In 2024, 75.8% (197.6 million people) of the EU’s 20 to 64-year-olds were employed, the highest share recorded since the start of the time series in 2009. The employment rate was up 0.5 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023 and 1.2 ...
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In January 2025, 66 800 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking an 8% increase compared with December 2024 (62 075) and a 24% decrease compared with January 2024 (87 ...
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In 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% compared with 2023, reaching €313.4 billion. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5%, amounting to €119.7 billion. Consequently, ...
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In 2024, the value of EU exports of spacecraft products, including satellites, suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, reached €1.217 billion, marking an increase from €1.20 billion in 2019. At the same time, the import value of ...
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On 28 February 2025, slightly more than 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU. The EU countries hosting the highest ...
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In 2024, a total of 12 900 tonnes of rare earth elements (REE+) were imported to the EU, marking a decrease of 29.3% compared with 2023. At the same time, 5 500 tonnes of rare earth elements were exported from the EU, a drop of only ...
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