{"id":682395,"date":"2026-07-09T13:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682395\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:57:09","slug":"explore-key-figures-on-europe-2026-edition-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682395\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Key figures on Europe: 2026 edition &#8211; News articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">Today, Eurostat releases the 2026 edition of <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/product?code=KS-01-26-035\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Key figures on Europe<\/a>. The publication offers a broad overview of recent developments in the <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:European_Union_(EU)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EU<\/a> through statistics. It covers topics ranging from people and society to the economy, business, environment and natural resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">Did you know that in 2025, 9.1% of young people in the EU <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Early_leaver_from_education_and_training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left education and training early<\/a>? Or that EU <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Export\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exports<\/a> increased by 1.9% compared with the previous year, while <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Import\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">imports<\/a> rose by 2.5%? Or that Spain had the largest share (24.1%) of <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Pig\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pig<\/a> meat produced in the EU, Poland (2024 data) had the biggest share (21.5%) of <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Poultry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">poultry<\/a> meat production, and France produced the most <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Bovine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bovine<\/a> meat (20.1%)?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">You can find these insights and more in the 2026 edition of Key figures on Europe. Through intuitive visualisations and short texts, the publication provides an overview of recent socioeconomic and environmental developments in the EU. This makes it easy to explore and compare data between countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/d\/products-eurostat-news\/kfe_2026_sm_1080x1350px\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Key figures on Euurope. Infographic - Click to enlarge.\" data-fileentryid=\"23969909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KFE_2026_SM_1080x1350px.png\" width=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, Eurostat releases the 2026 edition of Key figures on Europe. 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