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 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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In the final quarter of 2024, the EU exported more goods to non-EU countries than it imported, resulting in a trade surplus of €27.2 billion. This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of a positive trade balance, following a period of ...
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On 31 December 2024, nearly 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 number of ...
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In 2023, EU countries exported€1 427 billion worth of services to countries outside of the EU (+2% compared with 2022). Imports from countries outside the EU stood at €1 274 billion (+4% compared with 2022). This marks a continuing ...
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In October 2024, 86 945 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 24% decrease compared with October 2023 (114 890). There were also 7 475 subsequent applicants, representing ...
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