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Air pollution is Europe’s largest environmental health risk, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that impact health, reduce quality of life and cause preventable deaths. This briefing presents the status of regulated pollutants in ambient air in 2022 and 2023 in relation to current EU air quality standards and World Health Organization (WHO) guideline levels. Lees meer over Europe’s air quality status 2024

Minister De Jonge pleitte de afgelopen maanden samen met Europese collega’s in Brussel voor staatssteun voor het bouwen van middenhuurwoningen. Op dit moment mag deze staatssteun alleen nog worden gegeven voor het bouwen van sociale huurwoningen door corporaties. De Europese Commissie heeft besloten eind juni 2024 een vergadering te organiseren met alle lidstaten over het uitbreiden van deze staatssteun naar middenhuur, zodat hiervoor meer woningen door corporaties én marktpartijen kunnen worden gebouwd. Lees meer over Minister De Jonge zet staatssteun voor middenhuur op Europese agenda

The Council has today adopted a directive promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. This legislation will make it easier for consumers to seek repair instead of replacement and repair services will become more accessible, transparent and attractive. The adoption of the directive is the last step in the legislative decision-making process. Lees meer over Circular economy: Council gives final approval to right-to-repair directive

In 2023, the actual weekly working hours for people aged 20-64 in their main job, in the EU, averaged 36.1 hours. A closer look at EU countries reveals notable differences. The longest working weeks were recorded in Greece (39.8 hours), Romania (39.5), Poland (39.3) and Bulgaria (39.0). By contrast, the Netherlands had the shortest working week (32.2 hours), followed by Austria (33.6) and Germany (34.0). Lees meer over How many hours per week do Europeans work?

Hevige regenval komt door klimaatverandering steeds vaker voor. In wijken met hoog grondwater, zoals Tuindorp Oostzaan, leidt dat tot grote problemen. Om de buurt beter bestand te maken tegen hevige regenval en de wijk leefbaarder te maken ontvangt het project 5 miljoen euro aan Europese subsidie. Lees meer over 5 miljoen euro Europees geld voor klimaatbestendiger Tuindorp Oostzaan

Nederlanders geven gemiddeld 23 procent van hun besteedbaar inkomen uit aan wonen Daarmee staat Nederland op de zesde plek van de Europese Unie. De huren waren in Nederland 2023 18,5 procent hoger dan in 2015. Met deze huurstijging staat Nederland in de Europese middenmoot. Lees meer over Relatieve woonlasten in Nederland hoger dan in meeste EU-landen

In a trend that began in December 2023, EU+ countries continue to receive steadily decreasing numbers of asylum applications, though this is in line with winter expectations. However, the EUAA’s latest analyses show that the number of pending applications has now reached a 7-year high, just as lawmakers have approved a reform of the EU’s migration management framework. Lees meer over Moderate decline in asylum applications in the EU, but not for all Member States

Europa slaagt er onvoldoende in om hoogstaand onderzoek naar sleuteltechnologieën om te zetten in nieuwe bedrijven en economische groei. Startende ondernemingen krijgen hier niet dezelfde kansen om te groeien vergeleken met bijvoorbeeld de VS en Singapore. Oorzaak is de versnipperde Europese visie waardoor kosten en regels voor ondernemers per land verschillen. Lees meer over Europa concurreert op deeptech vooral met zichzelf

Eurostat has released the 2024 interactive publication on demography, where you can find interesting insights about how the population is developing, ageing and much more. Did you know that the share of persons aged 65 and over increased from 16.2% in the beginning of 2003 to 21.3% in the beginning of 2023? Did you know that while the EU population on 1st January decreased in 2021 and 2022, it increased to a high of 448.8 million people in 2023? Lees meer over Demography: interactive publication 2024 edition

On 31 March 2024, 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine that began on 24 February 2022, had temporary protection status in the EU. Lees meer over People under temporary protection stable at 4.2 million