More than four in ten Belgians provide care for a child or family member
Some 41.4% of Belgians aged between 18 and 74 provide care for a child, grandchild, partner or other family member,…
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Dutch government plans up to €1 billion support for gas storage
The Dutch government plans to make up to €1 billion available to support gas storage in 2027 in the event…
Dutch economic outlook shows signs of improvement in September
The economic picture in the Netherlands was ‘less negative’ in September 2026 compared to the previous month, according to the…
Road traffic emissions fall in the Netherlands for the first time since the pandemic
Road traffic CO₂ emissions in the Netherlands fell to 26.6 billion kilograms last year, a 1.6% decline compared to 2024,…
More than 1.7 million cars were purchased in the Netherlands last year
Over 1.7 million passenger cars were bought in the Netherlands in 2025, including almost 259,000 plug-in vehicles, according to new…
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,…
Luxembourg reported the highest annual increase in retail trade volumes in June 2026
Luxembourg reported a 8.3% increase in retail trade volumes in June 2026, the highest in the European Union, according to…
The Hague ranked the world’s best city in terms of quality of life
The Hague has topped the Quality of Life Index, published by online database Numbeo, ranking the Dutch city as the…
Consumer confidence showed modest improvement in the Netherlands in July 2026
The consumer confidence index rose from -39 in June to -35 in the Netherlands in July, a modest improvement despite…
Life expectancy rises to 82.5 years in Belgium
Belgium has recorded an increase in its average life expectancy, to 82.5 years as of 2025, according to Statbel, Belgium’s…