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More businesses opened than dissolved in the EU in 2022

More businesses opened than dissolved in the EU in 2022

In 2022, there was a total of over 32 million enterprises in the EU, 3.4 million new enterprises were born that year, and according to the preliminary data, 2.8 millionenterprise deaths were registered. The enterprise birth rate was ...

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Micro & small businesses make up 99% of enterprises in the EU

Micro & small businesses make up 99% of enterprises in the EU

In 2022, the EU had 32.3 million enterprises, employing 160 million persons. Of that total, 99% were micro and small enterprises employing up to 49 persons. Micro and small enterprises employed 77.5 million persons, i.e. almost half ...

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Which countries are the biggest producers of pasta?

Which countries are the biggest producers of pasta?

In 2023, 6.2 million tonnes of pasta were produced in the EU, worth €8.9 billion. While the volume was comparable with 2022 (6.1 million tonnes), there was an increase of €1.1 billion in terms of value. Italy was by far the leading EU ...

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Which regions had the highest income levels in 2021?

Which regions had the highest income levels in 2021?

In 2021, EU net primary income per inhabitant was 20 700 purchasing power standard (PPS), up from 19 500 PPS in 2020. There were 10 EU regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2) in 2021 with a ...

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41% of plastic packaging waste recycled in 2022

41% of plastic packaging waste recycled in 2022

In 2022, a total of 83.4 million tonnes of packaging waste was produced in the EU, or 186.5 kg per inhabitant. Compared with 2021, this represents a decrease of 3.6 kg per inhabitant, but an increase of 31.7 kg compared with 2012. Out ...

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EU sees bigger share of tourists from outside Europe

EU sees bigger share of tourists from outside Europe

In 2023, the EU registered a total of 2.9 billion nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments, up from 2.8 billion in 2022. Almost 1.6 billion nights were spent by domestic tourists and close to 1.4 billion by international ...

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