Travel News Travel surges in Greece as more people holiday near and far Data from ELSTAT shows an increase in both spending and overnight stays of Greek tourists 25/07/2025
Germany Politically motivated crimes in Germany reach record high Germany's Interior Ministry has proposed a series of measures to combat politically motivated crimes, which it says have increased by 40% in the last year. 20/05/2025
Europe in Motion How is fraud across the EU being tackled? The European Public Prosecutor's Office had over 2,000 active fraud-related investigations by the end of 2024, with total estimated damages amounting to €24.8 billion. VAT fraud continues to be the most significant concern. 11/03/2025
Europe in Motion Diversity in the population: How does migration affect the EU? The number of non-EU citizens living in the EU has grown by 2.3 million in 2023, with Ukrainian, Turkish, and Moroccan citizens representing the three largest groups. 19/02/2025
Europe in Motion Data security: Which EU countries protect themselves the most? Most online users don't read privacy statements and prefer to focus on managing their own data security on the internet. 28/01/2025
Europe in Motion Which jobs do Europeans trust the most and the least? Across 21 different professions, Europeans trust doctors and scientists the most. Meanwhile, politicians are the least trusted, despite a gradual increase since reaching a low in 2018. 17/01/2025
Europe in Motion More than 25% of EU citizens with disabilities face financial struggle Just over one in four adults in the EU has some form of disability. Compared with the rest of the population, they face financial issues to a disproportionate degree. 31/10/2024
Europe News What is the most attractive EU country for studying abroad? In 2022, 1.66 million students from abroad, including EU and non-EU countries, were undertaking tertiary-level studies across the EU, according to Eurostat. 09/10/2024
Europe in Motion Eurozone jobless rates remain stable, latest Eurostat data shows The eurozone unemployment rate stayed at 6.4% throughout June, July, and August, down 0.2% from August last year. However, Greece, Spain, and Sweden have the highest rates of unemployment. 08/10/2024
Healthcare Which are the most common operations surgeons perform in EU hospitals? When it comes to operations, these are the most common surgical procedures undertaken in hospitals across the European Union. 04/10/2024
Living Air conditioning use has more than doubled in Europe since 1990 Cooling machines are part of a vicious heating cycle. 18/06/2024
Culture news 812 million hours and counting: What's the most watched Netflix show? Notoriously secretive about its data, Netflix has finally published a report on what people watched on the platform over a six month period and it shows a growing demand for non-English content. 13/12/2023
World News Europe's trans murders remain at 'consistently high level' Murders of trans and gender-diverse people were reported for the first time this year in Armenia, Belgium and Slovakia. 13/11/2023
Economy Nearly 1 in 12 Italians live in ‘absolute poverty’, report finds There are now over 5.6 million Italians who cannot afford the cost of bare essentials like food, shelter, education and healthcare, according to a recent report by ISTAT. 27/10/2023
Economy EU, eurozone unemployment rates remain at historic low in June The European Union's unemployment rate remained stable at its historic low of 5.9% in June, according to Eurostat. 01/08/2023
World News Amnesty says executions at highest level since 2017 According to Amnesty International, an official total of 883 people were executed across 20 countries in 2022, marking a rise of 53% compared to figures for 2021 . 16/05/2023