𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 | 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 📊🖥️ Learn about the features of Eurostat's website and how to locate and access data. 📆 21 May, 11:00 CEST Webinar registrations close today 20 May at 16:00. Register ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/BbQwY6

In 2025, the usage of e-business applications varied among enterprise size classes in the EU. 🖥️ 🔹Enterprise resource planning (ERP) – the most widely used in the EU – ranged from 41% for small enterprises to 89% for large enterprises (48 pp gap). 👉https://link.europa.eu/pGqdhw

In 2025, a little more than half (53%) of enterprises in the EU used specialised e-business software. 🖥️ Highest shares in: 🇩🇰Denmark and 🇫🇮Finland (both 73%) 🇧🇪Belgium and the 🇳🇱Netherlands (both 70%) Lowest: 🇧🇬Bulgaria (31%) 🇷🇴Romania (32%) 👉https://link.europa.eu/pGqdhw

Euro area annual #inflation up to 3.0% in April 2026 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-20052026-AP

There were 9.4 million beehives on EU farms in 2023. 🐝🐝 Highest numbers among EU countries in: 🇮🇹Italy (1.9 million beehives on farms 🇷🇴Romania (1.7 million) 🇬🇷Greece (1.2 million) Read more 👉https://link.europa.eu/68WrNY #WorldBeeDay

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔❓🏡 The newly released housing dashboard covers housing affordability, housing construction, living conditions and more. 🔎 Discover the dashboard now 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-KGSKfW

European #StatisticalMonitor: May 2026 edition 🆕⁣ ❗This month’s highlights: The EU economy remains on a modest growth path, while greenhouse gas emissions rise and economic sentiment weakens. Access it here ➡️ http://link.europa.eu/3VtWfB

Euro area trade in goods surplus €7.8 bn in March 2026, €5.9 bn surplus for EU https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/6-19052026-AP

In Q4 2025, the average price of fertilisers and soil improvers in the EU rose by 8.0% compared with Q4 2024.📈🌾 Sharpest increases in: 🇷🇴Romania (+16.8%) 🇮🇪Ireland (+15.3%) Prices fell in: 🇧🇬Bulgaria (-6.1%) 🇭🇷Croatia and 🇱🇹Lithuania (both -0.2%) 👉 https://link.europa.eu/jbQkxq

WEBINAR | Eurostat live training session 📊🖥️ Learn about the features of Eurostat's website and how to locate and access data. 📆 21 May, 11:00 CEST Registrations open until 16:00 on 20 May ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/BbQwY6

In 2025, 76.1% of the EU’s 20 to 64-year-olds were employed. 💼🏢 More data 👉 https://link.europa.eu/8tj34M

The overwhelming majority of teachers in pre-primary education in the EU, 95.1%, were women.🧑‍🏫📚 Highest shares of female teachers in: 🇷🇴Romania (99.7%) 🇸🇰Slovakia (99.6%) Lowest (but still with high shares) in: 🇳🇱Netherlands (87.8%) 🇫🇷France (91.6%) 👉https://link.europa.eu/VvfVjv

In February 2026, 46 420 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 9% decline compared with January 2026.📉🛂 🔸There were 9 080 subsequent applicants, a 4% decrease compared with January. ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/Y9QhJW

In February 2026, 1 015 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum for the first time in the EU, with most of them coming from 🇸🇴Somalia (215). 🛂 🔸🇩🇪Germany received the highest number of asylum applications from unaccompanied minors (255). ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/Y9QhJW

In 2024, 95.0% of children between the age of 3 and the compulsory starting age for primary education in EU countries were in pre-primary education.📚 Highest participation rates in: 🇫🇷France (100%) Lowest in: 🇷🇴Romania (76.5%) 👉https://link.europa.eu/VvfVjv

Top stat of last month! 📊👇 In Q4 2025, the most popular regions in the EU for short-term rental accommodation, booked via Airbnb, Booking or Expedia, were: 🇭🇷Jadranska Hrvatska (27.7 million nights) 🇪🇸Andalucia (19.5 million) 👉http://link.europa.eu/QPcBFQ #EurostatTopPosts

In 2025, 42.3% of EU internet users encountered messages online that they considered hostile and degrading towards specific groups of people or individuals.💬⛔️ 🔹Most people saw messages that targeted people for their political or social views (33.7%) 👉https://link.europa.eu/3dPYRW

In 2025, 42.3% of internet users in the EU encountered messages online that they considered hostile and degrading towards specific groups of people or individuals. 💬⛔️ Highest shares recorded in: 🇭🇺Hungary (60.9%) Lowest in: 🇱🇻Latvia (29.3%) 👉https://link.europa.eu/3dPYRW

In 2025, the highest shares of EU households with children were recorded in: 🇸🇰 Slovakia (35.4%) 🇮🇪 Ireland (30.8%) 🇨🇾 Cyprus (28.2%) Lowest in: 🇫🇮 Finland (18.2%) 🇱🇹 Lithuania (18.4%) 🇩🇪 Germany (19.9%) Read more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/8qkQN3 #InternationalDayOfFamilies

Relative to population, the highest ratio of rail passengers per capita in the EU countries in 2024 was recorded in: 🇱🇺Luxembourg (46.2) 🇦🇹Austria (35.6) 🇩🇰Denmark (35.2) Lowest in: 🇬🇷Greece (1.4) 🇱🇹Lithuania (1.8) 🇧🇬Bulgaria (3.3) Read more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/DKVw46

In 2024, people in the EU took 8.7 billion rail trips, a total of 444.5 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm).🚆🛤️ Largest overall contributors: 🇩🇪Germany (109.1 billion passenger-kilometres) Lowest in: 🇱🇹Lithuania and 🇪🇪Estonia (0.4 pkm each) 👉https://link.europa.eu/DKVw46

The EU economy’s seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions in Q4 2025 were estimated at 839 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, a 0.9% increase compared with Q3 2025.🏭📈 🔸The EU’s GDP registered a 0.2% increase. ⁣ Read more👉https://link.europa.eu/pfNdkm

Euro area #GDP +0.1% in Q1 2026, +0.8% compared with Q1 2025: flash estimate from #Eurostat https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-AP

In 2024, pesticide sales in the EU reached approximately 316 000 tonnes, marking an 8% rise over 2023.📈🪰 🔹This reversal follows 2 consecutive years of decline in sales. Read more 👉https://link.europa.eu/gcx3BK

Euro area #employment +0.1% in Q1 2026, +0.5% compared with Q1 2025: flash estimate from #Eurostat https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-13052026-AP

Euro area #IndustrialProduction up by 0.2% in March 2026 over February 2026, -2.1% over March 2025 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/4-13052026-BP

In Q4 2025, seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions increased in 19 EU countries and decreased in 7 countries, compared with Q3 2025.🏭📈 Largest reductions in: 🇫🇮Finland (-3.2% compared with Q3 2025) 🇲🇹Malta (-2.0%) 🇨🇿Czechia (-0.6%) ➡️https://link.europa.eu/pfNdkm

🔸 Statistical Assistant - Income and living conditions; Quality of life Application deadline: 08/06/2026, 12.00 CEST ⌛ How to apply 👉 https://link.europa.eu/9wdW7G

In 2025 the EU exported €238.2 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €213.5 billion, generating a €24.7 billion surplus.↔️ 🔹Compared with 2024, both exports and imports registered year-on-year increases of 1.6% and 9.3%, respectively. 👉https://link.europa.eu/V8dMc3

The main EU export partners of agricultural goods in 2025 were: 🇬🇧United Kingdom (23.3%; €55.6 billion) 🇺🇸United States (12.0%; €28.5 billion) Imports: 🇧🇷Brazil (8.5%, €18.2 billion) 🇬🇧United Kingdom (8.0%; €17.1 billion) Read more 👉https://link.europa.eu/V8dMc3

In 2025, following an order to leave, 135 460 third-country nationals were returned to a third country (non-EU country).📈 Largest number of third-country nationals returned to a third country in: 🇩🇪Germany (29 295) 🇫🇷France (14 940) Read more👉https://link.europa.eu/MtBxDw

In 2025, 132 600 third-country nationals were refused entry into the EU territory at one of its external borders, a 7.1% increase compared with 2024 (123 835).📈 🔹The number of people found to be illegally present in an EU country decreased by 21.7%. 👉https://link.europa.eu/MtBxDw

Out now 📖 'Principal quality characteristics of EU countries’ farm data collections for 2023 – 2026 edition' Read now 👉 https://link.europa.eu/6HCHYx

In the second half of 2025, the average price of electricity for non-household consumers in the EU was €18.37 per 100 Kilowatt-hours (kWh), down from €19.03 in the first half of 2025 (-3.5%). ⚡📉 Read more 👉https://link.europa.eu/4cJ9Nh

In 2025, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum, with a 47.4% share.↔️ 🔹The euro was also the most used currency for extra-EU exports in primary goods (62.2%) and petroleum products (70.1%). 👉https://link.europa.eu/FqBpjN

In March 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2%, down from 6.3% in February 2026 as well as in March 2025. Read more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/nnryG7

In the EU, the mean age of women at the birth of their first child was 29.9 years in 2024. 👶⁠ Highest in:⁠ 🇮🇹Italy (31.9 years)⁠ 🇱🇺Luxembourg (31.6)⁠ 🇪🇸Spain (31.5)⁠ Lowest in:⁠ 🇧🇬Bulgaria (26.9 years)⁠ 🇷🇴Romania (27.2)⁠ 🇸🇰Slovakia (27.4)⁠ ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/Yj4hYN

EU in numbers 🇪🇺⁠ ⁠ To mark Europe Day, discover some facts about the EU.⁠ ⁠ More info 👉 https://link.europa.eu/p3rGk3 .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #EuropeDay

Today is Europe Day❗️ 🇪🇺⁠ ⁠ To mark the occasion, discover some facts about the EU.⁠ ⁠ More info 👉 https://link.europa.eu/p3rGk3 .⁠ .⁠ #EuropeDay

In the second half of 2025, average gas prices for non-household consumers fell in most EU countries. ⛽️ Highest decreases: 🇨🇿 Czechia (-14.6%) 🇭🇺 Hungary (-14.4%) Highest increases: 🇱🇹 Lithuania (+6.5%) 🇳🇱 Netherlands (+6.3%) See more data 👉 https://link.europa.eu/WywPM8

In the second half of 2025, 18 EU countries registered a drop in electricity prices for non-household consumers.⚡️ Highest decreases: 🇸🇮 Slovenia (-16.6%) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (-15.8%) Highest increases: 🇷🇴 Romania (+15.4%) 🇸🇪 Sweden (+9.4%) See more data 👉 https://link.europa.eu/4cJ9Nh

On 31 March 2026, a total of 4.33 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU. 🛂 Highest number of beneficiaries in: 🇩🇪 Germany (1 274 955 people; 29.4% of the EU total) 🇵🇱 Poland (961 405; 22.2%) More data👉 https://link.europa.eu/JGrWWR

Euro area #ServicesProduction down by 0.3% in February 2026 over January 2026, +1.4% over February 2025 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/4-08052026-AP

In 2025, the EU population was estimated at 451.8 million. 📊👨‍👩‍👧 🔹 It is projected to continue to increase over the next 3 years, peaking at 453.3 million in 2029, before gradually declining to 398.8 million by 2100. Read more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/G3J7Vw

In the EU, in 2024, 14 countries had overcrowded prison cells, which occurs when a prison has more prisoners than it was designed to hold. Highest in: 🇨🇾 Cyprus (227.6%) 🇸🇮 Slovenia (134.2%) Lowest: 🇪🇪 Estonia (49.9%) 🇱🇹 Lithuania (67.0%) More ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/9hpfmN

In 2024, there were 508 746 prisoners in the EU, indicating a 2.0% increase compared with 2023. Highest rates per 100 000 people: 🇭🇺 Hungary (193) 🇵🇱 Poland (191) Lowest in: 🇫🇮 Finland (57) 🇳🇱 Netherlands (67) See more data ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/9hpfmN

Euro area #RetailTrade down by 0.1 in March 2026 over February 2026, up by 1.2% compared with March 2025 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/4-07052026-AP

In 2024, 51.6 million people in EU and EFTA countries were employed in multinational enterprise groups.💼🏢 Highest shares in: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (54% of total employment) Lowest in: 🇬🇷Greece (14%) Read more👉https://link.europa.eu/wVJHWf

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 #𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭❗️🇪🇺 🗓 10 May, 11:00 to 18:00 (CEST) 📍Wiltz Castle Luxembourg 📊 Visit the Eurostat stand at the event. For more info 👉 https://link.europa.eu/jD6W8p

In 2024, 149 678 multinational enterprise (MNE) groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.💼🏢 Highest numbers in: 🇩🇪Germany (15 342 MNE groups) 🇳🇱Netherlands (13 805) Read more 👉https://link.europa.eu/wVJHWf