Regional Statistics Newsletter

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the SCORUS conference on REGIONAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS FOR MORE INFORMED POLICY MAKING co-organised and hosted by Eurostat and DG Regional and Urban policy scheduled to take place on 5-6 June in Brussels as a hybrid event. We strongly encourage you to register as early as possible and by 22 May the latest, following the link below (MAIN URL). Please note that registration is a two-step procedure. Participants who would like to attend in person will receive an additional link to register for visitors passes allowing them to enter the building (subject to availability). Should you have any immediate questions or need further assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to ESTAT-REGIO@ec.europa.eu.

Explore the differences between Urban and Rural living in the EU through the infographics and the QR code.

Eurostat hosted a webinar on How to create maps using Eurostat data. In this webinar you will learn more about the geographic information system of the European Commission, abbreviated as GISCO, and how to use Eurostat data to create your own statistical maps with the so-called IMAGE tool.

The four speakers in this episode (Joseph Davies and Hannes Reuter from unit E.4, Konstantina Michalopoulou from unit B.4, and Riccardo Sgaramella, coordinator of the EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities at the Committee of the Regions) all deal with maps from a different angle.The speakers discuss how maps can both illuminate and distort data visualisation, focusing on geographical information systems and the potential pitfalls in mapmaking.

Experiences and observations from the national statistical authorities, 2016–2020 presents details of projects enacted with grants provided during the second period of this initiative. It showcases the broad range of applications that have been developed using geospatial information implementing the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (GSGF).

On 23 May 2024, the Committee of the Regions is hosting the launch the 2024 edition of the EU regional Social Progress Index (EU-SPI). Location: Committee of the Regions, rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 101, room JDE 51

The most popular regions (at NUTS 2 level) for short-term rental accommodation booked via online platforms in the third quarter of 2023 were Jadranska Hrvatska in Croatia (23.7 million nights), Andalucía in Spain (14.0 million nights), and the French Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (12.2 million nights).

In 2022, there were on average 0.56 passenger cars per inhabitant in the EU – same as in 2021. Among the 10 regions with the highest motorisation rate, 6 were in Italy, and 1 in Finland, Greece, the Netherlands and Czechia.

In 2022, the Dutch region of Zuid-Holland, home to the port of Rotterdam, led the rankings, handling 172.0 million tonnes of freight, which accounted for 17.8% of the total inland waterway freight handled in the EU. Half of the total volume handled in just 6 regions.