The Danish Ministry of Taxation overestimates how much the Danish state loses in VAT and sin taxes when Danes cross the border into Germany to buy sweets, soft drinks and beer. That is one of the conclusions of a new study from the University of Copenhagen, which suggests that cross-border shopping does not significantly undermine the effectiveness of sin taxes for the vast majority of Danish consumers.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Plymouth (UK) has have produced the first assessment of whether light pollution is posing a threat to 'Good Environmental Status' in our ocean and along out coastlines. The new framework was tested using data available for European waters, with parts of the Adriatic, Baltic, Mediterranean and North seas proving the most likely to be impacted by light pollution.