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Euro area unemployment at 8.1%

The FINANCIAL -- The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.1% in August 2018, down from 8.2% in July 2018 and from 9.0% in August 2017. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since November 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.8% in August 2018, stable compared with July 2018 and down from 7.5% in August ...

EU and UN determination to further strengthen cooperation

The FINANCIAL -- The United Nations Secretary-General, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the ...

30% of electricity generated from renewable sources

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, electricity generation from renewable sources contributed more than one quarter (30 %) to total gross electricity consumption in the European Union ...

Regional employment rates

The FINANCIAL -- The latest figures on regional employment in the European Union (EU) show that in 2017 the highest employment rates were recorded in Åland (Finland), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and ...

Statistical cooperation in and around Europe

The FINANCIAL -- The statistics published by Eurostat often include countries in and around Europe which are not Member States of the European Union (EU). This is explained by the fact that ...

Number of scientists and engineers up 2% in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, the number of scientists and engineers in the European Union (EU) aged between 25 and 64 increased by 2% when compared with ...

EU progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

The FINANCIAL -- Sustainable development aims to achieve a continuous improvement in citizens’ quality of life and well-being. This involves the pursuit of economic progress, while safeguarding the ...

Some statistics for coffee time

The FINANCIAL -- It is International Coffee Day on October 1, and to mark this occasion, here are some interesting figures on the imports of coffee into the ...

3.9 billion tonnes of seaborne goods handled by EU

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, the total gross weight of goods handled in European Union ports (inward and outward) was estimated to be 3.9 billion ...

Coastal regions: popular tourist destinations

The FINANCIAL -- Coastal regions are popular tourist destinations in terms of nights spent in tourist accommodation by both domestic and international tourists, when compared with other NUTS 2 level ...

65% know at least one foreign language in the EU

The FINANCIAL -- On the occasion of the European Day of Languages, figures on self-reported language skills show that in 2016, 65 % of working-age adults in the European Union (EU) knew at least one ...

Budget MEPs back €1.2m in job-search aid for 450 redundant workers

The FINANCIAL -- Following the dismissal of 1,324 workers in 20 banks in the affected regions, the most disadvantaged among them should receive EU aid worth €1,192,500 to help find new ...

First-time asylum applicants up 4% in Q2 2018

The FINANCIAL -- During the second quarter of 2018, 136 700 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU). This was an increase of 4% ...

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Euro area unemployment at 8.1%

EU and UN determination to further strengthen cooperation

30% of electricity generated from renewable sources

Regional employment rates

Statistical cooperation in and around Europe

Number of scientists and engineers up 2% in 2017

EU progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Some statistics for coffee time

3.9 billion tonnes of seaborne goods handled by EU

Coastal regions: popular tourist destinations

65% know at least one foreign language in the EU

Budget MEPs back €1.2m in job-search aid for 450 redundant workers

First-time asylum applicants up 4% in Q2 2018

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