world news Eurozone economy shrank less than feared in 2020 — Eurostat estimate The EU's statistics agency says early analysis suggests eurozone GDP fell by 0.7% in the last quarter and 6.8% across 2020. 02/02/2021
world news New report paints bleak picture of EU unemployment The unemployment rate for the bloc was at 7.6% in October 2020, up 1% compared to October 2019. 02/12/2020
world news EU baby deaths halved in last 20 years, accordig to new statistics The number of deaths among babies under a year old have halved on average across all EU member states, according to newly released statistics from Eurostat. 19/07/2019
world news Germany, France, Greece and Spain host 68% of illegal migrants in EU 68% of illegal migrants present in the EU live in four EU countries: Germany, France, Greece and Spain. 12/07/2019
world news Which European countries are the most dangerous to work in? It's not what you might expect. 26/04/2019
world news Over a quarter of Europeans do not exercise at all: Eurostat Portugal and Croatia were found to be the only two EU countries were a majority of the population does not carry out any physical activity outside working time. 28/03/2019
world news EU household spending on alcohol tops €130 billion Households in the European Union spent more than €130 million on alcohol in 2017, but how do different member states compare? 01/01/2019
world news Higher unemployment rates in EU cities for people born outside bloc Croatia and the Czech Republic are the only EU countries where unemployment rates of people born outside of the bloc were not higher than those born within it, according to Eurostat data. 09/10/2018
world news Number of illegal migrants in EU down, increase in those kicked out Latest EU figures show the number of non-EU citizens refused entry to EU jumped by 13% last year. 09/07/2018
world news These European countries think they're healthy — but here's the truth How healthy do people in Europe feel? Very healthy, apparently. More than two-thirds perceived their health status as good or very good in 2016. 29/03/2018
world news Eight statistics that define the role of women in Europe Women are less likely to hold management positions, political roles and are still nine times more likely to be raped. 07/03/2018
world news Baltics are the murder capital of Europe, report finds Three Baltic states saw the highest recorded intentional homicides relative to their populations in 2015, according to data from the European Commission. 22/02/2018
world news Latvia has highest share of environmental taxes, Luxembourg has lowest The Baltic country had the highest share of environmental taxes in 2016, while the small western nation of Luxembourg scored the lowest. 02/02/2018
world news Why do Scandinavians generate more waste than other Europeans? Denmark is the European country that generates the most municipal waste — while Romania generates the least, according to data from Eurostat. 30/01/2018
world news Paris and Rome most popular UNESCO sites on Wikipedia Good news for European tourism? Half of the 20 most popular sites are located in the EU. 08/01/2018
