- The European Commission has set out a timetable for the phasing out of cage farming for laying hens and pigs as part of its new EU Livestock Strategy, with legislative […]
- Malta recorded the highest rate of increase of population in the European Union last year, with an increase of 24.1 per 1,000 people, new data from Eurostat has found. Other […]
- While beer production and consumption is down across the European Union, Spain‘s beer sector outperformed the wider European market last year, according to the European Beer Trends 2026 published by […]
- Self-employed workers and micro-enterprises in Germany are now slightly less pessimistic about their future prospects, according to the latest Jimdo-ifo Business Climate Index. The latest edition of the index, published […]
- The household savings rate in the euro area remained stable in the first quarter of 2026, at 14.3% – the same level as in the previous quarter, according to new data […]
- Road transport accounted for more than a fifth of Germany’s energy consumption and emissions in 2024Road transport accounted for 22.2% of Germany‘s energy consumption and 21.4% of its total carbon dioxide emissions in 2024, new data from the federal statistics office (Destatis) has revealed. According […]
- Close to three quarters of the Dutch population – or around 22 million people – took one or more holidays during summer 2025, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has revealed. According […]
- Cyprus reported a 8.4% increase in retail sales volumes in May 2026, compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the highest in the European Union, new data from Eurostat […]
- Ireland runs the risk of missing out on the economic opportunity from artificial intelligence unless it fundamentally reforms its approach to lifelong learning and workforce reskilling, according to business representative […]