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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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2023: record-breaking increase in renewable electricity

2023: record-breaking increase in renewable electricity

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3% of gross electricity consumption in the EU, a significant 4.1 percentage points (pp) increase from 2022. This marks the largest annual increase in the share of renewable energy in ...

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Median age in the EU increased by 2.2 years since 2014

Median age in the EU increased by 2.2 years since 2014

On 1 January 2024, the median age of the EU’s population reached 44.7 years. This means that half of the people in the EU were older than 44.7 years, while the other half was younger. Across the EU, it ranged from 39.4 years in Ireland ...

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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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