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Business enterprise expenditure on research and development in the EU averaged €597 per inhabitant in 2024. 🔬

Highest in:
🇸🇪 Sweden (€1 381 per inhabitant)

Lowest in:
🇷🇴 Romania (€55)

2026 edition of 'Key figures on European business'👉 https://t.co/OZ1nOTkPck

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In 2025, the EU’s cultural sector employed 8.9 million people, or 4.3% of the total employment. 🩰✍️

Highest shares in:

🇳🇱Netherlands (5.7%)
🇪🇪Estonia (5.3%)
🇲🇹Malta (5.1%)

Lowest in:

🇷🇴Romania (1.8%)
🇸🇰Slovakia (3.3%)
🇮🇪Ireland (3.4%)

Read more 👉 https://t.co/PR6pLv2zSc

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ℹ️Note that the map includes EU and EFTA countries with available data. The ranking in the caption is based on EU countries only.⁠

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On 31 May 2026, a total of 4.38 million million non-EU citizens who fled 🇺🇦 Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU.

The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries were:
🇩🇪 Germany (1 283 270 people)
🇵🇱 Poland (967 505)

More👉 https://t.co/0YnmJCK6Qb

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On 1 January 2026, the EU population was estimated at 452.0 million inhabitants.👭📈

Largest populations in:
🇩🇪 Germany (83.5 million people)
🇫🇷 France (69.1)
🇮🇹 Italy (58.9)

Smallest in:
🇲🇹 Malta (0.6)
🇱🇺 Luxembourg (0.7)
🇨🇾 Cyprus (1.0)

Read more 👉 https://t.co/MXd7UBmVXt

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On 1 January 2026, the EU population was estimated at 452.0 million inhabitants, 706 000 more than the previous year.

🔹This was the 5th consecutive year of population growth in the EU, following a decline in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More 👉 https://t.co/MXd7UBmVXt

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In May 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2% and the EU unemployment rate was 5.9%.
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Read more 👉 https://t.co/lt65nahxJ9

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@cattivellus Values over 100% represent a surplus, meaning countries produced more electricity from renewable sources than the total amount of electricity they consumed. (2/2)

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In Q1 2026, 45.5% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources.♻️⚡️

Highest shares in:
🇩🇰Denmark (90.0%, mostly wind)
🇵🇹Portugal (82.9%, mostly hydro)

Lowest in:
🇨🇿Czechia (12.7%)
🇲🇹Malta (13.0%)

Read more 👉https://t.co/oCBwWa2vhd

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@cattivellus Net electricity generation is the gross electricity produced, minus the electricity consumed by power stations to generate it.
If you would like to see renewable energy in electricity consumption, please refer to the following article: https://t.co/XsW7XVYRTp (1/2)

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@Maxmt1095906 Values over 100% represent a surplus, meaning countries produced more electricity from renewable sources than the total amount of electricity they consumed.

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In Q1 2026, 45.5% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources.♻️⚡️

Primary sources of renewable electricity in the EU:
💨Wind (44.9% of the total renewable electricity)
💧Hydro power (28.0%)
☀️Solar (17.3%)

Read more 👉https://t.co/oCBwWa1XrF

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@Maxmt1095906 Net electricity generation is the gross electricity produced, minus the electricity consumed by power stations to generate it.
If you would like to see renewable energy in electricity consumption, please refer to the following article: https://t.co/XsW7XVYRTp

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@TroelsHalken Data for other types of fuel (like nuclear energy) are available in the full dataset: https://t.co/rMZBge94Sx

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@RAHMANMEHDI1 Data for other types of fuel are available in the full dataset: https://t.co/rMZBge94Sx

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@luiscoelho Electricity price statistics are available here: https://t.co/DcBm4LRI0F

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🔸Statistical Assistant - Population and migration

Application deadline: 31/07/2026, 12.00 CEST ⌛

How to apply 👉 https://t.co/izbkBib0ni

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💡 Did you know that in 2025, 9.1% of young people in the EU left education and training early?

You can find these insights and more in the 2026 edition of Key figures on Europe, released today. 📒🆕

Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/FGHelAcTOa

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MINI WEBINAR | Europe's demographic future: population projections 👩‍👧‍👦📊

📺 Watch this concise 15-minute webinar to explore Eurostat’s latest population projections—what they are, why they matter, and how they’re produced.

Full webinar 👇

https://t.co/qUMfSA5t9o via @YouTube

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@aVeColleCter @TheJadedGenius You can refer to data on cocoa bean imports to the EU here: https://t.co/IyuZoDfkR8

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Who are the top EU exporters of chocolate? 🍫↔️

In 2025, the EU exported 774 000 tonnes of chocolate to extra-EU countries. The top exporters were:

🇩🇪Germany: 198 000
🇳🇱Netherlands: 111 000
🇵🇱Poland : 99 000

Read more 👉 https://t.co/yPnPi4IuBr

#WorldChocolateDay

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@TheJadedGenius Chocolate includes white chocolate, chocolate bars, filled and unfilled chocolates, and chocolate with or without added ingredients (e.g. cereal, fruit, nuts or alcohol). You can refer to the different categories here: https://t.co/0xyGB6FGB8

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How old is the population projected to be by 2100? 👵👴

More info 👉https://t.co/GO8eIg56e0