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1 out of 7 EU employees is a low-wage earner

1 out of 7 EU employees is a low-wage earner

In 2022, 14.7% of employees in the EU were low-wage earners, against 16.2% in 2018. Low-wage earners are employees earning two-thirds or less of the median gross hourly earnings in the country of work. The share of low-wage earners was ...

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EU enterprises’ online sales reach new heights in 2023

EU enterprises’ online sales reach new heights in 2023

According to data reported in 2024, 23.8% of EU enterprises conducted online sales in 2023, which was 6.6 percentage points (pp) higher than in 2013 (17.2%). Among the EU countries, Lithuania had the highest share of enterprises ...

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70% of EU citizens used online public services in 2024

70% of EU citizens used online public services in 2024

In 2024, 70.0% of people aged 16-74 in the EU stated that they had used a website or an app of a public authority in the previous 12 months, a slight increase of 0.7 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023 (69.3%). Among the EU ...

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Slight increase in nuclear power production in 2023

Slight increase in nuclear power production in 2023

In 2023, 13 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 619 601 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 1.7% compared with 2022, largely due to France completing maintenance of its nuclear reactors. Nuclear ...

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Bankruptcies slightly down and registrations up in Q4 2024

Bankruptcies slightly down and registrations up in Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 0.7% compared with the third quarter of 2024. At the same time, business registrations went up by 2.6% compared with the third quarter of ...

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Neighbourhood crime, violence or vandalism in 2023

Neighbourhood crime, violence or vandalism in 2023

In 2023, 10% of people in the EU reported experiencing crime, violence or vandalism in their neighbourhood. This percentage was higher for people at risk of poverty, at 12.3%, compared with 9.6% of those not at risk of poverty. Across ...

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