One in 12 businesses in Germany believe their economic survival is ‘under threat’
Some 8.1% of businesses in Germany believe their economic survival is under threat, according to the latest ifo Business Climate…
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Employment in Sweden increased to 69.4% in the first quarter of 2026
Employment in Sweden rose for the second consecutive quarter in the first three months of 2026, while unemployment declined, according…
Fewer than a quarter of Europe’s households include children
Fewer than one quarter (23.4%) of the 203.1 million households across the European Union included children in 2025, according to…
Italy’s GDP rose by 0.2% in the first quarter of the year, however outlook remains uncertain
Italy’s GDP rose by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026, on a quarter-on-quarter basis, continuing an expansion trend that…
EU business investment rate fell to its lowest level in a decade in Q4 2025
The European Union business investment rate stood at 21.8% in the fourth quarter of last year, its lowest rate since…
European Commission coordinates multi-country response to hantavirus outbreak
The European Commission has announced that it is ‘taking action’ to coordinate and support national authorities’ response to the hantavirus…
Close to three quarters of Europeans believe the EU should become more independent from the United States
Some 73% of EU citizens believe that the European Union should ‘go its own way’ after decades of close cooperation…
Fuel prices in Germany up by a fifth compared to a year ago
Fuel prices in Germany were 20% more expensive in March 2026 than in the same month a year ago, according…
Number of people granted Finnish citizenship hit a record high last year
A record number of people were granted Finnish citizenship in 2025, according to new data from Statistics Finland. As the…
Euro accounted for 47.4% of extra-EU imports of primary goods last year
The euro currency accounted for close to half (47.4%) of extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum products, last year,…