Latvian households spent an average of €619 per person per month in 2025
Latvian households spent an average of €619 per household member per month in 2025, with food and non-alcoholic beverages accounting…
Cash still the most widely accepted payment method in the euro area
Cash remains the most widely-accepted payment method in the euro area, with 92% of businesses with physical points of sale…
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the EU in July 2026
Romania reported an annual inflation rate of 8.2% in July 2026, the highest in the European Union, according to new…
Economic uncertainty becoming a growing ‘stress factor’ among German businesses
More than half (51%) of businesses in Germany have observed increased mental strain or stress among their employees over the…
Business registrations fell by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026
Business registrations across the EU declined by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, while…
Luxembourg residents took a record number of leisure trips in 2025
Residents of Luxembourg made a record number of leisure trips in 2025, at 5.2 trips per resident, data from STATEC,…
GDP in the European Union rose by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026
GDP in the European Union rose by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the previous quarter, according…
Portuguese residents made more overseas tourism trips in Q1
Portuguese residents made a total of 5.6 million tourism trips between January and March 2026, an increase of 7% compared…
Unemployment rate in France rose marginally in the second quarter
The unemployment rate in France rose 0.2 percentage points in the second quarter of the year, on a quarter-on-quarter basis,…
Polish men and women differ in how they define personal success, study finds
While over half of people in Poland consider themselves successful, this is defined differently by men and women, a new…