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Topic started on 14-2-2010 @ 12:50 PM by tristar

Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service.

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.

This is a key task. Democratic societies do not function properly without a solid basis of reliable and objective statistics. On one hand, decision-makers at EU level, in Member States, in local government and in business need statistics to make those decisions. On the other hand, the public and media need statistics for an accurate picture of contemporary society and to evaluate the performance of politicians and others. Of course, national statistics are still important for national purposes in Member States whereas EU statistics are essential for decisions and evaluation at European level.

Statistics can answer many questions. Is society heading in the direction promised by politicians? Is unemployment up or down? Are there more CO2 emissions compared to ten years ago? How many women go to work? How is your country’s economy performing compared to other EU Member States?

International statistics are a way of getting to know your neighbors in Member States and countries outside the EU. They are an important, objective and down-to-earth way of measuring how we all live.


Since there is no board room directly associated to the European Union i thought that such a post was needed to enhance the knowledge of members within ATS on what exactly is happening within the E.U. and how that may affect your every day lifestyle.

EUROSTAT

The link above is provides more than adequate information regarding the current situation developing across all E.U. member states. If you happen to actually spend time in using such a site and your thirst for knowledge is to join the dots then i guess this site will prove to be a tool rather than a simple url.

I hope you enjoy your voyage into the European Union.

[edit on 14-2-2010 by tristar]


reply posted on 14-2-2010 @ 03:25 PM by diakrite
reply to post by tristar


Ah. I see. I am currently employed in Europe. And Europe is in a serious bout of doom&gloom. I doubt if the governments heed the warnings stemming from such statistics.

As I see it, there is a significant divide in wealth between Northern & Southern Europe. As far as Northern Europe goes, GB is the odd one out. The statistics show that quite nicely. It is on par with Italy..and that is not a good thing.

What strikes me as most odd, is that those countries that are constantly accused of being "closet commies" (Sweden, Norway, Danmark, The Netherlands) consistantly do best. The only thing I know for sure, is that they have the smallest divide between the lowest and the highest incomes. The bigger the divide is, the worse a country seems to do after the recession...makes you wonder.

What's the most astonishing is that a teeny, tiny coastal country like The Netherlands, still does so well, despite being considered an empoverished socialist cess-pit by many Americans...What are those Dutchies doing right???

[edit on 2/14/2010 by diakrite]


reply posted on 22-2-2010 @ 08:13 AM by Dermo
reply to post by diakrite


These stats, while they are interesting, they don't explain the figures.


The very southern EU states depend significantly on Tourism and therefore have been decimated by the major recession in the UK, Ireland and the drop in tourists from France, Northern Italy, Germany etc.

The smaller Ex Eastern bloc states still depend on major West EU investment and therefore have also been decimated.

Britain and Ireland use the same model or risk investment as the US so therefore have been decimated by the bad investments that are rampant in the markets..

Continental Capitalism - France, Germany, Scandinavia, Austria, BeNeLux etc is regulated Capitalism and the bubble was unable to take hold to the same extent, they are also still pretty well industrialized and so the drop in the value of the EURO will help their economies.

You really need to split the EU into regions to understand the models..


The EU states models of so called "Socialism" is not what you in the US have been led to believe.. ie Communism. If the Central European model is so bad, why is it one of the key forces in keeping the world afloat at the moment?
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