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  • News articles Industry, trade and services
  • PUBLISHED: 6 May 2026

149 678 multinational enterprise groups in EU and EFTA

In 2024, 149 678 multinational enterprise (MNE) groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. Of these MNE groups, 96 201 (64.3% of the total) were controlled by an EU country and 14 098 (9.4%) were controlled by an EFTA country.  Among the MNE groups c...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 6 May 2026

People with dependent children face higher poverty

In 2025, 22.1% of people living in households with dependent children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), compared with 19.8% of those without dependent children. The AROPE rate for people living in households with dependent children was highest in Spain (29.9%), follow...
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  • News articles Environment and energy
  • PUBLISHED: 5 May 2026

EU household gas prices up in the second half of 2025

In the second half of 2025, household gas prices in the EU continued to show the seasonal fluctuation between semesters that was visible before the 2022 crisis, with this pattern distorted during 2022 and 2023. Average prices, including taxes, rose to €12.28 per 100 kWh, up from €11.43 in the fir...
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  • News articles Environment and energy
  • PUBLISHED: 5 May 2026

EU household electricity prices stable in 2025

In the second half of 2025, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight increase to €28.96 from €28.79 per 100 kWh in the first half of the year. These price levels remain well above levels from before the 2022 energy crisis.  The small rise in 2025 ...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 4 May 2026

Discrimination in everyday life for people with disabilities

In 2024, 9.4% of people with disabilities (activity limitation) aged 16 or over, in the EU, felt discriminated against when in contact with administrative offices or public services, more than double the share registered among people without disabilities (4.0%).  When looking for housing, 8.2% of...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 1 May 2026

21% of employed people worked on weekends in 2025

In 2025, 21.3% of employed people in the EU aged 15-64 years old usually worked during weekends. Working on weekends was more common among service and sales workers (47.6%), skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (47.2%) and people with elementary occupations (25.7%). Source dataset: ...
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  • News articles Economy and finance
  • PUBLISHED: 30 April 2026

EU business investment rate hit 21.8% low in Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the EU business investment rate reached 21.8%, the lowest point since the third quarter of 2015. Since 2014, the EU’s non-financial corporation investment rate has shown 2 clear trends, with notable spikes. Between 2014 and 2018, the investment rate rose steadily fr...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 30 April 2026

20.9% of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, 92.7 million people in the EU (20.9% of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. These people lived in households experiencing at least 1 of 3 poverty and social exclusion risks: risk of poverty, severe material and social deprivation, and living in a household with v...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 29 April 2026

EU sexual violence and rape offences up in last 10 years

In 2024, police recorded 256 302 sexual violence offences in the EU, among which 98 190 (38% of the total) were rape offences. Compared with 2023, sexual violence offences increased by 5% (+12 097 cases) and rape by 7% (+6 291).  Data show an upward trend in both types of offences over the last d...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 29 April 2026

24% of first-time asylum applicants were minors in 2025

In 2025, 158 400 first-time asylum applicants registered in EU countries were minors (persons under 18 years old), representing 23.7% of the total number of first-time asylum applications. Among those minors, 13.3% were unaccompanied minors, corresponding to 3.8% of the total number of first-time...
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  • News articles Population and social conditions
  • PUBLISHED: 28 April 2026

EU non-fatal work accidents incidence rate drops in 2023

In 2023, there were 2.82 million non-fatal work accidents in the EU, indicating a 3.8% decrease from 2013 (2.94 million). The incidence rate was 1 393 non-fatal accidents at work per 100 000 employed people, down from 1 686 in 2013.  Among the 21 economic activities, the highest incidence rate wa...
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