In the second quarter of 2025, the number of registrations of EU businesses increased by 4.6% compared with the first quarter of 2025.
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Real household income per capita in the OECD increased by 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025, mirroring the growth in real GDP per capita.
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OECD, 7 August 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate publis
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Eurostat, 30 July 2025
In 2023, 60.0% of students in upper secondary general education across the EU studied 2 or more foreign languages as compulsory subjects or as compulsory curriculum options.
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Eurostat, 14 July 2025
In 2024, almost half (49.8%) of households with children in the EU had 1 child, 37.6% had 2 children, and 12.6% had 3 or more children.
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Eurostat, 7 July 2025
Data from the labour force survey, collected from old-age pensioners in the EU in 2023, show that 56.4% of self-employed worked after having received their first old-age pension.
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Eurostat, 6 Ιουνίου 2025
According to the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2024, based on 2023 income, 16.2% of the EU population was at risk of poverty.
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Eurostat, 19 June 2025
In 2024, employment inequalities linked to disability, gender and origin were recorded in the EU.
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Eurostat, 27 May 2025
In the EU, GDP up by 0.3% and employment up by 0.2%
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Eurostat, 15 May 2025
In the second half of 2024, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight decrease to €28.72 per 100 kWh from €28.89 in the first half of 2024.
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Eurostat, 6 May 2025