EU Wage Growth In The Last Two Decades

Key Takeaways EU Annual Wage Growth Country Constant Prices (In € thousands) Current Prices (In € thousands) 2002 / 2024 % Change 2002 / 2024 % Change Latvia 8.5 / […] The post EU Wage Growth In The Last Two Decades appeared first on GermanPedia.

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Apr 19, 2026
EU Air Forces Differ in Fighter Aircraft and Priorities

Key Takeaways Fighter Fleet in EU Countries Country Total Aircraft Fighter Aircraft Greece 560 178 (31.8%) France 974 223 (22.9%) Belgium 104 44 (42.3%) Finland 162 53 (32.7%) Sweden 172 […] The post EU Air Forces Differ in Fighter Aircraft and Prior...

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Apr 18, 2026
Net Household Saving Rates in the EU Over Time

Key Takeaways Net Household Saving Rate in EU Countries Country Net Household Savings Rate 2000 2020 2024 Change in pp (2000-2024) Estonia -11.2 9.2 3.0 +14.3 Sweden 2.3 15.0 16.0 […] The post Net Household Saving Rates in the EU Over Time appeared f...

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Apr 17, 2026
Foreign-Born Population in the EU Is Rising

Key Takeaways EU Countries’ Foreign-Born Population Over Time Reporting Country Foreign Country-Born Population  (In thousands, % of the year’s total population) Change in p.p. 2009 2025 Malta 30.5 (7.4%) 183.8 […] The post Foreign-Born Population in...

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Apr 16, 2026
Adoption of Electric and Hybrid Passenger Cars in the EU

Key Takeaways Across the European Union, the transition toward lower-emission transport is shaped by both market demand and binding EU policy, especially the revised CO2 standards for new cars and […] The post Adoption of Electric and Hybrid Passenge...

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Apr 15, 2026
EU Countries with the Most U.S. Troops

Key Takeaways US Military Personnel by EU Country Rank Country Active Duty Personnel APF Dod Civilian 1 Germany 36,436 11,416 2 Italy 12,662 2,605 3 Spain 3,814 497 4 Belgium […] The post EU Countries with the Most U.S. Troops appeared first on Germa...

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Apr 14, 2026
Germany’s Import Reliance on Critical Minerals

Key takeaways Germany has no significant domestic mining of metallic raw materials. Unlike the U.S., which produces some critical minerals domestically, Germany relies almost entirely on imports for the materials […] The post Germany’s Import Relianc...

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Apr 12, 2026
Petrol Prices Are Rising Across the EU

Key Takeaways Petrol Prices in the EU Country Euro 95 (In €/L) Change Apr 6, 2026 Apr 7, 2025 In € In % Netherlands 2.36 1.93 +0.43 +22.4% Denmark 2.32 […] The post Petrol Prices Are Rising Across the EU appeared first on GermanPedia.

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Apr 11, 2026
State-Subsidised ETF Savings Account [Riester 2.0]

Germany is replacing the Riester-Rente (Riester pension) with a new state-subsidized investment depot. You’ll be able to invest that subsidized money directly into ETFs. The Bundestag passed the Altersvorsorgereformgesetz (private […] The post State-...

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Apr 11, 2026
Most Surveilled Major Cities in the EU

Key Takeaways EU Cities With the Most CCTV Cameras City Cameras per 1,000 inhabitants Berlin 11.2 Warsaw 7.9 Vienna 7.4 Madrid 4.4 Budapest 3.4 Athens 3.4 Paris 3.1 Sofia 2.4 […] The post Most Surveilled Major Cities in the EU appeared first on Germa...

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Apr 10, 2026