INFOGRAPHIC: How Digital is the EU in 2015?, EurActiv, 27 Μαρτίου 2015. The European Commission has published new data analysing and ranking how digital EU member states are. The Digital Economy and Society Index 2015 measures digital performance and competitiveness across five dimensions: Broadband Connectivity (Availability, Quality, and Speed) Human Capital (Internet users, Basic digital skills, ICT specialists, and STEM graduates) Internet Use (Content, Communication, and Transactions) Technological Integration (Digitisation of …Read More

Δελτίο Τύπου ΕΛΣΤΑΤ: Δείκτης Κύκλου Εργασιών στη Βιομηχανία – Ιανουάριος 2015, 23 Μαρτίου 2015.   Η εξέλιξη του Δείκτη Κύκλου Εργασιών στη Βιομηχανία, με βάση το έτος 2010=100,0, για το μήνα Ιανουάριο 2015, σύμφωνα με προσωρινά στοιχεία, έχει ως εξής: Ο Γενικός Δείκτης Κύκλου Εργασιών στη Βιομηχανία (σύνολο εγχώριας και εξωτερικής αγοράς) του μηνός Ιανουαρίου 2015, σε σύγκριση με τον αντίστοιχο Δείκτη του Ιανουαρίου 2014, παρουσίασε μείωση κατά 16,0%, έναντι …Read More

Δελτίο Τύπου ΕΛΣΤΑΤ: Δύναμη του Ελληνικού Εμπορικού Στόλου – Ιανουάριος 2015 (προσωρινά στοιχεία), 20 Μαρτίου 2015.   H ∆ύναμη του Ελληνικού Εμπορικού Στόλου, από πλοία 100 ΚΟΧ και άνω, το μήνα Ιανουάριο 2015 σε σύγκριση με την αντίστοιχη ∆ύναμη του Ιανουαρίου 2014, παρουσίασε μείωση κατά 2,6% έναντι μείωσης 1,8% που σημειώθηκε κατά την αντίστοιχη σύγκριση του έτους 2014 προς το 2013 (Πίνακας 1). Η Ολική Χωρητικότητα του Ελληνικού Εμπορικού Στόλου, …Read More

Eurostat News Release: First estimate for January 2015 – EU28 current account surplus €15.8 bn – €12.5 bn surplus for trade in services, 20 Μαρτίου 2015.   The EU28 seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a surplus of €15.8 billion in January 2015, compared with a surplus of €13.1 bn in December 2014 and a surplus of €6.4 bn in January2014, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of …Read More

Eurostat News Release: Asylum in the EU – The number of asylum applicants in the EU jumped to more than 625.000 in 2014 – 20% were Syrians, 20 Μαρτίου 2015.   Over a year, the number of asylum applicants registered in the European Union (EU) has increased by 191.000 (+44%) to reach a peak of 626.000 in 2014. In particular, the number of Syrians rose by 72.000, from 50 000 …Read More

OECD recently published a new study about education in OECD member countries. The study itself contains a vast amount of data from various fields, but what caught my attention were huge differences in teachers’ salaries. The following map shows how much a highly experienced primary school teacher earns per year in 1,000 USD converted using PPP (purchasing power parity). For example, a Slovak teacher can buy the same amount of …Read More

Eurostat News Release: Fourth quarter of 2014 Annual growth in labour costs down to 1.1% in euro area, Down to 1.4% in EU28, 19 Μαρτίου 2015.   Hourly labour costs rose by 1.1% in the euro area (EA18) and by 1.4% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2014, hourly labour costs increased by …Read More

Eurostat News Release: Fourth quarter of 2014 Euro area job vacancy rate up to 1.8% – EU28 up to 1.7%, 19 Μαρτίου 2015.   The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA18) was 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2014, up from 1.6% recorded both in the previous quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. …Read More

Eurostat News Release: 20 March 2015: International Day of Happiness – How satisfied are people with their lives in the European Union? A new multi-dimensional data collection, 19 Μαρτίου 2015.   “Overall, how satisfied are you with your life these days?” people across the European Union (EU) were asked. Life satisfaction represents how a respondent evaluates or appraises his or her life taken as a whole. It has a prominent …Read More

Eurostat News Release: January 2015 compared with December 2014: Production in construction up by 1.9% in euro area, Up by 1.0% in EU28, 18 Μαρτίου.   In January2015 compared with December 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector grew by 1.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.0% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2014, production …Read More