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Road fatalities went up in 2022 after long decline

Road fatalities went up in 2022 after long decline

In 2022, the total number of road fatalities in the EU rose to 20 889, up 3.6% compared with 2021. On average, there were 46 road fatalities per million inhabitants in 2022. The highest incidence rates in the regions at level 2 of the ...

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Almost 9% of EU graduates in 2022 studied abroad

Almost 9% of EU graduates in 2022 studied abroad

In 2022, 363 900 graduates in the EU studied abroad during their degree for at least 3 months (so-called credit mobile graduates enrolled in tertiary education ISCED levels 5-8). As there were 4.1 million graduates in the EU that year, ...

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Increase in bankruptcies and registrations in Q3 2024

Increase in bankruptcies and registrations in Q3 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses increased by 2.7% compared with the second quarter of 2024. At the same time, business registrations also went up by 2.2% compared with the second ...

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Agriculture output slightly down by 1.5% in 2023

Agriculture output slightly down by 1.5% in 2023

In 2023, agricultural output in the EUwas valued at €537.1 billion (bn) in basic prices, a 1.5% decrease compared with 2022 (€545.4 bn). This slight drop from the peak value of output in 2022 ended the upward trend that had started in ...

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Almost 12% of materials in the EU came from recycling

Almost 12% of materials in the EU came from recycling

In 2023, 11.8% of materials used in the EU came from recycled materials. This indicator is known as ‘circular material use rate’ or ‘circularity rate’, and it measures the contribution of recycled materials in the overall use of ...

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Trade in rare earth elements decreased in 2023

Trade in rare earth elements decreased in 2023

A total of 18 300 tonnes of rare earth elements (REE+) valued at €123.6 million were imported to the EU in 2023, marking a decrease of 0.5% in volume and 15.2% in value compared with 2022. At the same time, 5 600 tonnes of rare earth ...

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