The German cabinet adopted the Pakt für den Bevölkerungsschutz on May 20, committing €10 billion to civil defense by 2029 — including NINA app shelter maps, centrally controllable sirens by 2027, and civil protection in school curricula. The post Ger...

Key Takeaways Unemployment in EU Countries Country Unemployed persons (In thousands, as % of labour force) 2009 2025 EU-27 19,271 (9.3%) 13,302 (6.0%) Spain 4,154 (17.9%) 2,608 (10.5%) Finland 221 […] The post Which EU Countries Have the Highest Unem...

Key Takeaways EU Countries Ranked by Prosperity Index Score EU Country Prosperity Rank Prosperity Index Denmark 3 90.0 Sweden 4 89.4 Ireland 5 89.1 Belgium 7 88.7 Finland 8 88.4 […] The post Most Prosperous EU Countries by Prosperity Index appeared f...

Key Takeaways Actual Weekly Hours Worked Across EU Countries Country Weekly Working Hours 2008 2025 Greece 41.1 39.6 Bulgaria 41.1* 38.7 Poland 40.4 38.7 Lithuania 39.3 38.4 Slovenia 39.9 38.3 […] The post Average Working Hours in EU Countries appear...

Key Takeaways Country Total Water Use (m³/person) Per Capita Water Use (m³/person)  2002  2020  2002  2020 Greece † 335.1 1,149.0 30.8 108.3 Cyprus 60.3 87.5 85.4 96.9 Netherlands 789.8 855.3 […] The post How Much Water Do EU Households Use? appeared...

Key Takeaways EU Countries Ranked by Foreign Overnight Stays Country Foreign Overnight Stays (2024) Spain 322,229,807 Italy 253,948,443 France 140,608,197 Greece 128,180,321 Austria 94,009,113 Croatia 84,955,334 Germany 84,792,636 Netherlands 61,511,...

The Bundestag voted on May 21, 2026, to modernize Germany’s national rules implementing EU regulations on ecodesign (Ökodesign) and energy labeling (Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung). The law updates the framework that sets What ecodesign and […] The p...

Key Takeaways EU Countries Ranked by Trade Share of GDP Rank Country Trade (% of GDP) 1 Luxembourg 351 2 Ireland 246 3 Malta 218 4 Cyprus 190 5 Slovak […] The post Which EU Country Has the Highest Trade-to-GDP Ratio? appeared first on GermanPedia.

The German government is considering four cuts to parental allowance (Elterngeld): a lower income threshold, a reduced payout percentage, a shorter claim period, and mandatory father months. Family Minister Karin Prien has presented proposals to save...

The German government has made it a crime equivalent to using a weapon if you drug someone with knock-out drops (K.o.-Tropfen) before sexually assaulting or robbing them. The minimum prison […] The post Drug-Facilitated Rape a Weapon-Equivalent Crime...