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In 2017, at least 5 out of every 100 people of working age (20-64) born in an EU-28/EFTA country resided in an EU-28/EFTA country other than their country of birth (5.5 %). That means 2 more people for every 100 people than in 2007 (3.5 %).
On average, over the whole decade, about 35 % of the total EU-28/EFTA foreign-born population were born in an EU-28/EFTA country, while the remaining 65 % were born elsewhere in the world. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
The total production of industrial chemicals in the EU-28 increased each year between 2004 and 2007, rising overall by 6.1 % to peak at 330 million tonnes in 2007. During the financial and economic crisis, production fell by 24 million tonnes in 2008 and by a further 37 million tonnes in 2009 (or about 18 % in total). The rebound in activity in 2010 made up for the losses reported in 2009. In 2011, the production of chemicals in the EU-28 decreased again and and then decreased only slightly during the period 2011–2016 , which was still 40–50 million tonnes below the precrisis peak in 2007. In 2017, for the first time since 2010, there was a noticeable increase of 10 million tonnes.The production of industrial chemicals was largely concentrated in Western Europe. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
When expressed in relation to population size, the EU-28 generated, on average, 1.8 tonnes per inhabitant of waste excluding major mineral wastes in 2016 (Figure 3).
Across the EU Member States, waste generation excluding major mineral wastes ranged, in 2016, from an average of 9.0 tonnes per inhabitant in Estonia per to 0.8 tonnes per inhabitant in Croatia and Cyprus. The large quantity of waste generated in Estonia is related to energy production based on oil shale. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
In its Annual Safety Review 2018, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) highlighted that 2017 was an exceptional year for global airline safety, with fewer fatalities than at any time in the industry’s history. 141 persons in total died in aviation accidents on EU territory in 2017, involving aircraft registered in the Member States of the European Union. Most of the air accident fatalities in 2017 (82 %) were registered in the category “General aviation” (see Figure 1), more specifically in the sub-category of aircraft with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of less than 2250 kg. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
In 2015, small enterprises typically accounted for between 40 % and 60 % of total employment. The two exceptions are Italy at the higher end with 66 % and the United Kingdom at the lower end with 38 %. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
Among the Member States, Poland (16.4 % of the total EU stock of vehicles) registered the largest stock of vehicles, followed by France (12.9 %) and Germany (12.4 %). When looking at the increase between 2016 and 2017, the highest rises were observed in Romania (10.4 % ), Ireland (10.1 %) and Lithuania (9.3 %), while the largest decreases were recorded in Hungary (-7.7 %), Belgium (-6.3 %) and Italy (-3.4 %). More ...
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In 2017, at least 5 out of every 100 people of working age (20-64) born in an EU-28/EFTA country resided in an EU-28/EFTA country other than their country of birth (5.5 %). That means 2 more people for every 100 people than in 2007 (3.5 %).
On average, over the whole decade, about 35 % of the total EU-28/EFTA foreign-born population were born in an EU-28/EFTA country, while the remaining 65 % were born elsewhere in the world. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
The total production of industrial chemicals in the EU-28 increased each year between 2004 and 2007, rising overall by 6.1 % to peak at 330 million tonnes in 2007. During the financial and economic crisis, production fell by 24 million tonnes in 2008 and by a further 37 million tonnes in 2009 (or about 18 % in total). The rebound in activity in 2010 made up for the losses reported in 2009. In 2011, the production of chemicals in the EU-28 decreased again and and then decreased only slightly during the period 2011–2016 , which was still 40–50 million tonnes below the precrisis peak in 2007. In 2017, for the first time since 2010, there was a noticeable increase of 10 million tonnes.The production of industrial chemicals was largely concentrated in Western Europe. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
When expressed in relation to population size, the EU-28 generated, on average, 1.8 tonnes per inhabitant of waste excluding major mineral wastes in 2016 (Figure 3).
Across the EU Member States, waste generation excluding major mineral wastes ranged, in 2016, from an average of 9.0 tonnes per inhabitant in Estonia per to 0.8 tonnes per inhabitant in Croatia and Cyprus. The large quantity of waste generated in Estonia is related to energy production based on oil shale. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
In its Annual Safety Review 2018, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) highlighted that 2017 was an exceptional year for global airline safety, with fewer fatalities than at any time in the industry’s history. 141 persons in total died in aviation accidents on EU territory in 2017, involving aircraft registered in the Member States of the European Union. Most of the air accident fatalities in 2017 (82 %) were registered in the category “General aviation” (see Figure 1), more specifically in the sub-category of aircraft with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of less than 2250 kg. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
In 2015, small enterprises typically accounted for between 40 % and 60 % of total employment. The two exceptions are Italy at the higher end with 66 % and the United Kingdom at the lower end with 38 %. More ...
Updated 07/12/2018
Among the Member States, Poland (16.4 % of the total EU stock of vehicles) registered the largest stock of vehicles, followed by France (12.9 %) and Germany (12.4 %). When looking at the increase between 2016 and 2017, the highest rises were observed in Romania (10.4 % ), Ireland (10.1 %) and Lithuania (9.3 %), while the largest decreases were recorded in Hungary (-7.7 %), Belgium (-6.3 %) and Italy (-3.4 %). More ...
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In 2016, almost 4 out of 10 foreign citizens in the EU-28 faced the risk of being in poverty or socially excluded. Read more...
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