What EU country boasts the largest share of foreign-controlled businesses?
Luxembourg boasts the highest share of foreign-controlled businesses in the European Union, with 28% of all firms owned by non-domestic…
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Belgium reports lowest birth rate since 1942
Belgium‘s birth rate has fallen to its lowest rate since the Second World War, with 108,150 births registered last year,…
Dutch economic picture was ‘more negative’ in October
The Dutch economic picture was ‘more negative’ in October 2025 compared to the previous month, the latest edition of the…
Dutch electorate getting older, data shows
Some 28% of the Dutch electorate is aged 65 or over, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), published ahead of…
Dutch government records €3bn budget deficit in first half of 2025
The Dutch government recorded a budget deficit of €3 billion in the first half of 2025, the first time in…
Luxembourg leads the way in multilingual education for primary school pupils
Close to four fifths (78.9%) of primary school pupils in Luxembourg learn two or more foreign languages, well ahead of…
Purchasing power in the Netherlands rose 3.6% last year
Purchasing power among Dutch consumers rose by 3.6% last year, the biggest increase in more than 20 years, according to…
What EU country had the highest job vacancy rate in Q2 2025?
The Netherlands boasted the highest job vacancy rate in the EU in the second quarter of 2025, at 4.2%, new…
What EU country uses the most internet-connected devices?
Some 70.9% of EU citizens used internet-connected or ‘smart’ devices last year, new data from Eurostat has found, with the…
Construction and industrial sectors account for four fifths of all waste produced in Belgium
The construction and industrial sectors accounted for more than four fifths of all the waste generated in Belgium in 2022,…