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EU tourism tops 3 billion nights in 2024 after strong Q4

EU tourism tops 3 billion nights in 2024 after strong Q4

2024 was the best tourism year on record for the EU, with the total number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments exceeding 3 billion. This reflects a 2.2% increase compared with 2023 (+65.4 million nights), following a ...

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Slight decline in imports and exports from China in 2024

Slight decline in imports and exports from China in 2024

In 2024, the EU exported goods worth €213.3 billion to China and imported €517.8 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of €304.5 billion. China was the EU’s largest trade partner for imports (21.3% of all extra-EU imports) and the ...

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In focus: women in master’s and PhD studies in the EU

In focus: women in master’s and PhD studies in the EU

Among the 1.5 million master’s students in the EU in 2022, 905 678 were women, representing 58.6% of the total. At doctoral level, this share was 48.5% of a total of 99 204 doctorate students. At master’s level, women represented the ...

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EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022

EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022

In 2022, employment in the environmental economy in the EU countries increased on average by 9.5% compared to 2021, measured in full-time equivalents. The increase ranged from 2.8% in Czechia to 38% in Greece while in Malta, Lithuania ...

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Citizenship granted to over 1 million people in 2023

Citizenship granted to over 1 million people in 2023

In 2023, 1.1 million people acquired the citizenship of the EU country where they lived, an increase of around 6.1% (+60 200 people) compared with 2022. Most of the new citizenships were granted by Spain (240 200; 22.9% of the EU ...

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Large enterprises lead the EU services exports

Large enterprises lead the EU services exports

In 2022, most of the services exports from the EU to non-EU countries (56%) were carried out by large enterprises with 250 or more employees. Small enterprises (up to 49 employees) accounted for 14% of exports and medium-sized ...

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