Search Results for: European Union (EU)
1 in 3 Europeans cannot afford a one-week annual holiday
August 2nd, 2017
For many people in the European Union (EU), summer means holidays and travel. However, around a third (32.9%) of the EU population cannot afford a one-week annual holiday away from home. Slightly more households with dependent children (34.6%) than ...
Pan-European instant payments to go live in November
July 17th, 2017
The Europan Payments Council has published an interview with Jean-Yves Jacquelin, Chair of the EPC Scheme Evolution and Maintenance Working Group to update on the implementation of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme. In less than five months, the ...
Which European countries tourists prefer to visit
May 11th, 2017
Spain is the main tourist destination in the EU Data from April 2017. Planned article update: December 2017. This article provides information on recent statistics in relation to tourism in the European Union (EU). Tourism plays an important role ...
The European households holding the most assets and liabilities
April 3rd, 2017
The European households holding the most assets and liabilities Household financial assets mainly comprise currency and deposits, equity and investment funds shares, and assets held with life insurance companies and pension funds. Household financial liabilities mainly comprise mortgages and ...
How European Union households energy consumption covered; electricity 25%
March 30th, 2017
Lighting, heating, transport, industrial output: energy is vital for essential day-to-day services, without which we and our businesses cannot function. Turning on our computers or starting our cars are actions that we take for granted, yet they represent the ...
This shows how unequal is the income among population in European countries
March 16th, 2017
The top 20 % of the population in European countries, those with the highest equivalised disposable income, received 5.2 times as much income as the bottom 20 %. Data extracted in February 2017. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, ...
These are the minimum wages in European countries
February 13th, 2017
Monthly minimum wages below €500 in east and well above €1000 in northwest As of 1st January 2017, 22 out of the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) have national minimum wages: only Denmark, Italy, Cyprus, Austria, ...
The evolution of electricity prices within the European Union; The countries with the highest and lowest electricity prices
November 21st, 2016
Eurostat has published stats regarding the evolution of electricity prices both for industrial and household consumers within the European Union (EU), but includes also price data from Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday
July 12th, 2016
Europe poised for weaker open as rally loses steam European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as market turn mixed in Asia and European markets lose momentum. The London FTSE index is expected to open 10 points ...
Swiss bank Credit Suisse warns the eurozone could collapse in case of a European recession
March 3rd, 2016
Credit Suisse recently warned the eurozone could collapse in the event of a fresh downturn or recession in Europe. Economists at the Swiss bank in a research note titled “Close to the edge” said the recession would unleash a ...
