Europa

Op 28 mei presenteerde de Europese Commissie haar langverwachte start-up en scale-up strategie onder het veelzeggende motto Choose Europe to start and scale. De strategie vormt een stevig beleidskader dat Europese regio’s, bedrijven en investeerders moet stimuleren om innovatieve ondernemingen in Europa op te richten én te laten groeien. Lees verder →

Dit voorjaar voerde Locatus in 32 Europese steden een grootschalige winkelpassantentelling uit. Van Amsterdam tot Athene, van Milaan tot Manchester, telden we op strategische locaties voetgangers. Uit de resultaten van de 32 onderzochte steden kwam München naar voren als de drukste stad, met name bij het telpunt op de Marienplatz. Lees verder →

In 2024, actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita expressed in purchasing power standard (PPS) varied from 72% to 141% of the EU average across the 27 EU countries. (...) In 2024, 9 EU countries recorded an AIC per capita above the EU average. The highest levels were recorded in Luxembourg (41% above the EU average), the Netherlands (20%) and Germany (18%). Lees verder →

The lack of government action to improve their 2030 climate targets and submit ambitious 2035 targets is putting the 1.5˚C target at high risk of multi-decadal overshoot that would have drastic consequences for people and ecosystems globally, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said. Lees verder →

According to the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2024, based on 2023 income, 16.2% of the EU population was at risk of poverty. The share remained stable compared with the survey results in 2023 (16.2%, based on 2022 income). Lees verder →

The Commission has proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a 2040 EU climate target of 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990 levels. It will give certainty to investors and innovation, strengthen industrial leadership of EU businesses, and increase Europe's energy security (...) The EU is currently on track to meet its next target of a 55% reduction by 2030. The new proposal builds on this legally binding goal and sets out a more pragmatic and flexible way to reach the 2040 target. Lees verder →