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Eurozone GDP up by 0.3 percent in second quarter
Economic growth (GDP) in the euro area, EU and other countries in Q2 2016
Netherlands in top five users of cloud-based services
The use of cloud-based services is relatively high in the Netherlands.
Exports to UK account for 3 percent of GDP
Last year, the Netherlands earned over 20 billion euros on exports to the United Kingdom
The Netherlands in European top 5 of 'lifelong learning'
In comparison with the rest of the EU, the Dutch are relatively active participants in ‘lifelong learning’. Training for work or leisure is more popular among highly educated and those working in...
Inflation rate stable in December
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the CPI inflation rates in November and December 2015 were 0.7 percent higher than in the same months in 2014. The rate over the entire year 2015 averaged...
Life expectancy gap between Dutch women and women elsewhere in Europe widening
Male life expectancy at birth for boys in the Netherlands was 79.9 years (2014). Male life expectancy is marginally higher in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Dutch girls have 83.3 years...
Life satisfaction rated 7.8 by the Dutch
Dutch people rate their life satisfaction at 7.8, taking them to fifth place within the EU.
Birth; age mother (on 31-12), birth order and fertility rates 1950-2014
Live born children by birth order from the mother, numbers and rates by age of the mother
Last year's inflow asylum seekers into EU more than 40 percent up from 2013
In 2014, the number of asylum seekers in the European Union increased by more than 40 percent relative to 2013. In the Netherlands, nearly 22 thousand people submitted requests for asylum, more than...
exports to EU countries account for over one fifth of GDP and jobs
Goods and services exported to EU countries generated 140 billion euros and accounted for 1.4 million FTEs in 2013. This is one fifth of GDP and employment in the Netherlands.
Nearly half a million Dutch live elsewhere in Europe
Many Dutch people make use of the right of free movement of persons within Europe: at the start of 2011 nearly half a million Dutch people were living in other European countries. Belgium in...
Number of school dropouts down in the Netherlands and the EU
The school dropout rate in the Netherlands was reduced in recent years to 8.8 percent in 2012. The rate across the EU was also gradually reduced.
Croatia small trading partner
The trade of goods with Croatia is limited. On 1 July 2013, Croatia will be the 28th country to join the European Union.
Growth rate new car sales in the Netherlands above EU average
The number of new commercial vehicles and passenger cars sold in the second quarter of 2011 increased by nearly 22 and 19 percent respectively relative to the same period last year, i.e. considerably...
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What is the European Union
The European Union is a cooperation of European states, established under this name in 1993 by the Treaty of Maastricht. It began in the 1950's with an economic...Over 1 billion euros spent in foreign EU webshops
In 2016, Dutch consumers spent over 1 billion euros on products sold by foreign EU webshops.