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Europe
Greek High School Students Win Eurostat Competition
Three Greek students from a high school in Thessaloniki triumphed in the European Statistic Competition held by Eurostat.
The team comprised students from the Hasiotis High School of the American Agricultural School and was the first Greek team to win...
Europe
Eurostat: 36% of Greeks Have Never Surfed the Internet
Greece has one of the highest percentages of people who have never used the internet, according to a survey released by Eurostat.
According to the study, over a third of people in Romania (42%), Bulgaria (41%), Greece (36%), Italy (34%),...
Europe
Eurostat: Leading Cause of Death for Elderly Greeks
Eurostat released a research report concerning the cause of European deaths for the year 2010. Research was conducted in 33 countries and evidence suggested that heart attacks are the major cause of concern in the European Union -- seeing...
Europe
Eurostat: Greece 3rd Lowest EU Birth Rate
Population in Greece has dropped by 5.5%, while the EU's population has increased by an average of 2.2% according to the demographic data of 2012 that were released today by Eurostat.
More specifically, the population has increased in 17 member...
Europe
Eurostat: 31 percent of Greeks Live in Poverty
Eurostat in its last regional yearbook, has recorded an increase in the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion as well as those who face exclusion from the labor market in many EU countries during the...
Europe
Eurostat: Greece Below EU Average GDP Per Capita
According to latest Eurostat release, Greece remains below the average of the EU both in terms of GDP/capita and Actual Individual Consumption. AIC is a new indicator, which is more reflective of the real economic situation of individuals that...
Cyprus
Cyprus Generates the Highest Amount of Municipal Waste Reports Eurostat
The amount of municipal waste generated per person in 2010 in the EU varies significantly across Member States, according to a recent Eurostat news release.
Cyprus, with 760 kg per person, had the highest amount of waste generated in 2010,...
Europe
Greece Ranks First in EU in Smartphone Recycling
Greece leads the European Union in smartphone recycling, boasting an almost 18 percent recycling rate, as per Eurostat data. This surpasses the EU average, where only 10 percent of Europeans recycle their old mobile phones.
Eurostat findings highlight Greece, Austria...
Energy
Greece Ranks Third in EU for Struggling to Heat Homes
Greece has ranked third within the European Union for the highest prevalence of home heating challenges. According to the latest statistics released by Eurostat, 18.7 percent of the population reported difficulties in keeping their homes adequately warm during the...
Europe
Greeks Have the Highest Working Hours in Europe, New Study Reveals
New statistics from the University of Groningen, incorporating Eurostat data, reveal that Greeks have the most working hours among Europeans.
The new data showed that Greece leads the pack with an impressive average of 2,036 working hours per year. Poland and...
Economy
EU Economy Shifts From Almost Two Years of Trade Deficit to Surplus
After six consecutive quarters of deficit, the EU economy has finally shifted to a trade surplus with the rest of the world.
During the second quarter of this year, the European bloc recorded a minor surplus of €1 billion. This...
Economy
Inflation in Greece Eases as It Hits Record 10.6 % High in Eurozone
Inflation in the Eurozone areas hit a record high of 10.6 percent in October, up from 9.9 percent in September, according to the data released by Eurostat on Thursday. A year earlier, the rate was 4.1 percent.
This represents the...
Diplomacy
Greeks More Hesitant About Sanctioning Russia Than Other Europeans
Greeks, along with Hungarians and Italians, are less supportive of sanctioning Russia than other nationals of the EU member states and European countries, a YouGov Cambridge survey has shown.
Since President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the West has responded...
Europe
Greeks Rank at the Top of the EU in Positive Self-Perceived Health
Greek and Maltese nationals aged 45-64 ranked first in the European Union in terms of positive self-perception of their health.
Europe
Commercial Flights Decrease Across EU, Except Greece
Greece was the only Member State defying a pan-European decrease in the volume of commercial flights in July, Eurostat says.