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Participation in the meeting of the AICESIS Board in Ivory Coast

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Official visit to the China Economic and Social Council

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ILO-AICESIS-ESC of Greece International Conference

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Official visit of a high-level delegation from the China Economic and Social Council

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Participation in the meeting of the UCESIF Board of Directors in Benin

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Meeting with the President of the Economic, Social and Labor Council of Korea

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Social Dialogue Summit

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Opinions

May
2024
Initiative Opinion
Policy area:
Social Policy - Social Security - Health - Welfare
November
2023
Policy area:
Development - Competitiveness - Production Sectors

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Statistics

After a decline in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU’s population has increased for the second consecutive year, rising from 447.6 million on 1 January 2023 to 449.2

Source:
Eurostat, 11 July 2024

Between 2010 and the first quarter of 2024, house prices increased by 49% and rents by 24% in the EU.

Source:
Eurostat, 5 July 2024

Between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, 3.4 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU (25.5% of all unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2023) found a job.

Source:
Eurostat, 14 June 2024

In the EU, public and private expenditure on preventive care accounted for 6.0% of total health expenditure in 2021.

Source:
Eurostat, 23 May 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, th

Source:
Eurostat, 15 May 2024

The Euro area annual inflation rate was 2.4% in March 2024, down from 2.6% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 6.9%.

Source:
Eurostat, 17 April 2024

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