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Q3 2023: Business bankruptcies down, registrations up
[ad_1] In the third quarter of 2023, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 5.8% compared with the previous quarter. Overall, the number of bankruptcy declarations in…
2021: EU micro & small businesses employed 75.8 million
[ad_1] In 2021, the EU had 31 million enterprises, employing 156 million persons. Of that total, 98% (30.3 million) were micro and small enterprises with each employing up to 49…
Enterprise birth rates in the EU increased in 2021
[ad_1] In 2021, the rate of enterprise births in the EU was 10.7% while the preliminary rate of enterprise deaths stood at 8.5%. In most EU countries more companies were…
Tourism trips recover strongly, business travel struggles
[ad_1] In 2022, EU residents made 1.08 billion tourism trips with at least one overnight stay, indicating a +23% (+202 million) increase compared with 2021, the same percentage raise also…
EU investment in R&D increased to €331 billion in 2021
[ad_1] Final data for 2021 indicates that the EU spent €331 billion on research & development (R&D), up 6.9% compared with the previous year (almost €310 billion). Compared with 2011,…
Q2 2023: Business bankruptcies at highest level since 2015
[ad_1] In the second quarter of 2023, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses increased for the sixth quarter in a row. Compared with the previous quarter, the number…
More than half of EU businesses innovate
[ad_1] Investing in research and innovation is investing in Europe’s future. Business innovation relates to the wide range of activities that enterprises undertake to implement innovation processes, develop new goods…
EU hourly wages & salaries increased by 4.4% in 2022
[ad_1] In 2022, the average hourly wages and salaries in the whole economy were estimated to be €22.9 in the EU and €25.5 in the euro area. Compared with 2021,…
How digitalised are the EU’s enterprises?
[ad_1] The uptake of digital technologies by businesses has the potential to improve services and products, and to increase competitiveness. The crisis caused by COVID-19 has also shown that digitalisation…