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Podcast: young people on today’s labour market

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In the latest episode of Eurostat’s Stats in a Wrap podcast, we will take a look at the statistics that help us understand how Europe measures youth labour market participation, what the data tell us and what challenges statisticians face when working on these data.  In this episode, host Jonathan Elliot is joined by Eurostat’s…

European Statistics Code of Practice: meeting users’ needs

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the European Statistics Code of Practice, Eurostat is publishing a series of articles highlighting the 16 principles of the Code, their importance and role. Today, we focus on the final set of principles, 11 to 15, which emphasize the quality and usability of statistical outputs. These principles are crucial…

Nordic & Benelux regions: highest share of electric cars

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The number of electric passenger cars in the EU reached 4.4 million in 2023, accounting for 1.73% of all passenger cars. Compared with 2022, the total number of electric cars went up by 1.4 million.  In 121 (56.28%) out of the 215 regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS…

4 in a million women killed by family/partners

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In 2023, 4.1 women out of every million women were victims of intentional homicide, by family members or intimate partners, in the EU, nearly double the rate for men at 2.2 per million men.  Between 2015 and 2023, the intentional homicide rate for women in this intimate context in the EU fluctuated between 3.9 per…

EU surplus with US falls in 2nd and 3rd quarter 2025

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In the third quarter of 2025, the EU registered a €40.8 billion trade in goods surplus with the United States. This was a 13.3% decline from the €47.1 billion surplus recorded in the second quarter, and a substantial decline (49.7%) compared with the €81.2 billion trade surplus in the first quarter of 2025. The first…

People in China increasingly focused on retirement planning: bank report

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A report released by China CITIC Bank on Friday has stated that people in the country are becoming increasingly aware of the need for retirement planning and taking a more proactive approach to preparing for old age. To compile the report, the bank and a number of its subsidiaries obtained 10,137 valid samples through online…

China builds first high-capacity all-solid-state battery line

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China has completed its first high-capacity all-solid-state battery production line, marking a step toward commercializing a technology seen as key to extending electric-vehicle range and improving safety. The line, built by the State-owned automaker GAC Group, is undergoing small-batch trial production, and is the first in the country capable of producing solid-state batteries with capacities…

Agriculture & forestry energy use down 1.1% in 2023

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In 2023, the EU’s agriculture and forestry sector consumed 26.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent of energy. This represented a decrease of 1.1% compared with 2022. The sector’s share of the total EU energy consumption remained unchanged at 3.0%. The agriculture and forestry sector in the Netherlands accounted for the highest share of national total…