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Euro Area: The Lost of Confidence Amid Record Inflation

(01 June 2022) European consumers are beginning to feel the impact of global energy and food crisis. Latest data from Eurostat, shows that consumer price inflation in Euro area in May 2022 accelerated to record high of 8.1% year-over-year.High prices for energy commodities and food push up general CPI index. In May 2022, consumer prices for energy and food increased 39.2% and 7.5% year-over-year, respectively.Amid rising consumer prices, consumers in Euro area are losing confidence. According to Eurostat, consumer confidence in Euro area in March-May 2022 dropped to -21.2%, which is comparable to the periods of The Great Recession and coronacrisis.According to the latest available data from Eurostat,  manufacturing producers in Euro area increased output prices by 17.8% in March 2022, which points to high potential for cost-push inflation.

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Europe Electricity Generation Tracker: Wind Energy in Focus //knoema.es/ojcdstg/europe-electricity-generation-tracker-wind-energy-in-focus 2022-02-18T08:38:05Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000560
Europe Electricity Generation Tracker: Wind Energy in Focus

(12 January 2022) To meet its goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Europe increasingly relies on wind energy. According to data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), in 2020 and 2021 wind energy generation accounted for an average of 16.3% of Europe's total electricity generation. Though wind energy helps to reduce GHG emissions, the supply of wind energy available depends heavily on wind speed. And in the event of unfavorable weather conditions, the loss in wind energy supply has to be compensated for by an increase in electricity generated by burning natural gas and coal, which pushes up market prices for these fossil fuels. (The reverse is also true: ideal wind generation conditions lead to decreased fossil fuel power generation, pushing natural gas and coal prices down.) Since wind energy generation has become an important leading indicator for European coal and natural gas market movements, Knoema has employed ENTSO-E data to create a daily electricity generation tracker for European countries.On the basis of the ENTSO-E data*, Knoema estimates that in the first 10 days of January 2022, wind energy generation in Europe was 3.5 times higher than in the same period a year ago. The average daily share of wind energy generation in Europe's total energy generation increased to 28.8%, compared to only 8.9% a year ago. The increase in wind energy generation may help to stabilize coal and natural gas prices in Europe. This dashboard also includes total daily electricity generation for Europe and for individual countries in the region. When adjusted for working days and temperature, daily electricity generation can be used as leading indicator of economic activity.   *Sample includes 28 European countries for which ENTSO-E provides data since at least January 1, 2021.

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Eurozone: Real Estate Market is Booming //knoema.es/jdiialb/eurozone-real-estate-market-is-booming 2022-01-26T09:21:55Z Nematullah Khan knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1975840
Eurozone: Real Estate Market is Booming

(18 January 2022) In the third quarter of 2021, house prices in the eurozone rose at the fastest rate since Eurostat started recording this data in 2005.Low interest rates, supply constraints, and the boost in demand for new houses to accommodate work from home policies pushed the house price growth to the highest level since 2005, 8.4% year-over-year, in Q3 2021.House prices rose above 16% year-over-year in Q3 2021 in Lithuania, Estonia, and the Netherlands. The lowest price increases were recorded in Cyprus, Italy, and Spain — below 5% year-over-year.

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Eurozone: Tightening Labor Market Puts Pressure on Inflation //knoema.es/snnmxl/eurozone-tightening-labor-market-puts-pressure-on-inflation 2022-01-26T09:20:53Z Nematullah Khan knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1975840
Eurozone: Tightening Labor Market Puts Pressure on Inflation

(14 January 2022) Labor market conditions in the eurozone (EA19) — the E.U. member countries that use a shared single currency, the euro — improved in November, as unemployment fell to a record low since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. (December 2021 unemployment data will be released in February.) The eurozone registered a decline of 222,000 in the number of unemployed people in November compared to October, with the total down to 11.8 million. The unemployment rate fell from 7.3% to 7.2% for the same period. The lowest unemployment rates were registered by the Netherlands, 2.7%, and Germany, 3.2%. The highest unemployment rates in the eurozone were observed in Spain, 14.1%, and Greece, 13.4%.Amid the tightening labor market and increasing labor costs, consumer price inflation in Europe hit the highest level in more than two decades. In November 2021, the annual rate of CPI inflation accelerated to 4.9%, and core inflation (the overall index excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) jumped to 2.6%. The furlough programs in place, which have limited the pandemic's impact on the labor market, and strong demand for labor will likely help to improve the market in coming months. However, the rise in new variants such as Omicron may have negative impact on the labor market and the economy.

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EU Coal Fueled Post-Covid Recovery //knoema.es/klbnstf/eu-coal-fueled-post-covid-recovery 2022-01-18T18:04:37Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000560
EU Coal Fueled Post-Covid Recovery

(20 December 2021) Europe, which aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by moving to a clean, circular economy, has increased its use of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel — to meet the growing demand for electricity.According to Eurostat monthly energy statistics, for January through September 2021 electricity generation by coal power plants saw a greater increase compared to the same period last year than electricity generation from other types of fuel. For the same period, wind and natural gas electricity generation declined because of unfavorable weather conditions, natural gas shortages, and record high natural gas prices.For Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, which account for 85% of the total year-over-year increase, burning more coal was the only option to increase electricity generation as much as was required for post-COVID economic recovery.Though coal power generation accounts only for 13.5% of total electricity generation in the EU-27, for Poland and Germany coal is a vitally important fossil fuel, as coal power accounts for 28% and 72% of these nations’ total electricity generation, respectively. The visualizations below display power generation data for the E.U. by default. Choose a country from the drop-down menu to view country-specific data.

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Fresh Look at Europe's Return to Anti-COVID Lockdowns //knoema.es/hbdoync/fresh-look-at-europe-s-return-to-anti-covid-lockdowns 2020-12-21T16:16:36Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000560
Fresh Look at Europe's Return to Anti-COVID Lockdowns

(21 December 2020) The winter COVID-19 surge in Europe has arrived with force, moving many countries to reimpose lockdown policies to defuse the spread of the virus. The return to lockdown (and other policy) conditions in major European countries—including this weekend's breaking news that the United Kingdom would be cut off from major international transit due to its new COVID-19 strain—will no-doubt have a negative impact on the global economy, a data theme we'll continue to monitor here at Knoema in 2021. As of 21 December the 'stringency' of anti-COVID restrictions, as measured by University of Oxford Stringency Index, was 85% or higher compared to the spring lockdowns in 12 European countries, including Europe's four largest economies: Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.In Greece, Germany, and Sweden the stringency of the newest anti-COVID restrictions has surpassed the March-May 2020 policies. 

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Europe: Mortality Rates Returning to Normal Levels //knoema.es/sbabiue/europe-mortality-rates-returning-to-normal-levels 2020-11-23T11:48:42Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Europe: Mortality Rates Returning to Normal Levels

Mortality figures are not only returning to normal levels in Europe, but they are remarkably consistent with reported COVID-19 deaths. According to the latest weekly mortality statistics from EuroMOMO, as of the week of May 11, the total number of deaths in 20 European countries* was 51,033, which is in line with the highest end of the normal range and only slightly above the normal baseline level (49,913 deaths) for this week. Between February and May, deaths exceeded the baseline level by 156,000 total deaths across the 20 European countries covered by EuroMOMO. This figure is very close to the reported COVID-19 death toll (155,000), suggesting that Europe's COVID-19 mortality figures are fairly reliable.Excess mortality is of course fundamental to periods of viral disease outbreaks. Comparing the weighted average mortality rates for Europe over the last three years to the rates from January to April 2020, the 2020 COVID-19 period rates exceed the average 2018 and 2019 mortality rates by more than 20,000 deaths.Z-scores offer us an alternative, standardized view of mortality trends across countries and time periods, measuring in this case the distance a country's mortality figures are from the mean. Using a multitude of approaches to analyzing COVID-19 figures is critical as we have already demonstrated in our coverage of COVID-19 statistics reported by Russia > * EuroMOMO provides weekly mortality data for the following 20 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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European Union: Economic Outlook Revised Downward for Summer 2020 //knoema.es/qlmcvyc/european-union-economic-outlook-revised-downward-for-summer-2020 2020-07-22T03:07:26Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
European Union: Economic Outlook Revised Downward for Summer 2020

On 7 July, the European Commission revised its spring economic growth forecast to reveal a deeper than expected economic contraction ahead. The original estimate of -7.4 percent GDP growth year-on-year this summer for the EU is now -8.3 percent, attributed to a slower than expected pace for lifting COVID-19 lockdown measures.The Commission expects no EU country will record positive economic growth in 2020.While Italy, Spain, Croatia, and France are all poised for double digit contractions this summer, Portugal received the Commission's largest negative revision, dropping an additional three percentage points to -9.8 percent GDP growth YoY in 2020. 

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Fertility Rates //knoema.es/voditnd/fertility-rates 2019-08-02T15:03:19Z Paul Stiles knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1070020
Fertility Rates

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Habitat III Regional Meeting - Europe //knoema.es/ysgbas/habitat-iii-regional-meeting-europe 2018-11-22T06:43:05Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Habitat III Regional Meeting - Europe

Date of Event: 16 March 2016 Event Holder: International Institute for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Policy and Practice) Description: In advance of the Third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), regional high-level meetings will convene to discuss priorities for a New Urban Agenda and to develop policy recommendations. The meetings are expected to result in a participants' declaration that will be considered an official input to Habitat III.

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Governing Council of the ECB: Monetary policy meeting //knoema.es/ezgnpxe/governing-council-of-the-ecb-monetary-policy-meeting 2018-11-12T08:02:29Z Mikhail Zhukovskii knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293430
Governing Council of the ECB: Monetary policy meeting

The European Central Bank and the national central banks together constitute the Eurosystem, the central banking system of the euro area. The main objective of the Eurosystem is to maintain price stability: safeguarding the value of the euro. The European Central Bank is responsible for the prudential supervision of credit institutions located in the euro area and participating non-euro area Member States, within the Single Supervisory Mechanism, which also comprises the national competent authorities. It thereby contributes to the safety and soundness of the banking system and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each participating Member State. The Governing Council is the main decision-making body of the ECB. It consists of the six members of the Executive Board, plus the governors of the national central banks of the 19 euro area countries. The Governing Council assesses economic and monetary developments and takes its monetary policy decisions every six weeks. The monetary policy decision is explained in detail at a press conference held every six weeks. The President, assisted by the Vice-President, chairs the press conference.   

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CO2 Emissions of Newly Registered Cars in Europe //knoema.es/qjbgyqb/co2-emissions-of-newly-registered-cars-in-europe 2017-11-08T13:55:33Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
CO2 Emissions of Newly Registered Cars in Europe

Information that EU member states submit annually per Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to the European Commission and onward to the European Environment Agency (EEA) on newly registered passenger cars provide a unique opportunity to analyze CO2 emissions. The data reveal thought-provoking trends from the perspective of purchasing patterns of lowest to highest emission cars and the corresponding potential contribution of each make and model to air pollution.Premium-class sport cars are the ‘dirtiest’ based on CO2 emissions, with Bugatti vehicles—each emitting more than half a kilogram of CO2 per kilometer (km)—at the top. Yet, the potential contribution of these cars to the climate change is restrained by the limited number on the roads. Member countries reported a total of only five Bugatti new car registrations during 2015. Likewise, only one Pagani, the second dirtiest car in the class, was registered last year.In contrast, cars with relatively low CO2 emissions are, as a rule, more popular and consequently pollute more air in total. For example, while Ford cars are among the ten ‘cleanest’ cars—emitting around 100 grams of CO2 per km—with more than 1 million new Ford cars registered in Europe last year, the contribution from this make to atmospheric pollution is far more significant than that of Ferrari, the most popular premium-class sport car.Excluding electric cars, hybrid cars, such as the BMW I (23g of CO2 per km), Fisker (53g of CO2 per km) and Smart (93g of CO2 per km), have the lowest CO2 emissions among passenger vehicles. However, just as too few of the dirtiest premium-class sport cars are registered each year to dramatically contribute to air pollution, too few of the cleanest cars are purchased to combat climate change. At least, for now. The EEA data also reveal interesting differences among the EU member countries. Germany recorded the highest average CO2 emissions per new passenger car registered in 2015. Residents of other North-East countries such as Poland, Latvia and Estonia showed similar car buying preferences. Residents of South-West Europe, stretching from Portugal to Malta to Greece and even Croatia, knowingly or not, tended toward cleaner cars.

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Motor Spirit in Europe //knoema.es/akjvqld/motor-spirit-in-europe 2017-03-02T13:13:12Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Motor Spirit in Europe

The major part of motor spirit output is concentrated in the southwest part of Europe in Spain, France, and the UK, where refinery output fluctuates from 486 to 1 088 thousand tons. The United Kingdom has the largest production of motor spirit and dominates in inland motor spirit delivery rating. 

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Poverty Indicators of the European Union //knoema.es/bkjehf/poverty-indicators-of-the-european-union 2016-12-15T20:18:09Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Poverty Indicators of the European Union

Single males without children are more likely than any other population group in Europe to be unable to afford basic durable goods, according to Eurostat (2014). These goods include, for example, personal cars and telephones. Computers and affordablity of meat-based meals are notable exception, with European men scoring better than their female counterparts. And, while single adults generally tend to be more likely to lack durables than are couples, households with children, by contrast, are at the lowest risk of "enforced lack of durable goods", e.g. these household are more likely to possess all durable goods tracked by Eurostat, with the exception of owning a personal car. For an infographic summary of the Eurostat findings, follow this link.   Note: Values displayed below represent average shares for the total population for the period from 2003 - 2013. 

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets //knoema.es/yyvfprb/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets 2016-08-24T12:35:05Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets

The Europe 2020 strategy, adopted by the European Council on 17 June 2010, is the EU's agenda for growth and jobs for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to overcome the structural weaknesses in Europe's economy, improve its competitiveness and productivity and underpin a sustainable social market economy.

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Latvia leads the Council of the European Union //knoema.es/ylikdnb/latvia-leads-the-council-of-the-european-union 2016-05-26T10:40:05Z Mikhail Zhukovskii knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293430
Latvia leads the Council of the European Union

For the first two quartals of 2015 Latvia wil be the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It's the second case when former Soviet Union republic takes this role.   The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the Council, determine its agendas, set a work programme and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions.  Country announced 3 prioritets: Competative Europe, Digital Europe, Engaged Europe. Both main goals and tasks are defined for those prioritets For Compatative Europe: " The main goal - generate jobs and economic growth in the EU".   "Main tasks : To work on the Investment Plan for Europe; continue the work on strengthening the Single Market; launch discussions and start working on the Energy Union; promote industrial competitiveness". For Digital Europe: "The main goal – develop the base for a truly digital Europe". "Main tasks: To advance data protection; work on the Telecommunications market package; start discussions on the Digital Single Market strategy". And for Engaged Europe: "The main goal – engage in issues of global importance" "Main tasks: To facilitate the review of the Neighbourhood Policy; move forward with the transatlantic partnership; focus on post-2015 development goals". Source:  The official website of the Latvian Presidency

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: People at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion //knoema.es/wbxlnyb/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-people-at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion 2016-04-22T05:37:55Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: People at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion

Between 2011 and 2014, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU-27* increased from 116 million to 121 million, which is almost one of every four people in the EU-27. The increase has been largely attributed to the economic crisis in 2008 and the following recessions in the majority of the EU-27 Member States. Prior to the full onset of the global recession, between 2005 and 2009, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU-27 had reached its lowest level of about 114 million. Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets *The European Union comprises the following 27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Early Leavers from Education and Training //knoema.es/vsffrzc/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-early-leavers-from-education-and-training 2016-04-22T05:36:11Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Early Leavers from Education and Training

Europe is steadily approaching its headline target for 2020, which envisages reducing the rate of 'early leavers from education and training' to less than 10 percent. The indicator is measured by the share of 18 to 24 year olds who have at most lower secondary education and are not in further education and training. The value has consistently declined since 2008 for both men and women, decreasing from 14.6 percent in 2008 to 11.2 percent in 2014.  Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Greenhouse Gas Emissions //knoema.es/hzkfxuf/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-greenhouse-gas-emissions 2016-04-22T05:35:33Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By 2013, emissions of greenhouse gases in the EU have fallen by 19.8%, compared with the levels in 1990. This marks a strong progress towards achieving the 2020 headline target of a 20% reduction. Since the early 1990s, the highest drop over the period of one year was recorded between 2008 and 2009, when emissions fell by 6.5%. This large decline in greenhouse gas emissions has mainly been attributed to weakened economic activities during the crisis in sectors such as industry, transport and energy. The mild winter of 2010/11 further contributed to the reduction of energy demand and emissions. In 2013 the level was only 0.2% away from the target. Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Tertiary Educational Attainment //knoema.es/xghzbdg/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-tertiary-educational-attainment 2016-04-22T05:34:12Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Tertiary Educational Attainment

The share of 30 to 34 year old persons who have attained tertiary education has continuously increased since 2008, from 31.2% to 37.9% in 2014. The EU seems to be on track to meet its target which is to increase this share to at least 40% by 2020. However, the shares of men and women are converging towards the target at different paces. Data show that the growth of tertiary graduates has been considerably faster for women. This share reached the Europe 2020 target value already eight years in advance and continues to increase (42.3% in 2014). For men, progress has been slower: by 2014, only 33.6% of 30 to 34 year old men had attained tertiary education. Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Employment //knoema.es/skkotkc/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-employment 2016-04-22T05:31:49Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Employment

In 2008, the employment rate in the EU for the age group 20 to 64 peaked at 70.3%, after a period of steady increase. In the following years, employment trends reversed as a result of the unfavourable effect of the economic crisis on the European labour market. In 2009, the employment rate fell to 69.0% and has remained consistently low since 2010. In 2014, the rate slightly increased to 69.2%, marking a deviation of 5.8 percentage points from the Europe 2020 target of increasing the employment rate of the population aged 20 to 64 to at least 75%. Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets

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Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Research and Development //knoema.es/faplwte/progress-towards-europe-2020-headline-targets-research-and-development 2016-04-22T05:31:26Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Progress Towards Europe 2020 Headline Targets: Research and Development

Since 2008, gross domestic expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GDP has recorded a slight increase. In 2014, the value stood at 2.03% of GDP, compared with 1.85% in 2008. The increase between 2008 and 2009 during the economic crisis reflects a wider EU effort to stimulate economic growth by boosting public expenditure on R&D. In 2014, the EU was 0.97 percentage points below its target for 2020, which envisages increasing combined public and private R&D expenditure to reach 3% of GDP. Main page: Progress towards Europe 2020 headline targets

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Inequality of income distribution in Europe //knoema.es/afakbmf/inequality-of-income-distribution-in-europe 2016-02-29T06:45:00Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000560
Inequality of income distribution in Europe

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Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe //knoema.es/ameakqd/why-young-people-are-part-time-employed-in-europe 2015-11-21T10:32:59Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe

Owerview | Aggregated Analysis | Detailed Analysis by: Age, Sex and Reason, Sex, Age and Reason, Reason Sex and Age Specifications: 1) Reasons for part-time employment: CARE - looking after children or incapacitated adults, FAM - other family or personal responsibilities, ILL - own illness or disability, EDUC - in education or training, NOJOB - could not find a full-time job, OTH - other reasons; 2) Sex: M - male, F - female; 3) Age groups in years: 15-19, 15-24, 15-29, 20-24, 20-29, 25-59.

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Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe //knoema.es/irjwzyf/why-young-people-are-part-time-employed-in-europe 2015-11-21T10:32:59Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe

Owerview | Aggregated Analysis | Detailed Analysis by: Age, Sex and Reason, Sex, Age and Reason, Reason Sex and Age Specifications: 1) Reasons for part-time employment: CARE - looking after children or incapacitated adults, FAM - other family or personal responsibilities, ILL - own illness or disability, EDUC - in education or training, NOJOB - could not find a full-time job, OTH - other reasons; 2) Sex: M - male, F - female; 3) Age groups in years: 15-19, 15-24, 15-29, 20-24, 20-29, 25-59.

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Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe //knoema.es/mrtwuog/why-young-people-are-part-time-employed-in-europe 2015-11-21T10:32:57Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe

Owerview | Aggregated Analysis | Detailed Analysis by: Age, Sex and Reason, Sex, Age and Reason, Reason Sex and Age Specifications: 1) Reasons for part-time employment: CARE - looking after children or incapacitated adults, FAM - other family or personal responsibilities, ILL - own illness or disability, EDUC - in education or training, NOJOB - could not find a full-time job, OTH - other reasons; 2) Sex: M - male, F - female; 3) Age groups in years: 15-19, 15-24, 15-29, 20-24, 20-29, 25-59.

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Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe //knoema.es/scvzfnf/why-young-people-are-part-time-employed-in-europe 2015-11-21T10:32:56Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe

Owerview | Aggregated Analysis | Detailed Analysis by: Age, Sex and Reason, Sex, Age and Reason, Reason Sex and Age Specifications: 1) Reasons for part-time employment: CARE - looking after children or incapacitated adults, FAM - other family or personal responsibilities, ILL - own illness or disability, EDUC - in education or training, NOJOB - could not find a full-time job, OTH - other reasons; 2) Sex: M - male, F - female; 3) Age groups in years: 15-19, 15-24, 15-29, 20-24, 20-29, 25-59.

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Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe //knoema.es/sgvhtdd/why-young-people-are-part-time-employed-in-europe 2015-11-21T10:32:51Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Why Young People Are Part-Time Employed in Europe

Owerview | Aggregated Analysis | Detailed Analysis by: Age, Sex and Reason, Sex, Age and Reason, Reason Sex and Age Education is the main reason for part-time employment among the youth in Europe with 41.4% of people aged 15-29 years working part time due to this reason. Denmark is the leader in this regard as 78.4% of its young population is employed part time because of education and it keeps its leading position through the years. Moreover, this share increases to 84.1% when regarding younger part of the cohort under consideration, namely, people aged 15-24. The second most important reason for the part-time employment is absence of full-time job where Italy is on the top: this reason is responsible for about four fifths of part-time employment among the youths. The further consideration of statistics by age groups and reasons for part-time employment leads to some interesting findings. So, there is strong negative relationship between share of people aged 15-24 working part-time because of education and share of people aged 25-29 working part time because of absence of full-time job. Specifically, in average, each additional percent of the former cohort results in 0.7% decrease of the latter one. There again, Denmark, mentioned above for its leading position in the ranking by share of the youths employed part time due to education, is among the latest countries in the ranking by share of people aged 25-29 employed part-time because of absence of full-time job. On the contrary, Romania, where only 9.8% of people aged 15-24 work part-time because of education, 75.8% of people aged 25-29 work part-time because of absence full-time job. Another interesting finding derived from the analysis of differences between sexes is the following. In countries where more males work part-time because of absence of full-time job, less woman work part time because of childcare. Thus, in Austria where childcare is the reason for about 40% of part-time employment among women aged 25-29 only 16.7% of males work part time because of absence of full-time job. In Spain there is reverse situation: childcare accounts for only 6.6% of part-time employed women while absence of full-time job accounts for 80% of part-time employed men. This probably means that when more male population has well paid full-time job more women has the chance to take care after children. Specifications: 1) Reasons for part-time employment: CARE - looking after children or incapacitated adults, FAM - other family or personal responsibilities, ILL - own illness or disability, EDUC - in education or training, NOJOB - could not find a full-time job, OTH - other reasons; 2) Sex: M - male, F - female; 3) Age groups in years: 15-19, 15-24, 15-29, 20-24, 20-29, 25-59.

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Trade Policy Review: European Union (formerly EC) //knoema.es/aznsjjf/trade-policy-review-european-union-formerly-ec 2015-10-26T14:16:10Z Mikhail Zhukovskii knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293430
Trade Policy Review: European Union (formerly EC)

Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries' trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. Significant developments that may have an impact on the global trading system are also monitored. All WTO members are subject to review, with the frequency of review depending on the country's size. Event holder:  World Trade Organization

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Europe's growing refugee burden //knoema.es/nqmwrrg/europe-s-growing-refugee-burden 2015-07-05T02:05:04Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Europe's growing refugee burden

The flow of refugees in the European Union has increased about 50% in 2014. The latest figures presented by the Eurostat on Tuesday marked a rise by almost 195 thousand asylum applicants from year before, to the total of 626 thousands of refugees from the countries outside EU. Most refugees come from Syria. People escaping Eritrea and Afganistan were next on the list.  Asylum applicants from Syria rose to 122 thousand in the EU-28 in 2014, which equated to 20 % of the total from all non-member countries. Afghani citizens accounted for 7 % of the total, while Kosovans and Eritrean citizens accounted for 6 % and Serbians for 5 %. Among the 30 main groups of citizenship of asylum applicants in the EU-28 in 2014, by far the largest relative increase compared to 2013 was recorded for individuals from Ukraine. EU governments are also working on emergency steps to cope with refugees coming through politically anarchic Libya, often loaded onto barely seaworthy boats by human-trafficking gangs. In the worst of many catastrophes at sea, a refugee boat capsized off the Libyan coast last month, drowning at least 700 people. Britain and France are leading efforts to pass a United Nations Security Council resolution permitting EU military action against smugglers. On this page you can explore where do the refugees in Europe come from and where are they going to. Select the country of origin on the barchart to the right to see the ranking of the countries of asylum. Select the country of asylum to see the top-20 countries from which the refugees are coming there Source: Asylum applications in the EU Member States, 2008-2014

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Greek elections and challenges //knoema.es/xxwzkic/greek-elections-and-challenges 2015-04-27T18:19:46Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Greek elections and challenges

   According to the preliminary results, the left-radical party SYRIZA won the parliamentary elections in Greece. The voting results are very close to the forecast made on the basis of polls (see bar charts). SYRIZA won 10% more votes than in 2012, and will get 149 (vs 71 previously) seats in the new Parliament of Greece which does not provide it with the majority directly, but makes it easy to form the majority in the coalition.    The main message of SYRIZA in the elections was a rejection of austerity measures imposed on Greece by European Union and the so-called "Troika". At the same time, the leader of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras confirmed his commitment to this course immediately after the elections, but also stated the absence of intent to declare a default or to leave the Eurozone.    Broad support of SYRIZA's political platform in Greek society is not surprising. It can be seen that so-called "policy of tightening belts" simply did not work (despite the improved current account), so why should it be continued, and why not to try something different? It should be also noted, that Alexis Tsipras paid attention to the most important current challenges (see the data from Fragile state Index on radar chart below) such as high level of unemployment and poverty, slow economic growth, low level of public trust in the government (due to the fact that the previous government was supported by EU-IMF austerity measures), external enforcements, tight credit conditions, weak banking system, relatively high tax level and weak overall business environment. For that matter, SYRIZA's political platform looks not only like populist one. In fact, it is highly sophisticated, well-designed and based on current economic situation.

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European long-term interest rates & inflation //knoema.es/cqscgpe/european-long-term-interest-rates-inflation 2015-04-27T18:19:42Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
European long-term interest rates & inflation

   According to wide-spread market and analyst expectations,todaythe European Central Bank in order torespond to the growingdeflationarytrendswill launcha new Large-Scale Asset Purchase program (LSAP, or, so called, "Quantitatve Easing").However, the massivepurchases of assets(usuallygovernment bonds) by central banksnot only increaseinflation,but also createpressure ongovernment bond yields,which in Europe are on lowest levels for last ten years (see the graph) and in core EMU countries are closeto zero.   Interestingly,that in recent yearsthere wasa clear relationshipbetween the level ofinflationandbond yields on country level:higher inflation rateleads, counterintuitively, to lowerinterest rates on government bonds (see the bubble chart below). A possible explanation forthisis that thelower inflationin some european countriesinduced bylow economic growth.    On the other hand,the higher is the levelof public debt, thehigher are interest rates on government bonds.Thus,the ECB asset purchase program, on the onehand,will stimulateeconomic growthandinflation, and on the otherhand, reduce thecost of debt service which may help to reduce total government debt levels in future.So ECB may create double impact onthe real(inflation-adjusted) interest rate of government bonds,which may become negativeagain, asin 2011-2013(see the ranking gadget on the left). Sources: Long-term interest rate statistics for EU Member States, Monthly, Jan 1993 to December 2014,    World Bank Global Economic Monitor, January 2015, OECD Economic Outlook No 95 - December 2014

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4th Annual European Gas Price Structuring and Market Liquidity Forum //knoema.es/hyckysc/4th-annual-european-gas-price-structuring-and-market-liquidity-forum 2015-04-27T17:25:07Z Mikhail Zhukovskii knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293430
4th Annual European Gas Price Structuring and Market Liquidity Forum

This exclusive marcus evans conference will look beyond ongoing issues and into the future of the gas supply to LNG. With natural gas prices at a 4 year low and huge supply vs. demand issues it has never been more important to have an in-depth understanding of the current European gas trading market. With the geopolitical situation keeping traders on their toes it is imperative to consider how to secure the gas supply and in which ways the supply can be diversified. The conference will examine the most viable LNG sources and what impact global demand for LNG will have on the European gas market. With US LNG beginning to be exported in early 2015, it is the perfect time to be opening these discussions. Sanctions in Europe are posing a threat and this conference provides an opportunity to debate how this can best be handled. What impact will the sanctions have on pricing and trading, and how can this be dealt with? One of the biggest changes in recent years has been the movement away from oil indexed prices. The gas market has almost entirely moved away from this pricing method and it’s time to begin considering what the consequences of this will be across Europe. In conjunction to this, short term contracts are becoming increasingly popular as traders look for more flexibility. These are big changes for gas pricing and trading and it is vital that the pros and cons of each continue to be discussed to ensure the best trading methods are being utilised to secure the biggest rewards. Event Holder: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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European natural gas imports //knoema.es/tobjvpc/european-natural-gas-imports 2015-04-23T14:15:42Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
European natural gas imports

According to Eurostat annual data*, European natural gas imports slightly declined since 2010. The largest natural gas importing countries are Germany (which represent about 1/4 of overall EU imports), Italy, UK, France and Spain. The security of the EU’s natural gas supplies threatened by a high proportion of imports concentrated among relatively few partners. More than three quarters of the EU-28’s imports from outside of European Union comes from Russia, Norway and Algeria. Despite the gradual reduction of natural gas imports from Russia over the last two decades, Russia still remains the largest source of EU natural gas imports. For some countries, such as Austria, russian supplies represent more than 60% of overall natural gas imports, and some countries (such as Chezh Republic) depends on russian gas imports almost completely. Select the country of origin in the list at the page's top to see the natural gas supplies distribution from that country among EU member states on the map and the ranking of importing countries by import amounts. Select the importing country on the ranking gadget to identify its main sources for natural gas and explore its natural gas' import structure. Please note that the primary units of reporting natural gas statistics in EU are units of energy value (joules), determined from physical volumes on the gross calorific value basis. Each of the gas flows may have a significantly different calorific value, and within each flow, the components might have different values (e.g. production from various fields of differing gas qualities, or imports from different sources). Calorific values also change over time. To convert natural gas from volume units to terajoules the volume, in cubic metres, should be multiplied by the gross calorific value to obtain the energy volume in terajoules. Concerning imports data, a weighted average gross calorific value are applied. Total imports are determined as a sum of each of the sources individually converted. For example, country A is importing 3 000 Mm3 natural gas from the Netherlands and 5 000 Mm3 from Norway, with a respective calorific value of 33.3 TJ/m3 and 41.0 TJ/m3. To calculate the average calorific value of imports, proportion the respective imports with their calorific values are used.  For futher information concerning methodology and computations please consult the Eurostat's Energy Statistics Manual and other Eurostat's resources. Data source: Imports (by country of origin) - gas - annual data (Eurostat dataset [nrg_124a])

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Is Grexit really possible? Poll data and greek elections forecast //knoema.es/rddecm/is-grexit-really-possible-poll-data-and-greek-elections-forecast 2015-01-23T12:22:11Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Is Grexit really possible? Poll data and greek elections forecast

On Sunday, January 25th, the parliamentary elections are taking place in Greece. Today the Greek political arena consists mainly of all shades of red and brown. Some recent polls show, that the left-radical party SYRIZA may get the majority (151) of seats in parliament as a result of upcoming elections. However, every poll has a margin of error, and some individual poll results can significantly differ from other observations. To make more reasonable estimates, it is better to use average data from all the surveys conducted from January 1st by different polling firms that are collected on this Wiki page. According to the forecast, most likely SYRIZA will get 146 seats in the parliament, which would not give it an absolute majority, but will give an opportunity to get a majority in coalition with some smaller parties. Such an outcome worries observers, who fear a sharp reversal of Greek policy towards rejection of the Euro currency and exit from the European Union (so-called Grexit), despite the fact that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras recently stated that he has no such plans.

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Gas/Diesel Oil in Europe //knoema.es/gdwaked/gas-diesel-oil-in-europe 2015-01-12T10:43:53Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Gas/Diesel Oil in Europe

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All categories of vehicles //knoema.es/nhsvwfd/all-categories-of-vehicles 2015-01-12T10:06:41Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
All categories of vehicles

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Production and Consumption of Electricity //knoema.es/hghqnqb/production-and-consumption-of-electricity 2015-01-12T09:49:19Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Production and Consumption of Electricity

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Passenger Cars per 1000 Inhabitants //knoema.es/actqxjg/passenger-cars-per-1000-inhabitants 2015-01-12T09:35:16Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Passenger Cars per 1000 Inhabitants

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Production and Consumption of Natural Gas //knoema.es/prntfxg/production-and-consumption-of-natural-gas 2015-01-09T08:55:56Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1293450
Production and Consumption of Natural Gas

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Working Life Expectancy in Europe //knoema.es/esgmmo/working-life-expectancy-in-europe 2014-07-04T09:18:11Z Alex Kulikov knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1847910
Working Life Expectancy in Europe

While unemployment rate as well as other standard indicators of economic activity focus on specific stages of person's life cycle, duration of working life indicator (DWL) or, in other words, working life expectancy, captures the entire life cycle of active and employed population. Created with the purpose of monitoring progress made under the Europe 2020 employment strategy, this indicator shows the number of years a person aged 15 years is expected to be economically active in the labor market along his or her life. Thus, Iceland is the leader among European countries in the duration of working life: here people are expected to spend 44 years on economic activities or a bit more than the half of life (82 years in 2011), expressed through life expectancy at birth. Long active life is actually specific for major North European countries: Sweden, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark are all in top-10 countries by working life expectancy. People in Southern states, such as Italy, Malta, Hungary, Croatia, are, on the contrary, expected to spend comparatively less time on working. So, in Italy, expected duration of working life is almost 3 times as less as the expected duration of the whole life (29 against 83 years). Concerning differences in activity patterns between sexes, it is only Lithuania, where women are expected to have longer economically active life than men (though the difference is slight - only a half of year), while all the other European countries experience opposite tendency. However, this difference is gradually shrinking: only in 8 countries difference between males and females was increasing in average from 2000 to 2012. All the other nations including European Union as a whole demonstrate the tendency to level down difference between sexes in the duration of working life with the Spain as a leader, where the difference reduced by 7.3 years during the last decade. All in all, duration of working life has increased in all European countries except Iceland and Romania through the period from 2000 to 2012. Well, till health allows to work more, as life expectancy and working life expectancy are positively related, there is no reason to stop as longer economically active life means more wealth for the population of the country. Note: A.00-12 means average for the period 2000-2012 while C.00-12 means absolute change from 2000 to 2012. Difference (M-F) stands for absolute difference between values for males and females. List of data sources is presented at the bottom of the the page. Take a look at static infographics.

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Inflation in European Union //knoema.es/qaqhlbe/inflation-in-european-union 2013-02-06T09:02:57Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000560
Inflation in European Union

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Key Energy Indicators //knoema.es/jaqulrf/key-energy-indicators 2012-08-18T15:25:22Z Misha Gusev knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000140
Key Energy Indicators

Source: European Commission More Energy Statistics ... 

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Mortality in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions //knoema.es/crvbldc/mortality-in-europe-medium-fertility-scenario-predictions 2012-04-11T17:10:13Z Игорь Смоленцев knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000330
Mortality in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions

Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

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Life Expectancy in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions //knoema.es/wjbdll/life-expectancy-in-europe-medium-fertility-scenario-predictions 2012-04-11T17:09:58Z Игорь Смоленцев knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000330
Life Expectancy in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions

Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

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Population in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions //knoema.es/qgqsdfd/population-in-europe-medium-fertility-scenario-predictions 2012-04-11T17:09:47Z Игорь Смоленцев knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000330
Population in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions

Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

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Fertility in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions //knoema.es/ojppcmd/fertility-in-europe-medium-fertility-scenario-predictions 2012-04-11T17:09:38Z Игорь Смоленцев knoema.es://knoema.es/user/1000330
Fertility in Europe, medium fertility scenario predictions

Source: UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

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