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Tourism: Malta suffers third largest hit in EU during pandemic – Eurostat

Tourists in the European Union more than tripled the nights they spent in short-stay accommodation in December compared with a year earlier, the EU's statistics office said on Monday, though…

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GDP up by 2.2% and employment up by 0.9% in the euro area

In the third quarter of 2021, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU compared with the previous quarter, according to an…

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10% of people in Malta live in dark dwellings – Eurostat

Just under 10% of people in Malta, the third highest rate in the European Union, reported not having enough daylight in their dwelling, meaning their dwelling seemed too dark and…

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Maltese women’s take-up of mammograms falls short of EU average

Just over 60% of Maltese women aged between 50 and 69 years said they had received a mammogram (breast examination by X-ray) within the previous two years, according to the…

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One in five people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2020, there were 96.5 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 21.9% of the population, according to Eurostat data.. In 2020, there were…

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Euro zone trade surplus surges, but less than expected, in April

The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was almost five times higher in April than a year earlier, mainly thanks to a strong rebound in exports of machinery and cars, but…

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GDP down by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU

In the fourth quarter 2020, seasonally adjusted GDP decreased by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary…

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Just over 20% of energy used for heating and cooling is renewable

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 22.1% of total energy use for heating and cooling in the EU, according to figures released by Eurostat. At 25%, Malta's rate was slightly…

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Almost 170 000 additional deaths in the EU from March to June

In 2020, among the 26 EU Member States for which data is available, there were 168 000 more deaths during weeks 10-26 (March – June) than the average number of…

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Maltese workers’ work-life registers highest duration increase in EU

In 2019, the expected average duration of working life for the European Union’s (EU) adult population aged 15 years and more was 35.9 years. This was 0.2 years longer than…

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Cost of living around Europe drops

In April 2020, a month marked by COVID-19 containment measures in all countries, the euro area annual inflation rate was 0.3%, down from 0.7% in March. A year earlier, the…

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Coronavirus may drive change in precarious employment – Eurostat

Precarious employment, which was largely kept in control by most EU countries in the previous years, may rise its head again in the next months and years as a direct…

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English the most popular foreign language studied in the EU

The latest Eurostat figures show that English is, by far, the most popular foreign language to be studied in the EU. Nearly 98% of pupils learned English in lower secondary…

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Luxembourg has the most cars per inhabitant in the EU

According to research by the European statistics office, Eurostat, Luxembourg has the most cars per inhabitant in the European Union. Among the EU Member States with the highest ’motorisation…

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