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How much exercise do you do in a week?

The FINANCIAL -- Around 28 % of the European Union (EU) population aged 16 or over did not do any exercise outside working time in 2017, in contrast with the rest of the EU population, who undertook some form of sports, fitness or recreational activities in their leisure ...

Capital Markets Union: SMEs will access to financial markets easier

The FINANCIAL -- As part of the capital markets union, the EU will soon have in place a new framework to help small and medium businesses access new sources of ...

Antitrust: Commission fines Google €1.49 billion

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing a number of restrictive clauses in ...

Highest proportions of innovative enterprises in Belgium, Portugal, Finland, Luxembourg and Germany

The FINANCIAL -- The full results of the Community Innovation Survey 2016, which contains a broad set of indicators on innovation activities of enterprises, are now available in the Eurostat online ...

Industrial emissions to water decreased but current levels are still a challenge in Europe

The FINANCIAL -- Direct emissions released to water bodies from Europe’s large industrial sites have decreased in recent years for many pollutants. However, industrial pollution transferred ...

The European Court of Auditors examine EU ecodesign and energy labels

The FINANCIAL -- The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU measures for ecodesign and energy labelling of products, including household appliances. In articular, the auditors will ...

Non-EU citizens: 4.4 % of the EU population in 2018

The FINANCIAL – The number of people residing in European Union (EU) Member States with citizenship of a non-member country on 1 January 2018 was 22.3 million, representing 4.4 % of the EU ...

Annual growth in labour costs at 2.3% in euro area

The FINANCIAL -- Hourly labour costs rose by 2.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.8% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third ...

Poultry meat production in EU at new high in 2018

The FINANCIAL – The European Union (EU) produced 15.2 million tonnes of poultry meat in 2018, a new high. This represents a cumulative rise of about one quarter or 3.2 million tonnes since ...

Production in construction down by 1.4% in euro area

The FINANCIAL – In January 2019 compared with December 2018, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 1.4% in the euro area (EA19) and remained unchanged in the EU28, ...

Government expenditure on social protection in EU

The FINANCIAL -- General government total expenditure on social protection (as defined by COFOG) in the European Union (EU) amounted to €2,890 billion in 2017. This was equivalent to 18.8 % of GDP ...

Immigration to EU countries: 4.4 million in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- A total of 4.4 million people immigrated to one of the European Union (EU) Member States during 2017, while at least 3.1 million emigrants were reported to have left an EU Member ...

Proponents of higher skilled migration intake in Germany outnumber opponents two to one

The FINANCIAL -- Skills shortages are making it increasingly harder for enterprises in Germany to fill job vacancies. The main reason is the ongoing employment boom of the past years, and in the ...

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How much exercise do you do in a week?

Capital Markets Union: SMEs will access to financial markets easier

Antitrust: Commission fines Google €1.49 billion

Highest proportions of innovative enterprises in Belgium, Portugal, Finland, Luxembourg and Germany

Industrial emissions to water decreased but current levels are still a challenge in Europe

The European Court of Auditors examine EU ecodesign and energy labels

Non-EU citizens: 4.4 % of the EU population in 2018

Annual growth in labour costs at 2.3% in euro area

Poultry meat production in EU at new high in 2018

Production in construction down by 1.4% in euro area

Government expenditure on social protection in EU

Immigration to EU countries: 4.4 million in 2017

Proponents of higher skilled migration intake in Germany outnumber opponents two to one

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