Almost half of European household spending goes to food, housing, energy and transport.
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Almost half of European household spending goes to food, housing, energy and transport.
House prices in the European Union have risen by more than 60% since 2013.
The European Union still obtains 57% of the energy it consumes from imported fossil fuels.
The European Union spent around €340 billion on fossil fuel imports last year.
The European Union has a shortage of 10 million housing units.
About 35,000 tonnes of illegally hazardous waste were transported from Italy to Spain.
Since 2015, Croatia has exported 522,000 tonnes more waste than it imported.
Damage from the catastrophic wildfire in the Omiš area of Croatia exceeds €110 million.
Around 700 people were evacuated during the wildfire on the island of Brač, Croatia.
Approximately 4,500 hectares burned in the wildfire on the island of Brač, Croatia, according to initial estimates.
Only six EU member states use 70% of the funds of the Horizon Europe programme.
The European automotive industry employs almost 14 million people.
Chinese car manufacturers reached a record 7.3% market share in Europe in the first six months of this year.
The European Union has provided nearly 12.5 billion euros to Turkey since 2011 for refugees and local communities.
There is a shortage of over 10 million housing units for young people in the European Union.
The European Union and its member states together are the largest financial contributor to the UN system.
The European Union currently invests approximately 2.2% of GDP in research and development
The United States invests over 3.5% of GDP in research and development
One year after the Draghi report, only about 11 percent of the total 383 recommendations had been implemented