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Today, Eurostat releases the publication ‘Sustainable development in the European Union - monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context - 2025 edition’. This publication provides readers with a statistical overview of the EU’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The monitoring report highlights several areas where the EU has made significant strides, based on the assessment of the past 5 years of available data. However, it also notes no progress or movement away from progress for 3 out of the 17 goals.

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Significant progress has been made towards the objectives and targets related to reduced inequalities (SDG 10), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and quality education (SDG 4). 

The EU has also taken steps forward towards most of the other SDGs, but at a slower pace. Among the group of goals with moderate progress, the EU has performed best for gender equality (SDG 5), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) and zero hunger (SDG 2). 

By contrast, the assessment shows no significant progress for life below water (SDG 14), due to the slow expansion of marine protected areas as well as the worsening health of the ocean.

A movement away from the sustainable development objectives has been observed for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) and life on land (SDG 15). Progress towards SDG 6 has been unfavourably affected by water stress, whereas development in SDG 15 has been negatively impacted by land degradation and loss of biodiversity. 

Join us in the SDGs webinar 

If you want to find out more, you are welcome to join Eurostat webinar on the EU’s progress towards the SDGs, taking place on Friday, 6 June 2025, from 10:15 to 11:00 CEST.

The webinar will present the key findings of the 2025 Sustainable Development Goals monitoring for the EU, followed by a Q & A session. 

The webinar will be streamed on a dedicated event page on the Eurostat website and the Eurostat Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. It is open to anyone interested and there is no need to register. There will be an opportunity to ask questions via Slido. 

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