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In 2016, Lithuania and Romania, with 72.4 % and 72.2% respectively, reported the highest proportion of professionals employed in science and technology occupations in the EU-28. Read more...
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Updated 21/11/2018
This article provides information on the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) and the indicators and statistical data used in this context. The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is part of the European Semester which enables the European Union member countries to coordinate their economic policies throughout the year, addressing economic challenges. The MIP is a surveillance framework that aims to identify potential macroeconomic risks early on, prevent the emergence of harmful macroeconomic imbalances and correct the imbalances that are already in place. More ...
In 2016, the relative distribution of physiotherapists across the individual EU Member States was more diverse than for dentists or pharmacists, ranging from 225 per 100 000 inhabitants in Germany down to 7 per 100 000 inhabitants in Romania.
Between 2011 and 2016, all but one of the EU Member States reported an increase in the number of practising physiotherapists per 100 000 inhabitants. The one exception was Finland, where the number of practising physiotherapists fell by 37 per 100 000 inhabitants between 2011 and 2014. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
Cataract surgery (ICD-9-CM codes 13.1-13.8), the extraction of the lens from an eye, was conducted 4.5 million times in 2016 across the EU Member States (Spain, Malta and Portugal, 2015 data; the Netherlands, 2014 data; excluding Greece; Latvia in-patients only), making this one of the two most common of the surgical operations and procedures presented in this article. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
In 2017, the number of economically inactive persons as a percentage of the working age population (15-64) in the EU-28 reached a new low of 26.7 %, continuing the downward trend of the previous years. This positive development is largely due to the increased participation of women in the labour market. The economically inactive population remains a heterogeneous group, e.g. as regards age, reasons for inactivity and the level of attachment to the labour market. More ...
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In 2017, the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate for young people aged 16-29 years was 27.7 % in the EU-28, corresponding to about 21.8 million young people. The share of young people at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 1.0 percentage points between 2007 and 2009, increased by 4.0 percentage points between 2009 and 2014 (note the change from EU-27 to EU-28 during this period) and then declined again by 2.0 percentage points between 2014 and 2017. More ...
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In 2016 in Croatia and Slovenia, just over three fifths of the total number of physicians were women. In Romania and the Baltic Member States, this share passed two thirds. By contrast, the highest share of male physicians (65 %) was recorded in Luxembourg, while relatively high shares for men were also recorded in Cyprus (62 %) and Malta (59 %). More ...
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This article provides information on the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) and the indicators and statistical data used in this context. The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is part of the European Semester which enables the European Union member countries to coordinate their economic policies throughout the year, addressing economic challenges. The MIP is a surveillance framework that aims to identify potential macroeconomic risks early on, prevent the emergence of harmful macroeconomic imbalances and correct the imbalances that are already in place. More ...
In 2016, the relative distribution of physiotherapists across the individual EU Member States was more diverse than for dentists or pharmacists, ranging from 225 per 100 000 inhabitants in Germany down to 7 per 100 000 inhabitants in Romania.
Between 2011 and 2016, all but one of the EU Member States reported an increase in the number of practising physiotherapists per 100 000 inhabitants. The one exception was Finland, where the number of practising physiotherapists fell by 37 per 100 000 inhabitants between 2011 and 2014. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
Cataract surgery (ICD-9-CM codes 13.1-13.8), the extraction of the lens from an eye, was conducted 4.5 million times in 2016 across the EU Member States (Spain, Malta and Portugal, 2015 data; the Netherlands, 2014 data; excluding Greece; Latvia in-patients only), making this one of the two most common of the surgical operations and procedures presented in this article. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
In 2017, the number of economically inactive persons as a percentage of the working age population (15-64) in the EU-28 reached a new low of 26.7 %, continuing the downward trend of the previous years. This positive development is largely due to the increased participation of women in the labour market. The economically inactive population remains a heterogeneous group, e.g. as regards age, reasons for inactivity and the level of attachment to the labour market. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
In 2017, the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate for young people aged 16-29 years was 27.7 % in the EU-28, corresponding to about 21.8 million young people. The share of young people at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 1.0 percentage points between 2007 and 2009, increased by 4.0 percentage points between 2009 and 2014 (note the change from EU-27 to EU-28 during this period) and then declined again by 2.0 percentage points between 2014 and 2017. More ...
Updated 20/11/2018
In 2016 in Croatia and Slovenia, just over three fifths of the total number of physicians were women. In Romania and the Baltic Member States, this share passed two thirds. By contrast, the highest share of male physicians (65 %) was recorded in Luxembourg, while relatively high shares for men were also recorded in Cyprus (62 %) and Malta (59 %). More ...
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In 2016, Lithuania and Romania, with 72.4 % and 72.2% respectively, reported the highest proportion of professionals employed in science and technology occupations in the EU-28. Read more...
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