12+ hour, 31+ min ago  (138+ words) The results of the 9th European Statistics Competition are almost out, and excitement is in the building." Save the date and join us on 25 June, 2026, at 10. 30 CEST, for the award ceremony, live from Sofia, Bulgaria, and online on the You Tube…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago  (138+ words) The results of the 9th European Statistics Competition are almost out, and excitement is in the building." Save the date and join us on 25 June, 2026, at 10. 30 CEST, for the award ceremony, live from Sofia, Bulgaria, and online on the You Tube…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (423+ words) In 2025, the EU recorded 669 710 first-time asylum applications, 325 955 positive first-instance decisions and 49 025 positive decisions on appeal or review. The number of asylum applicants and protections granted varied considerably between 2014 and 2025. The highest number of applicants was recorded in 2015 (1 216 860), leading to the…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (190+ words) Today, Eurostat released the European Statistical Monitor, a dashboard with monthly and quarterly indicators covering different areas, such as economy, environment, business, health and work. This monthly updated dashboard is designed to track developments within the EU as a whole…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (283+ words) In 2025, the severe material and social deprivation rate among young people (aged 15-29 years) in the EU was 5. 8%, the same share as in 2024. The rate was slightly lower compared with the total population (6. 3%). The highest shares of young people who faced…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (461+ words) In March 2026, 47 100 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 19% decrease compared with March 2025 (58 025) and a 1% increase compared with February 2026 (46 420). There were also 10 075 subsequent applicants, representing a 28% increase compared with March 2025 (7 855) and an 11% increase compared…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (445+ words) In April 2026, compared with March 2026, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0. 1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2026, industrial production grew by 0. 4% in the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (655+ words) The first estimates of euro area balance showed a "1. 0 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2026, compared with a surplus of "8. 7 bn in April 2025. The euro area exports of goods to the rest…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (214+ words) Between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, 3 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU found a job (22. 9% of all unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2025). During this period, 7. 1 million (53. 2%) remained unemployed and 3. 2 million unemployed people (23. 9%) transitioned out…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (319+ words) In the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 76. 3%, up from 76. 2% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Labour market slack " all persons who have an unmet need for employment, including unemployed people " stood at…...