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21/10/2019
Euro area government deficit at 0.5% and EU28 at 0.7% of GDP
In 2018, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative terms compared with 2017. In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio fell from 0.9% in 2017 to 0.5% in 2018, and in the EU28 from 1.0% to 0.7%. In the euro area the government debt... more
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18/10/2019
New publication 'Ageing Europe – looking at the lives of older people'
20 October is the fourth European Statistics Day. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), celebrates it with a new publication 'Ageing Europe – looking at the lives of older people'. more
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17/10/2019
Production in construction down by 0.5% in euro area
In August 2019 compared with July 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2019, production in construction... more
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16/10/2019
Downward trend in the share of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU
In 2018, 109.2 million people, or 21.7% of the population, in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This means that they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at risk of poverty after social transfers (income poverty), severely materially deprived... more
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Eurostat regional yearbook
How does your region compare? Explore the diversity of EU regions in the new Eurostat regional yearbook 2019! It contains in-depth analyses on a wide range of statistics, from social and economic issues to transport and agriculture.
People on the move
Explore our new digital publication 'People on the move – statistics on mobility in Europe'. With the help of short texts and interactive visualisations, learn more about how people move around in Europe whether for migration, education, work or tourism.
Finnish EU Council Presidency
On the 1 July 2019, Finland took over the presidency of the Council of the EU. On this occasion, Eurostat publishes some information and statistics about this Member State.
SDGs and me
Get to know the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Explore the situation of your country and compare it to others using the interactive visualisation tools in this new innovative publication.
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