What country boasts the highest hourly labour costs in the European Union?
Luxembourg boasts the highest hourly labour costs – in other words, the total expenditure borne by employers to employ staff – in…
One third of EU shoppers face difficulties with online purchases
One third (33.1%) of EU shoppers have faced difficulties with online shopping, a new study by Eurostat has found. According…
Employment rate stood at 72.3% in Belgium last year
The employment rate for individuals aged between 20 and 64 stood at 72.3% in Belgium last year, according to the…
European Union registered a €147bn trade surplus last year
The European Union registered a trade in goods surplus of €147 billion last year, a €113 billion increase on the…
72% of Germans believe their job ‘cannot be replaced by AI’
Close to three quarters of German consumers (72%) believe that their current job cannot be replaced by AI, a study…
One in three meals in France features cheese, study finds
French families purchase 33.9 kilos of cheese each year, with around one in three (31%) of lunches or dinners featuring…
Europe’s payment landscape facing a ‘turning point’, study suggests
Europe is experiencing a significant shift in how businesses and consumers pay for items and services, with emerging technologies, new…
Business sentiment improvement in France hints at economic recovery, says ING
France’s business climate index rose to 97 in March, from 96 the previous month, an indication of potential economic recovery,…
U.S. a major supplier of LNG and petroleum oil to Europe
The United States is by far the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas to the European Union, accounting for 45.3%…
Finland is the happiest country in the world, report finds
The 13th edition of the World Happiness Report has named Finland as the happiest country in the world, with Finns…