Joanna Gill

Brussels, Edinburgh

Europe Correspondent at Thomson Reuters Foundation

Europe Correspondent at Context

Europe correspondent @ContextNewsroom covering climate change, society & tech, LGBTQ+ rights and inequality. Formerly Euronews, NBC, AFP. She/her

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Q&A: More refugees, far less cash - what keeps aid workers awake

3 weeks ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

An Afghan boy drinks water as he and others fill their containers from a tap in Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province, Afghanistan, August 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ali KharaWhat’s the context? From water projects in Afghanistan to demining in Colombia, aid cuts from Trump, EU and UK stop work that makes the world safer. Refugee numbers rise as budgets shrinkAid cuts felt from Kabul to KhartoumState of insecurity - the new norm?
Q&A: 'Flow' animation director says AI should be tool, not creator

1 month ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

What’s the context? Indie animated film "Flow" rattles big studios with Oscar win, spotlighting role of new tech in industry under pressure from AI. BRUSSELS - The wordless adventure of a cat that finds refuge on a boat during an apocalyptic flood, the Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow" has offered hope to an industry grappling with an existential crisis, thanks in part to the use of artificial intelligence.
Q&A: "Moment of reckoning" in fight against AIDS, TB, malaria

1 month ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

• Risk of reversing gains amid cuts, Global Fund chief warns• Funding cuts "wake-up call" for disease-hit regions• Health security at risk if momentum lostBRUSSELS - The slashing of funds for life-saving health projects around the world could unravel decades of progress in fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, forcing a "moment of reckoning" for global health, the head of the Global Fund told Context.
アングル：石炭依存度高い西バルカン諸国、ＥＵの炭素税で打撃受ける可能性

1 month ago | jp.reuters.com | Joanna Gill

３月１２日、ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナから北マケドニアに至るまで、石炭火力発電への依存度が大きい西バルカン諸国の政府は、来年、欧州連合（ＥＵ）の「グリーン関税」が導入される際に大きな経済的打撃を受けることになりそうだ。写真はボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナのノバ・ビラにある炭鉱で働く人々。２０２１年５月撮影（２０２５年ロイター/Dado Ruvic）［ブリュッセル１２日トムソン・ロイター財団］ - ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナから北マケドニアに至るまで、石炭火力発電への依存度が大きい西バルカン諸国の政府は、来年、欧州連合（ＥＵ）の「グリーン関税」が導入される際に大きな経済的打撃を受けることになりそうだ。西バルカン諸国にとって、石炭火力による電力は二酸化炭素排出量の最も多い輸出品目のうちの１つであり、ＥＵが新たに導入する炭素国境調整メカニズム（ＣＢＡＭ）の対象になる。ＣＢＡＭは、カーボンフットプリントの大きい輸入品に対して事実上の関税を課す仕組みだ。...
Green EU tariffs could hobble coal-heavy Western Balkans

1 month ago | gulf-times.com | Joanna Gill

From Sarajevo to Skopje, reliance on coal power could expose the Western Balkans to a major economic hit when European Union green tariffs come into force next year. Coal-fuelled electricity is one of the Western Balkans’ most carbon-heavy exports and will be covered by the EU’s new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which will put a levy on imports with a large carbon footprint.
Green EU tariffs could hobble coal-heavy Western Balkans

1 month ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

A miner walks through the mud coal transport line at the largest domestic electricity production facility REK Bitola, in Bitola, North Macedonia November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ognen TeofilovskiWhat’s the context? Less than a year before a new carbon border tax takes effect, the Western Balkans states face tough choices on coal power.
Is the EU taking a page from Trump on deregulation?

1 month ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

What’s the context? The EU plans to cut red tape to boost business, but campaigners worry it will weaken worker and environmental protections. BRUSSELS - The European Commission plans sweeping changes to key environmental and corporate responsibility rules, with critics warning that the regulatory rollback will expose workers to abuses and hobble action on climate change.
Frozen funds: why Europe will struggle to fill USAID gap

1 month ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

What’s the context? It's a multibillion-dollar question: Who will fill the aid gap left by the USAID freeze? The answer is unlikely to be Europe. The U.S. administration's 90-day foreign aid freeze has left a huge hole in funding worldwide for everything from HIV medicines to mosquito nets, but as calls go out for alternative donors to plug the gap, Europe is ill-placed to step up.
The housing crisis ‘nobody talks about’ in Germany

2 months ago | taipeitimes.com | Joanna Gill

By Joanna Gill / Reuters, BRUSSELS When an apartment comes up for rent in Germany’s big cities, hundreds of prospective tenants often queue down the street to view it, but the acute shortage of affordable housing is getting scant attention ahead of today’s snap general election. “Housing is one of the main problems for people, but nobody talks about it, nobody takes it seriously,” said Andreas Ibel, president of Build Europe, an association representing housing developers.
The housing crisis 'nobody talks about' in Germany

2 months ago | context.news | Joanna Gill

What’s the context? High rents and a shortage of new builds is pricing people out of homes in Germany, but housing remains a blip on the election radar.