Germany’s labor market showed no sign of improvement in April 2026. The Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) reported 3.008 million unemployed. BA Chairwoman Andrea Nahles stated: “A trend reversal in the […] The post German Unemployment at 3 Million in Apr...
Key Takeaways EU Passports on the Henley Passport Index Global Rank Country Visa-Free Destinations 3 Sweden 186 4 Austria 184 4 Belgium 185 4 Denmark 185 4 Finland 185 4 […] The post EU Passports Are Among the Strongest in the World appeared first on...
Key Takeaways Water Stress in EU Countries Country Water stress level (in %) Change (pp) 2000 2022 Malta 61.27 72.60 +11.33 Cyprus 5.24 11.81 +6.57 Denmark 20.53 25.27 +4.74 Ireland […] The post Water Stress Is Declining in Most EU Countries appeared...
Key Takeaways Equity Risk Premium in the EU Country Equity Risk Premium (%) Greece 7.08 Romania 7.08 Hungary 6.69 Italy 6.69 Bulgaria 6.30 Croatia 5.78 Cyprus 5.78 Latvia 5.78 Portugal […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Highest Equity Risk Prem...
From 1 May 2026, federal civil servants (Bundesbeamte) in Germany will receive higher salaries under the federal pay scale restructuring. The lowest pay grade, step 1 (Stufe 1), is being […] The post Pay Rise For Federal Civil Servants in Germany app...
Key Takeaways EU Global Soft Power Index Global Rank Country Soft Power Score (Change vs. Previous Year) 5 Germany 67.7 (-2.4) 6 France 65.8 (-2.7) 9 Italy 61.6 (-0.8) 12 […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Most Soft Power? appeared first on...
Key Takeaways Obesity Rates by EU Country Country Obese persons (% of total, aged 16 and over) Latvia 24.0 Finland 22.8 Estonia 21.5 Ireland 21.5* Lithuania 21.2** Czechia 20.9* Germany […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Highest Obesity Rates?...
Germany must transpose the EU’s revised energy performance directive (Gebäudeeffizienzrichtlinie, or EPBD) into national law by 29 May 2026. The vehicle for doing that is a new law called the […] The post Germany’s New Building Energy Rules appeared...
Key Takeaways House Price Index in EU Countries Country House price index (2010=100) Hungary 391.44* Estonia 345.43 Lithuania 306.54 Latvia 266.69* Czechia 257.80 Portugal 245.77 Bulgaria 235.56* Austria 216.40* Slovakia […] The post EU House Price I...
The German Cabinet approved the GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz (BStabG) on 29 April 2026. The law targets €15.6 billion in savings across public health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, or GKV). It is the largest […] The post No More...