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In 2014, men accounted for 67 % of the EU workforce of researchers. Women accounted for at least half of the total number of researchers in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia (where their share peaked at 52 %), while the share of women in the total number of researchers was also close to parity in Croatia. The gender gap in terms of the number of researchers was largest in the Netherlands and France where at least three quarters of all researchers were men. Read more...
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Updated 24/02/2017
Over the period 2005-2015, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU grew by 22 %. In particular, there were significant increases in the number of nights spent by non-residents (+ 34 %) while the number of nights spent by residents during domestic trips increased by 13 % (see Figure 1). More ...
In September 2016 compared with September 2015, net occupancy rates of bed places in the EU increased by 0.9 percentage point (see Table 1). Looking at country level, in September 2016 net occupancy rates of bed places ranged from 38.3 % in Slovakia to 91.4 % in Cyprus (see Figure 2). More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
In 2015, more than 4 out of every 10 persons (42.0 %) in the EU-28 lived in flats, close to one quarter (24.1 %) in semi-detached houses and one third (33.3 %) in detached houses (see Figure 1). The proportion of people living in flats was highest, among the EU Member States, in Spain (65.9 %), Latvia (65.0 %) and Estonia (62.6 %), while the highest proportions of people living in semi-detached houses were reported in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (both 59.9 %) and Ireland (51.6 %); these were the only Member States where more than half of the population lived in a semi-detached house. More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
The at-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) in the EU-28 remained almost stable between 2010 and 2013, rising from 16.5 % to 16.7 %. Between 2013 and 2014, the at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 0.5 percentage points and then increased slightly in 2015 (up 0.1 percentage points) to reach 17.3 %. More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
In 2015, the proportion of people below the age of 60 living in households with very low work intensity was higher than 14.0 % in Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Greece, while Ireland reported the highest proportion (19.1 %). The EU Member States that reported the lowest proportions of people living in households with very low work intensity in 2015 included Poland (6.9 %), the Czech Republic (6.8 %), Estonia (6.6 %), Sweden (5.8 %) and Luxembourg (5.7 %); Iceland (5.2 %) and Switzerland (4.8 %, 2014 data) recorded even lower proportions. More ...
Updated 22/02/2017
The short sea shipping of goods between main EU ports and ports located in the Mediterranean came to 598 million tonnes in 2015. This amounted to 29 % of the total EU short sea shipping tonnages for all sea regions in 2015. The Mediterranean was followed by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, with shares of 26 % and 22 % of the total EU short shipping tonnages, respectively More ...
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Updated 24/02/2017
Over the period 2005-2015, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU grew by 22 %. In particular, there were significant increases in the number of nights spent by non-residents (+ 34 %) while the number of nights spent by residents during domestic trips increased by 13 % (see Figure 1). More ...
In September 2016 compared with September 2015, net occupancy rates of bed places in the EU increased by 0.9 percentage point (see Table 1). Looking at country level, in September 2016 net occupancy rates of bed places ranged from 38.3 % in Slovakia to 91.4 % in Cyprus (see Figure 2). More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
In 2015, more than 4 out of every 10 persons (42.0 %) in the EU-28 lived in flats, close to one quarter (24.1 %) in semi-detached houses and one third (33.3 %) in detached houses (see Figure 1). The proportion of people living in flats was highest, among the EU Member States, in Spain (65.9 %), Latvia (65.0 %) and Estonia (62.6 %), while the highest proportions of people living in semi-detached houses were reported in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (both 59.9 %) and Ireland (51.6 %); these were the only Member States where more than half of the population lived in a semi-detached house. More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
The at-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) in the EU-28 remained almost stable between 2010 and 2013, rising from 16.5 % to 16.7 %. Between 2013 and 2014, the at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 0.5 percentage points and then increased slightly in 2015 (up 0.1 percentage points) to reach 17.3 %. More ...
Updated 24/02/2017
In 2015, the proportion of people below the age of 60 living in households with very low work intensity was higher than 14.0 % in Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Greece, while Ireland reported the highest proportion (19.1 %). The EU Member States that reported the lowest proportions of people living in households with very low work intensity in 2015 included Poland (6.9 %), the Czech Republic (6.8 %), Estonia (6.6 %), Sweden (5.8 %) and Luxembourg (5.7 %); Iceland (5.2 %) and Switzerland (4.8 %, 2014 data) recorded even lower proportions. More ...
Updated 22/02/2017
The short sea shipping of goods between main EU ports and ports located in the Mediterranean came to 598 million tonnes in 2015. This amounted to 29 % of the total EU short sea shipping tonnages for all sea regions in 2015. The Mediterranean was followed by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, with shares of 26 % and 22 % of the total EU short shipping tonnages, respectively More ...
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In 2014, men accounted for 67 % of the EU workforce of researchers. Women accounted for at least half of the total number of researchers in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia (where their share peaked at 52 %), while the share of women in the total number of researchers was also close to parity in Croatia. The gender gap in terms of the number of researchers was largest in the Netherlands and France where at least three quarters of all researchers were men. Read more...
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