReFuel EU

On Friday, the European Parliament voted in plenary to adopt a large part of the Committee on Transport and Tourism’s report to increase the uptake of […]
11 July 2022

EU invests €5.4 billion to double high-speed rail use by 2030

The EU plans to double high-speed rail use by 2030 and triple current levels by 2050. The vision was announced in Lyon, France, on June 29th, […]
11 July 2022

European airlines reimburse consumers for over 500,000 vouchers

Sixteen European airlines have reimbursed consumers for over 500,000 vouchers they had imposed at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission says. The sixteen […]