In 2024, women held one-third (33.4%) of the seats in national parliaments across the EU, marking a 5.6 percentage points (pp) increase compared with 2014. Sweden (45.6%), Finland (45.5%) and Denmark (44.7%) had the highest shares of ...
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In 2023, 3.7 million women in the EU held a managerial position, up from 3.1 million in 2014, according to the EU Labour Force Survey, the main source for labour market statistics in EU. This means that although women represented almost ...
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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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In 2023, 10% of people in the EU reported experiencing crime, violence or vandalism in their neighbourhood. This percentage was higher for people at risk of poverty, at 12.3%, compared with 9.6% of those not at risk of poverty. Across ...
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Online shopping in the EU continues to expand, according to the latest annual survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals. In 2024, 77% of internet users bought or ordered goods or services for personal use online in the ...
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In November 2024, 75 045 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 14% decrease compared with October 2024 (86 920) and a 31% decrease compared with November 2023 (108 ...
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