This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2005. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in Bulgaria. A similar publication was issued in November 2005 presenting the r...
Innovation plays a key role in Europe. In 2004, more than 4 out of 10 EU-27 enterprises in the industry were engaged in innovation activity. Germany was, among the EU Member States, the leader in innovation, both in industry and in services. In the European Union as a whole, more than one third ...
The main results from statistics available on maritime transport of goods and passengers are presented: (1) gross weight of goods handled in European ports, by type of cargo; (2) number of passengers embarked and disembarked; (3) traffic of vessels. Estimates of transport of goods and passengers...
This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2005. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in Cyprus. A similar publication was issued in August 2005 presenting the resul...
Most EU maritime economic sectors suffered due to the economic crisis or following longterm trends. However, since 2009 some maritime sectors such as maritime transport and the seafood industry have started to recover....
The total weight of goods handled in EU ports is estimated at 3.6 billion tonnes in 2010, a rise of 5.7% compared with 2009. At 539 million tonnes, the Netherlands handled the largest volumes of seaborne goods in 2010, overtaking the United Kingdom as the largest maritime freight transport count...
30 million people in the EU suffered both lack of space and poor housing conditions. Access to good quality and affordable accommodation is a fundamental need and a right. But meeting this need is still a significant challenge in a number of European Union countries. Poor housing conditions poin...
The population of the European Union (EU) has increased significantly in recent years. This trend is mainly due to a relatively high net migration rate, which in 2008 was almost three times higher than the rate of natural population growth. Migration plays a significant role in population dynami...
In 2009, gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant was 17 100 purchasing power standards (PPS) at current market prices in the predominantly rural regions of the EU (NUTS3), i.e. 73% of the European GDP average. Between 2008 and 2009, GDP per inhabitant was down by 6.6% in rural regions and by...