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Madrid region has highest life expectancy in EU 16 March 2024, 00:31 CET
The region with the highest life expectancy at birth in the European Union in 2022 was the Spain's region of Comunidad de Madrid at 85.2 years, the EU's statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday.

EU-Russia trade remains at low levels 22 February 2024, 23:59 CET
EU trade with Russia has been strongly affected by import and export restrictions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, dropping considerably below levels prior to the invasion, Eurostat reports.

EU reliance on fossil fuels increased slightly in 2022 30 January 2024, 18:32 CET
The EU’s reliance on fossil fuels for its overall energy supply in 2022 showed a slight increase on 2021, from 69.9 to 70.9 per cent, according to figures released Tuesday by the EU statistics agency.

Battery-only electric cars in Europe continue advance in 2022 24 January 2024, 23:42 CET
The number of battery-only electric passenger cars in the EU reached nearly 3 million in 2022, data released Tuesday by Eurostat said - a 55 per cent increase compared with 2021 (1.9 million).

Greenhouse gases in EU down 3.6 tonnes per employed person in a decade 04 December 2023, 21:51 CET
Greenhouse gas emissions from the EU economy per employed person decreased by 26 per cent or 3.6 tonnes over the last decade, according to figures from EU statistics agency Eurostat Monday.

Europe's population on way down in 2021: Eurostat 21 November 2023, 18:17 CET
Natural population changes, as well as the role played by the pandemic, contributed to a decrease in most EU regions in 2021, according to figures produced Tuesday by the EU's statistics agency Eurostat.

Skills shortages 'a serious problem' for majority of EU SMEs 14 November 2023, 17:51 CET
Skills shortages are one of the most serious problems for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the EU, according to a new Eurobarometer survey released on Tuesday.

75.8m employed by EU's micro & small businesses 09 November 2023, 22:56 CET
In 2021, 98 per cent of the EU's 31 million enterprises were micro and small businesses employing 75.8 million people, or half the total number employed, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday.

Nearly half EU car imports in 2022 electric & hybrid 06 November 2023, 23:36 CET
Trade of electric & hybrid cars continued its strong rise in 2022, according to the EU's statistics agency Eurostat, with an increase of 35 percentage points compared with 2017.

Highest life expectancy in Spain, EU figures show 06 November 2023, 23:26 CET
Spaniards live longest in Europe, according to figures from EU statistics agency Eurostat, recording EU overall life expectancy at birth reaching 80.1 years in 2021, with two year declines in 2020-21.

25 pct young Europeans employed while studying 28 September 2023, 23:05 CET
25% of young Europeans (aged 15-29) were simultaneously employed in formal education and in the labour market, Eurostat reported Thursday, while 72% remained outside the labour force.

45 pct of world's tourism arrivals are in the EU 27 September 2023, 23:26 CET
The EU received 45.8 per cent of all international tourism arrivals in the world in 2022, Eurostat reports, even though it represents just 5.6% of the world's population and 3.0% of the world's land area.

Russia's share in EU trade falls below 2 pct 05 September 2023, 23:25 CET
EU trade with Russia has been strongly affected by import and export restrictions imposed by the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU's statistical office reported on Friday.

Business bankruptcies in EU at highest level since 2015 28 August 2023, 21:19 CET
The number of bankruptcies declared by EU businesses in the second quarter of 2023 reached the highest level since the start of the data collection in 2015, the EU's statistical office Eurostat reported Thursday.

EU free trade exports surpass EUR €1 trillion: report 11 October 2022, 18:26 CET
EU exports to preferential partners under Free Trade Agreements surpassed EUR 1 trillion in 2021 for the first time, a new report published Tuesday by the European Commission shows.

Brussels reaches data-sharing agreement with Airbnb, Booking on short-term lets 10 March 2020, 18:35 CET
A landmark agreement with Airbnb, Booking and others on data sharing, reached Thursday by the EU Commission, will allow Eurostat to publish data on their short-stay accommodations across the EU.

Unemployment in the EU at lowest rate since 2000 30 January 2020, 23:20 CET
The unemployment rate in the 28 EU Member States was 6.2 per cent in December 2019, continuing a steady decline from previous months, according to figures published Thursday by Eurostat.

Recording energy performance contracts in national accounts - Eurostat guidance 21 September 2017, 22:16 CET
Eurostat has published a guidance note on the accounting consequences for governments of energy performance contracts.

Road deaths toll improves but EU targets may not be met 29 March 2017, 13:54 CET
Road safety statistics released Tuesday by the European Commission show a drop of 2 per cent in the number of fatalities recorded across the EU in 2016, which may not be enough to meet targets set for 2020.

Record high for EU agri-food exports in 2016 27 February 2017, 13:51 CET
The European Union had an agri-food trade surplus of EUR 18.8 billion in 2016, according to a Commission report, with the annual value of agri-food exports reaching a new record level at EUR 130.7 billion.

Austria misrepresentation of government debt data 23 February 2017, 13:37 CET
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council implementing decision on 22 February for Austria to pay a fine of EUR 29.8 million for the misrepresentation of some government debt data.

One in four Europeans over 15 is a smoker 07 December 2016, 23:50 CET
Nearly 1 in every 4 persons aged 15 or over in the EU was a current smoker in 2014, according to figures published Wednesday by Eurostat, the EU's the statistical office.

EU unemployment rate lowest since 2009 12 October 2016, 01:06 CET
Employment in the EU has increased in almost all Member States, according to the autumn edition of the European Commission's Employment and Social Development in Europe Quarterly Review.

Better social statistics for a social Europe 25 August 2016, 01:00 CET
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation on new, integrated ways to collect and use data from social surveys so as to better support policy making in general and social policy in particular.

EU defends Greek deficit statistics 30 August 2016, 18:44 CET
The European Union has defended the credibility of Greece's statistics body ELSTAT, as its former head Andreas Georgiou remains under threat of prison over reporting Greece's huge deficit in 2009.