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, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal 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.
The implementation of Europe’s new electronic border scheme and entry/exit system (EES) is being delayed again because the database on which the system depends will not […]
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On Tuesday, 18 April, the European Parliament approved the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of legislation that are part […]
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Sweden’s and Finland‘s railways could be connected in the near future. As early as 2025, according to authorities in northern Finland. In 2021, the Laurila (FI) […]
Reaching net-zero emissions comes with a price and for the aviation industry, that sum has been estimated to be more than €800bn. 1. Expensive climate pledges […]
Europe is setting the pace in the transition towards a more sustainable, carbon-neutral future. And our travel and tourism sector is second to none. These twin […]
Thousands of travelers have experienced petty theft while visiting Europe’s top destinations, according to new research by Quotezone. The travel insurance comparison experts have revealed where […]
Travelling between Prague and Vienna will be 40 minutes quicker with the modernisation of the Franz Josef railway. 1. Sustainability A century-and-a-half-old railway originally named after […]
Eurocontrol’s latest forecast predicts that the number of European flights will reach pre-pandemic levels of around 11 million flights by 2025. 1. Spring forecast On April […]
The outlook for travel to Europe is promising despite global pressures such as high inflation, the war in Ukraine and consequent energy crisis and the looming […]
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