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Join the Macroeconomic Globalisation Indicators launch

Join the Macroeconomic Globalisation Indicators launch

Eurostat invites you to follow the launch of a new dataset - Macroeconomic Globalisation Indicators. The dataset, created in collaboration with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, will shed light on EU's participation and ...

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EU social benefits expenditure up 6% in 2023

EU social benefits expenditure up 6% in 2023

In 2023, the total expenditure on social protection benefits in the EU reached €4 583 billion according to early estimates, a 6.1% increase compared with 2022. However, as social protection benefits expenditure represented 26.8% of the ...

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A quarter of young people employed while in education

A quarter of young people employed while in education

In 2023, 25.7% of young Europeans (aged 15-29) were employed during formal education. While 71.4% remained outside the labour force, 2.9% were available for employment and actively seeking employment (unemployed) while in formal ...

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Every third woman in the EU experienced gender-based violence

Every third woman in the EU experienced gender-based violence

Around 50 million women aged 18-74 in the EU, or 31%, experienced physical (including threats) or sexual violence in adulthood, based on the EU gender-based violence survey (wave 2021). When comparing the prevalence of gender-based ...

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Access to internet in urban and rural areas in 2023

Access to internet in urban and rural areas in 2023

In 2023, 95% households in EU cities had internet access, compared with 93% in towns and suburbs and 91% in rural areas. In 2013, the share of EU households with internet access was 9.7 percentage points higher in cities than in rural ...

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Statistics Explained website gets a new revamped look

Statistics Explained website gets a new revamped look

Welcome to Statistics Explained 2.0. This official Eurostat website, dedicated to a more in-depth analysis of European statistics, is launching its new look this morning. The revamped appearance offers easier navigation by theme, ...

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