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EU: Renewables in electricity generation up 4% in Q3 2025
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In the third quarter of 2025, 49.3% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, an increase of 3.8% compared with the 47.5% registered in the same quarter of 2024, according to figures by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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EU's exports of medicinal, pharma products up by 13.5 per cent in 2024
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5 per cent compared with 2023, reaching Euro 313.4 billion. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5 per cent, amounting to Euro 119.7 billion, according to figures published by Eurostat, the
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Surplus in EU trade in goods for 6 quarters in a row: Eurostat
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In the final quarter of 2024, the EU exported more goods to non-EU countries than it imported, resulting in a trade surplus of Euro 27.2 billion, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of a positive
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Euro 52.7 goods trade surplus in Q2'23: EU
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In the second quarter of 2023 (Q2'23), the European Union (EU) seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of Euro 73.0 billion (+1.7 per cent of GDP), compared with a surplus of EUR60.6 billion (+1.5 per cent of GDP) in Q1'23 and a deficit of Euro 32.6
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EU tourism at decade high in first half of 2023
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The EU tourism industry is experiencing a strong recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first half of 2023, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodations reached its highest level in the past decade, signalling a notable resurgence in the industry's performance in m
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EU trade balance back to a surplus of Euro 1 billion
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the second quarter of 2023, after six quarters of registering a deficit, the EU trade balance was back to a surplus level due to declining energy prices, according to a report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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Cultural employment in the EU grew by 4.5 pc in 2022
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The cultural sector in the EU employed 7.7 million people in 2022, representing 3.8 percent of total employment. Compared with 2021, it indicated a 4.5 percent increase from 7.4 million, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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EU's imports in high-tech products worth Euro 482 billion, exports at Euro
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In 2022, over half of the EU's high-tech imports from non-EU countries came from China (38 per cent; Euro 183 billion) and the United States (19 per cent; Euro91 billion), with other top partners being Switzerland (six per cent; Euro 30 billion), Taiwan (five per cent; Euro 23 billion) and t
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EU's employment rate peaks at 75 pc in 2022
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Among the EU countries, 11 had employment rates above 78 per cent (one of the three targets set in the 2030 action plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with the Netherlands (83 per cent), Sweden, and Estonia (both 82 per cent) having the highest rates. The lowest rates were recorded
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Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent were given subsidiary protection, and 25 per cent received humanitarian protection. Compared with 2021, the number of refugee status granted increased by 22
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Trade in medicinal, pharma products reached new peak in 2022: Eurostat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Exports increased from EUR 50 billion in 2002 to EUR 287 billion in 2022. Compared with 2021 (EUR 235 billion), the 2022 total represented an increase of 22 per cent. Imports rose from EUR 32 billion to EUR 112 billion between 2002 to 2022, rising almost 12 per cent from 2021 (EUR 100 billio
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EU's population projected to drop by 6 pc by 2100: Eurostat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The European Union's population will decrease by 6 per cent between 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2100, equivalent to 27.3 million fewer people, according to the latest population projections issued by Eurostat. After a decrease in 2020 and 2021 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,
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