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Tuesday, Jul 2

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Police detain 13 in raids across Europe targeting Italian organised crime

In the early hours of 2 July, law enforcement authorities in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Ukraine raided 13 properties. As a result, seven suspects were arrested in Italy, three in Spain, one in Belgium, one in Germany and one in…

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Call blocked: hard and fast action against 54 Spanish phone fraudsters

Some of the at least 84 confirmed victims lost their life savings when the criminals coerced them into handing over their money at their doorsteps. Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Portuguese…

Declining market shares of biggest EU energy companies

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In 2022, the largest electricity and gas producers experienced a decrease in market share in many EU countries, highlighting the increasing competition in the energy market compared with 2021.

Experimental statistics assess tourism’s economic impact

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Today, Eurostat released a new webpage on tourism satellite accounts on Europe as part of our experimental statistics section.

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Operational sprint generates 197 new leads on buyers of ‘live distant child abuse’

Between 24 and 28 June 2024, Europol hosted an operational sprint targeting buyers of live distant child abuse material. The sprint brought together representatives from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,…

Monday, Jul 1

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Celebrating our 25th anniversary with Europol in Brief

Of the many key milestones along the road, 2010 marks a particularly important date as Europol officially became a full EU Agency within the EU’s competence. Following the terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, Europol’s Director Rob…

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Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU

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On 1 July 2024, Hungary took over the presidency of the Council of the EU.

EU imports of energy products continue to drop

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In the first quarter of 2024, the EU imported €95.5 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 183.8 million tonnes. Compared with the same quarter of 2023, imports decreased both in value (-26.4%) and in net mass (-10.4%).

Friday, Jun 28

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Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 24-27 June 2024

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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended ten medicines for approval at its June 2024 meeting.The committee recommended granting a marketing authorisation …, Positive recommendations on new medicines , Balversa Common name…

Positive CHMP opinion on first-in-class medicine to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension

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EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Winrevair (sotatercept) to treat adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (…

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EMA recommends non-renewal of authorisation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy medicine Translarna

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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended not renewing the conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren), a medicine for treating patients with…

Use of fertilisers in EU agriculture down 10% in 2022

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In 2022, the quantity of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen and phosphorus) used in agricultural production across the EU was 9.8 million tonnes. This represented a sharp decline of 10.3% compared with the quantity used in 2021, and a…

Q1 2024: migrants ordered to leave down by 2%

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In the first quarter of 2024, 103 515 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 30 570 were returned to another country following an order to leave.

Satisfaction with amount of leisure time stable in the EU

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In 2022, overall satisfaction with the amount of leisure time in the EU averaged 6.8 points, based on a scale from 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (fully satisfied). The score was the same compared with the previous survey in 2018. Within…

Thursday, Jun 27

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EASA Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum

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EASA Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum

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EU and ICAO enhance Memorandum of Cooperation to support technical cooperation in aviation worldwide

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EU and ICAO enhance Memorandum of Cooperation to support technical cooperation in aviation worldwide

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Renewables take the lead in power generation in 2023

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In 2023, according to preliminary data, the EU’s natural gas supply decreased to 12.8 million terajoules (TJ), a 7.4% decline compared with 2022, marking the lowest value since 1995.

1.5 million enterprises in the EU’s real estate sector

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In 2021, 1.5 million enterprises in the EU had their core business in the real estate sector, representing 4.8% of all active enterprises in the EU’s business economy. This marked an 11% increase from 2020 (1.3 million enterprises).

Wednesday, Jun 26

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EASA Certification Roadmap on H2 — International Workshop 2024

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EASA Certification Roadmap on H2 — International Workshop 2024

EU and ICAO enhance Memorandum of Cooperation to support technical cooperation in aviation worldwide

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EU and ICAO enhance Memorandum of Cooperation to support technical cooperation in aviation worldwide

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EU actions to tackle shortages of GLP-1 receptor agonists

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EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), through the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG), have issued recommendations to tackle…, “We need to step up actions now - industry, regulators,…

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Agricultural prices decrease in first quarter of 2024

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In the first quarter of 2024, agricultural prices in the EU for both outputs and inputs not related to investment declined. The average price of agricultural output fell by 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same quarter of…

Tuesday, Jun 25

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Water transport employed 297 000 people in 2023

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In the EU, 297 000 people, aged 15-64, worked in water transport in 2023 (0.15% of total employment). Among them, almost 8 out of 10 were men (79% men compared with 21% women).

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42 arrested in Spain for trafficking cannabis and heroin

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The large-scale law enforcement operation led to the arrest of 42 suspects - including the kingpin of the gang, who was in Spain under a false identity. In addition, 28 searches were conducted at several locations in Granada, Málaga and…

Monday, Jun 24

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Human trafficking action week: 219 criminals arrested and 1 374 victims identified

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Building on the operation’s successful previous iterations, the proven multidisciplinary approach involved Europol, Frontex and INTERPOL along with police forces and border guards from several continents. This year, one aim was to identify…

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Euro and US dollar dominate extra-EU trade in 2023

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In 2023, 46% of overall extra-EU trade in goods was conducted in euro, while 42% was in US dollars. Currencies of the EU countries other than euro were used for 2% of the trade, and other currencies amounted to 10%.

Friday, Jun 21

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Meeting highlights from the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) 18-19 June 2024

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The Committee adopted by consensus a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation for DIVENCE IBR Marker Live from Laboratorios Hipra, S.A., a new vaccine intended for the…

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5 arrests for sexual exploitation of Ukrainian refugees in Spain

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The action day on 24 May 2024 in Almería led to:5 arrests including the suspected leader (1 Spanish, 2 Russian and 2 Ukrainian nationals)14 victims identified5 locations searchedSeizures including two luxury vehicles, in cash, electronic…

Thursday, Jun 20

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Household consumption: price levels in 2023

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In 2023, price levels for household final consumption expenditure differed widely across the EU.