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EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022

EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022

In 2022, employment in the environmental economy in the EU countries increased on average by 9.5% compared to 2021, measured in full-time equivalents. The increase ranged from 2.8% in Czechia to 38% in Greece while in Malta, Lithuania ...

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Citizenship granted to over 1 million people in 2023

Citizenship granted to over 1 million people in 2023

In 2023, 1.1 million people acquired the citizenship of the EU country where they lived, an increase of around 6.1% (+60 200 people) compared with 2022. Most of the new citizenships were granted by Spain (240 200; 22.9% of the EU ...

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Large enterprises lead the EU services exports

Large enterprises lead the EU services exports

In 2022, most of the services exports from the EU to non-EU countries (56%) were carried out by large enterprises with 250 or more employees. Small enterprises (up to 49 employees) accounted for 14% of exports and medium-sized ...

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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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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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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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