Key Takeaways EU Countries Ranked by PISA Reading, Mathematics, and Science Scores Country PISA Scores Mathematics Reading Science Estonia 509.9 511.0 525.8 Netherlands 492.7 459.2 488.3 Ireland 491.6 516.0 503.8 […] The post Which EU Countries Have...
The Bundestag passed the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz, VerpackDG) on June 11, 2026. The law replaces the existing Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz, VerpackG). It also implements the EU Packaging and […] The p...
Key Takeaways Extra-EU Exports by EU Member State Country Extra-EU Exports (In billion euros, % of total EU exports) 2014 2025 Germany 555.6 (30.9%) 689.2 (26.1%) Italy 201.0 (11.2%) 313.0 […] The post Germany Accounts for Over a Quarter of EU Extra-...
The German Cabinet approved a draft law on June 10, 2026 to modernise the rules governing arbitration proceedings (Schiedsverfahrensrecht). The draft law amends the Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung, ZPO). […] The post Germany Modernizes I...
Germany recorded 85,837 politically motivated crimes (politisch motivierte Kriminalität, PMK) in 2025. It is the highest total since the statistics began in 2001. The number of crimes rose approximately 2% […] The post Politically Motivated Crime in...
Key Takeaways EU Countries by Household Out-of-Pocket Health Costs Country Household out-of-pocket payment for healthcare costs PPS per person Share of total health expenditure Bulgaria 736 35.5% Latvia 691 […] The post Household Out-of-Pocket He...
Key Takeaways At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate by EU Country Country At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate 2010 (%) 2025 (%) Change in pp Estonia 15.8 19.5 +3.7 Netherlands 10.3 13.4 +3.1 France 13.3 16.3 +3.0 Lithuania […] The post EU At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate by Country Sh...
Key Takeaways Highest-Paid EU Athletes on the Forbes Global List Global Rank Name Sport Country Total Earnings 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Soccer Portugal $300M 7 Jon Rahm Golf Spain $107M 8 […] The post Who Are The Highest Paid EU Athletes? appeared first o...
Key Takeaways Treatable Mortality Rate Change Across EU Countries Country Treatable mortality rate* 2011 2023 Change (In p.p.) Lithuania 221.45 163.31 −58.14 Latvia 236.17 189.45 −46.72 Estonia 160.97 115.79 −45.18 […] The post Treatable Mortality Ra...
Key Takeaways Corruption Perceptions Index Rankings for EU Countries Global Rank Country CPI Score 1 Denmark 89 2 Finland 88 6 Sweden 80 8 Luxembourg 78 8 Netherlands 78 10 […] The post Most and Least Corrupt EU Countries appeared first on GermanPedi...