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EU trade in spacecraft products in 2024

EU trade in spacecraft products in 2024

In 2024, the value of EU exports of spacecraft products, including satellites, suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, reached €1.217 billion, marking an increase from €1.20 billion in 2019. At the same time, the import value of ...

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Temporary protection for 4.3 million in February 2025

Temporary protection for 4.3 million in February 2025

On 28 February 2025, slightly more than 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU. The EU countries hosting the highest ...

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Imports of rare earth elements saw 30% drop in 2024

Imports of rare earth elements saw 30% drop in 2024

In 2024, a total of 12 900 tonnes of rare earth elements (REE+) were imported to the EU, marking a decrease of 29.3% compared with 2023. At the same time, 5 500 tonnes of rare earth elements were exported from the EU, a drop of only ...

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House prices and rents went up in Q4 2024

House prices and rents went up in Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, house prices in the EU rose by 4.9%, while rents increased by 3.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. Compared with the third quarter of 2024, house prices increased by 0.8% and rents by 0.6%. This ...

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EU aquaculture 2023: 1.1 million tonnes produced

EU aquaculture 2023: 1.1 million tonnes produced

In 2023, aquaculture production in the EU was almost 1.1 million tonnes of live weight, valued at €4.8 billion. Aquaculture involves the controlled cultivation of fish, molluscs, algae and crustaceans. The 3 largest EU producers of ...

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83% of people live within a 15-minute drive of a hospital

83% of people live within a 15-minute drive of a hospital

In 2023, the share of the EU population living within a 15-minute drive of a hospital was 83.2%. Among EU regions at level 3 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 3), there were 124 regions where 100% of the ...

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