Flooding likely to affect Czech GDP, inflation rate
Extreme flooding in Czechia is likely to affect on the country’s economy, with ING calculating that the overall flood damage will have a negative effect of 0.5%.
What EU country saw the biggest increase in employment rate in Q2 2024?
Estonia reported the highest increase in employment rate in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter.
Slightly fewer traffic jams recorded on German motorways this summer
The number of traffic jams on German motorways totalled 119,246 in the period from 21 June to 8 September, a 3% decline on the previous year.
Croatia sees slight decline in tourists in July 2024, but accommodation up
Croatia reported a 2.0% decline in tourist arrivals in July 2024, compared to the corresponding month last year, however there were 0.5% more tourist nights.
One in seven newly-registered cars in the EU is an electric vehicle
Electric vehicles accounted for 14.6% of all new car registrations in the European Union in 2023, according to new data from Destatis.
What popular European city-break location has the worst air quality?
Paris has been named as the worst city-break location for air quality, with an air quality score of 66, according…
The price of package holidays was 6.6% higher in Europe this summer
The price of package holidays in the European Union was 6.6% higher in July 2024, compared to the same month…
Slovenia’s GDP grew by 2.1% last year
Slovenia’s GDP stood at €63,951 million last year, growing by 2.1% in volume terms and by 12.4% in nominal terms, the country’s statistics office has said.
Tourist spend in the Netherlands topped €100 billion last year
Tourists in the Netherlands spent close to €105 billion last year, an increase of around €13 billion compared to 2022, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has revealed.
What EU country saw the biggest increase in retail sales in July 2024?
Croatia saw the biggest month-on-month increase in retail sales by volume in the European Union in July 2024, posting a…