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In the first quarter of 2024, the total number of non-EU citizens ordered to leave the territory of an EU country was 103 515 (Table 1). This represents a decrease in comparison with the previous quarter (-2.0%) or with the same period of 2023 (-7.1%).

Among the EU countries, France reported the largest number of persons ordered to leave (34 190), followed by Germany (15 400) and Belgium (6 965). These three EU countries altogether accounted for more than half (56 555 persons) of all third-country nationals ordered to leave during the first quarter of 2024. More ...

Without accounting for reserve assets (see Table 1), the net international investment position of the EU amounted to –€331.5 billion in 2023, mainly caused by a negative net position of –€2 244.5 billion in portfolio investment. Without reserve assets, the net international investment position of the euro area also recorded negative value of
–€562.9 billion. In relative terms, the estimated net IIP (excluding reserve assets) of the EU measured as a share of GDP was –2.0 % in 2023, while for the euro area it was –3.9 %. The regular net IIP of the euro area including reserve assets, recorded a positive value of €585.3 billion, which in relative terms corresponds to 4.1 % of GDP.

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In relative terms, the highest shares of non-national children in the total child population were observed in Luxembourg (46.4 %), Austria (21.3 %), Malta (17.9 %) and Germany (15.8 %) (Figure 3). The shares were also higher than 10 % in Cyprus, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. The lowest shares were observed in Slovakia (0.4 %) and Bulgaria (0.6 %). More ...
In 2022 there were around 2.6 million students in the EU studying in culture-related fields. This equated to 14.3 % of all tertiary students in the EU (see Figure 1). The share of students in culture-related fields was equal or above the EU average in seven EU Member States. The largest share was in Italy at 20.1 %, followed by Sweden, Estonia, Greece, France, Germany and Ireland. The smallest shares of tertiary students following culture-related fields were in Malta (9.6 %), Luxembourg (9.4 %), Cyprus (8.5 %) and Slovenia (8.3 %). More ...