What’s on the menu in Europe?

15 Febbraio 2010

Are intakes of food additives safe for all population groups? Are fat intake levels going down in the EU? Are consumers exposed through their diet to high levels of heavy metals such as cadmium? Who is ... Leggi tutto

Trieste: Meccanica – “B2B” tra imprenditori friulani e dell'area Centro-Est europea

11 Febbraio 2009

Trieste – Sono iniziati ad Udine gli incontri cosiddetti “B2B” (Business to Business, cioè da azienda ad azienda) tra una quindicina di imprenditori friulani del settore... Leggi tutto

Euro area and EU27 employment up by 0.3%

13 Giugno 2008

The number of persons employed in the euro area (EA15) rose by 0,3% (446 000 persons) in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates ... Leggi tutto

Euro area labour costs rose by 3.3%

13 Giugno 2008

Total hourly labour costs in the euro area (EA15) rose by 3,3% in nominal terms in the year up to the first quarter of 2008, compared with 2,9% for the previous quarter, in the ... Leggi tutto

Industrial production up by 0.9% in euro area

12 Giugno 2008

In April 2008 compared with March 2008, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.9% in the euro area (EA15) and by 0.3% in the EU272. In March production fell by 0.5% and 0.4% ... Leggi tutto

EU27 current account deficit 23.7 bn euro

11 Giugno 2008

The EU27 external current account recorded a deficit of 23,7 billion euro in the first quarter of 2008, compared with a deficit of 30,4 bn in the first quarter of 2007 and a deficit ... Leggi tutto

An EU27 surplus in trade in goods with the USA of more than 80 bn euro in 2007

9 Giugno 2008

Taking goods and services together, the EU and the USA account for the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world, the significant amount of bilateral trade and investment illustrates a ... Leggi tutto

Europe gets together to harness quantum physics

5 Giugno 2008

The long cherished goal of applying the strange properties of quantum mechanics to the macroscopic world we inhabit has been brought closer by a series of recent developments. ... Leggi tutto

Euro area unemployment stable at 7.1%

4 Giugno 2008

The euro area1 (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate2 stood at 7,1% in April 2008, unchanged compared with March3, It was 7,5% in April 2007. The EU271 ... Leggi tutto

Europe in Figures – Eurostat Yearbook 2008

4 Giugno 2008

What was the population growth in the EU27 over the last 10 years? In which Member State is it most common to own a house? Which Member State has the highest hourly labour cost? ... Leggi tutto

EU food prices up by 7.1% year-on-year in April 2008

3 Giugno 2008

Since the end of 2006, but particularly since July 2007, food prices1 in the EU2 have increased more rapidly than overall inflation. The same pattern was observed for the euro area3. In April ... Leggi tutto

Area the size of the EU burnt by fires every year, new map shows

27 Maggio 2008

Between 3,5 and 4,5 million square kilometres (km2) of vegetation worldwide are consumed by fire every year, an area equivalent to the size of the EU, this is the result of a study conducted ... Leggi tutto

Industrial new orders down by 1.0% in euro area

26 Maggio 2008

In March 2008 compared with February 2008, the euro area1 (EA15) industrial new orders index2 fell by 1.0%. In February3 the index grew by 0.2%. In the EU271 new orders fell by 0.7% in ... Leggi tutto

Construction output down 2.2% in the euro area

23 Maggio 2008

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production1 fell by 2.2% in the euro area (EA15)2 and by 2.5% in the EU272 in March 2008, compared with the previous month. In February3, ... Leggi tutto

EU27 investment in the rest of the world up by 50% in 2007

21 Maggio 2008

In 2007, EU27 FDI1 (foreign direct investment) in extra-EU27 countries (outflows) rose by 53%, from 275 billion euro in 2006 to 420 bn in 2007, while FDI into the EU27 from the rest of ... Leggi tutto

Flash estimates for the first quarter of 2008

19 Maggio 2008

GDP grew by 0,7% in both the euro area (EA15) and the EU27 during the first quarter of 2008, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the ... Leggi tutto