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Greece's Public Debt Stands at 174.1% of GDP

In its latest report, the EU statistical office Eurostat said that the Greek public debt decreased by 1% compared to the 4th quarter of 2013, but it was up 13.5% compared to the 1st quarter of 2013. Eurostat reported that from the total 174.1% of GDP,...

Cyprus Population Decreased Due to Immigrants Outflow

Data released by the European statistical service Eurostat showed that the population of Cyprus decreased in 2013 due to the outflow of legal immigrants living in the island. Figures showed that the population of Cyprus in 2013 decreased by 7,900 people. Cypriot residents...

Greece's Population Decreased

According to Eurostat figures, population in Greece was 11.062 million on January 1, 2013  and dropped to 10.992 million on January 1, 2014. The new figures show that during the previous year, births in our country amounted to 94,100, while...

Eurozone Jobless Rate Remains at 11.6 Percent

(AP) - The number of unemployed people in the 18 eurozone countries declined fractionally in May, but not enough to bring down the jobless rate, which remained at 11.6 percent compared with a month earlier. The European Union's statistics office,...

Consumer Goods and Services More Expensive in Greece

According to a survey conducted by the European Statistical Authority, Eurostat, consumer goods and services price levels in Greece are more expensive than the EU28 average. Prices in Greece correspond to the 102 percent of the European average level. Norway and Denmark are on...

Greek AIC per Capita at 82 pct of EU Average in 2013‏

According to data released by Eurostat, the actual individual consumption per capita (AIC) in Greece totaled 82 percent of the EU average in 2013, while the country’s average per capita GDP totaled 75 percent of EU average. In a report,...

Eurostat: Slight Decrease in Unemployment

The highest unemployment rate on a European level was recorded in Greece, followed by Spain and Croatia. Meanwhile, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands appear to have the lowest rates of unemployment. In Greece this February, unemployment stood at 26.5%, a...

Eurostat: Northern Greece Youth Unemployment Worst in Europe

Northern Greece has the highest rates of unemployment in continental Europe, according to a new report from Eurostat on unemployment, with university qualification making little difference to job prospects. According to Euronews website, seven out of ten young people in West Macedonia...

Greece Readies Debt Relief Plea

With a primary surplus in hand, Greece is set to ask the eurozone to approve some sort of relief from the 240 billion euros it has borrowed from international lenders, reportedly a 50-year repayment schedule, lower interest or an...

Eurostat: 26.7 Percent of Greeks Unemployed

The European Union’s statistical service Eurostat published on Friday the recent numbers on the unemployment rates across Europe, revealing that 18.91 million people living within the EU were found to be jobless in March. Eurostat’s numbers show that the highest...