Europe is on the move. A recent report by the European Commission found that the flight of continentals from the countryside to urban areas has been accelerating since the aftermath of the Second World War. By 2020, three in four Europeans (including Britons) will live in cities, up from about half in 1950, with a projected rise to 78% by 2050. For the rural regions of southern Europe, the implications are stark. Even today, you don’t have to travel far out of southern European cities to…

Source: The Times December 17, 2017 00:04 UTC