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Transport services exports worth €245 billion in 2023

Transport services exports worth €245 billion in 2023

In 2023, EU countries exported €245 billion worth of transport services to countries outside of the EU, marking a decline of 21.5% compared with 2022. This fall was mainly due to a decrease in sea transport. However, sea transport ...

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Number of prisoners increased by 3.2% in 2023

Number of prisoners increased by 3.2% in 2023

In 2023, there were around 499 000 prisoners in the EU, indicating a 3.2% increase compared with 2022. There were 111 prisoners per 100 000 people, slightly more than in 2022, when this rate was 108. In the period between 1993 and 2023, ...

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868 700 employed as authors, journalists or linguists

868 700 employed as authors, journalists or linguists

In 2023, 868 700 people in the EU were employed as authors, journalists or linguists. The number of people employed in these professions decreased by 2.5% compared with 2022. In 2023, Germany employed the largest number of authors, ...

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Over 20% of employed people worked on weekends in 2023

Over 20% of employed people worked on weekends in 2023

In 2023, 22.4% of employed people in the EU usually worked during weekends. Working on weekends was more common among skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (49.5%), service and sales workers (48.9%) and people with ...

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151 004 multinational enterprise groups in EU and EFTA

151 004 multinational enterprise groups in EU and EFTA

In 2023, 151 004 multinational enterprise groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, employing 49.0 million people. In the EU, multinational enterprise groups employed 29.3% of people ...

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EU road fatalities decreased by 1.3% in 2023

EU road fatalities decreased by 1.3% in 2023

In 2023, road traffic accidents claimed the lives of 20 380 people in the EU, a 1.3% decrease compared with 2022 (20 652 fatalities). In 2020, the number of fatalities had dropped sharply to 18 830 fatalities, which was attributed to ...

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