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Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% in 2024

Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% in 2024

In 2024, 47.4% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, up by 2.6 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023. Among EU countries, Denmark had the highest share of renewables in its net electricity ...

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EU had over 2 million cultural enterprises in 2022

EU had over 2 million cultural enterprises in 2022

In 2022, there were 2.03 million cultural enterprises in the EU, representing 6.3% of all businesses within the business economy (industry, construction and market services). These generated €199 billion in value added, which was 2.0% ...

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62 085 asylum applications in December 2024

62 085 asylum applications in December 2024

jIn December 2024, 62 085 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 17% decrease compared with November 2024 (74 485) and a 20% decrease compared with December 2023 ...

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Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

In 2022, the EU’s net domestic energy use was 58.8 million terajoules, representing a 4.2% decrease compared with 2021. This figure includes energy used directly by households and energy used by production activities of businesses and ...

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Employment rate stable, labour market slack down in Q4 2024

Employment rate stable, labour market slack down in Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 75.9%, stable compared with the third quarter of 2024. Labour market slack - all persons who have an unmet need for employment, including ...

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Labour market flows in Q4 2024

Labour market flows in Q4 2024

Between the third and the fourth quarter of 2024, 3.2 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU (24.2% of all unemployed in the third quarter of 2024) found a job. During this period, 6.5 million (49.6%) remained unemployed and 3.4 ...

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