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Euro was the most used currency for EU exports and US dollars for EU imports in 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Goods imported and exported by the European Union (EU) can be invoiced in a range of currencies. In 2018, the euro was the most used currency for EU exports with a share of 48% of the total value of goods exported to non-EU countries and a share of 35% invoiced in US dollars. The picture was reversed for imports, with 56% of imports paid in US dollars and around a third in euros ...

Preventing food waste, promoting Circular Economy: Commission adopts common methodology to measure food waste across the EU

The FINANCIAL -- Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic harm. EU is committed to solving this problem and putting ...

Self-employed persons

The FINANCIAL -- 32.6 million persons aged 15 to 74 in the European Union (EU) were self-employed in 2018. They accounted for 14% of total ...

Euro area unemployment at 7.7% . EU28 at 6.4%

The FINANCIAL -- The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7% in March 2019, down from 7.8% in February 2019 and from 8.5% in March 2018. This is the lowest rate recorded in ...

Volume of retail trade unchanged in euro area. Up by 0.3% in EU28

The FINANCIAL -- In March 2019 compared with February 2019, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19), and increased by 0.3% in the EU28, according to ...

Tuna: 10 % of EU catches of marine fish in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- A live weight of almost 435 000 tonnes of tuna (including bonitos and billfishes) was caught by the European Union (EU) Member States in 2017 in the seven fishing regions covered by ...

How safe are you at work?

The FINANCIAL -- In the European Union (EU) in 2016 there were 3 182 fatal accidents at the work place. This represents a standardised incidence rate of 2.2 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers, which ...

EU Approves New Cyber-Sanctions Regime Ahead Of Parliament Elections

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union has adopted a new legal tool to slap penalties on those found responsible for cyberattacks on the bloc's member states, as well as third countries and ...

EU budget: Adding €100 million for research and student mobility programmes in 2019

The FINANCIAL -- Following up on the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the EU's 2019 budget, the European Commission is proposing to add €100 million to the EU's flagship ...

European Citizens' Initiative: Commission registers ‘Save the bees!' initiative'

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative entitled ‘Save the bees! Protection of biodiversity and improvement of habitats for insects in Europe'. ...

Commission presents results of initiative supporting regions in industrial transition

The FINANCIAL -- These days Commission presented the first results of an initiative launched a year ago to support 10 EU regions and two Member States in industrial ...

In 2018, CO2 emissions in the EU decreased compared with 2017

The FINANCIAL -- Eurostat estimates that in 2018 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion significantly decreased by 2.5% in the European Union (EU), compared with the previous ...

Auditors checking if EU-wide road network is on track

The FINANCIAL -- The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU support for the network of roadsconnecting Member States and regions European Court of Auditors ...

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