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Conor McGregor slams Irish government as Ireland named most expensive country in the EU

Ireland is now the most expensive country in the EU according to a new report.

Irish Mirror · Jun 22, 2023

Ireland has one of the highest numbers of 18-34 years still living at home in Europe, report finds

The data, which was published by Eurostat, shows 64.1% of people in that age group last year hadn’t moved out yet - which is a nearly 20% increase since 2014.

Irish Mirror · Jun 1, 2023

First-time asylum applications in EU surge in February

First-time asylum applications from people seeking international protection in European Union countries soared in February, driven largely by Syrians and Afghans, a report from the bloc's statistics agency Eurostat showed on Thursday.

Reuters · May 25, 2023

Italy sees 2023 deficit on target despite higher rates, Eurostat setback - sources

Italy estimates a 2023 budget deficit broadly in line with its previous goal of 4.5% of national output, people familiar with the matter said, as Rome works to finalise new projections to be published next week.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Eurozone inflation falls sharply as energy prices drop

Annual rate down to 6.9% this month, with signs of cost of living pressures easing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Factbox-EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions

With ten rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishment ever against a foreign country.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2023

ECB looking out for price gouging as fears grow over ‘greedflation’

Concerns that a big driver of price rises may be firms using inflation as excuse to increase profit margins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

EU's Nov 2022 excess deaths drop sharply from 2020/21 peaks - data

The European Union saw 6.7% more deaths than usual in November, down sharply from 40% in the same month of 2020 and 26.5% in November 2021, official data from the bloc's statistics office showed on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Brexit: thousands of Britons expelled from EU since end of transition period

More than 2,250 UK nationals ordered to leave bloc between January 2021 and September 2022

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023

Are European welfare systems accessible to foreigners?

Since the “refugee crisis” in 2015 precipitated the rise of the far right in Europe, debates on the impact of migration on welfare states have raged across the continent. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that EU- and non-EU migrants alike still struggle to access welfare benefits in their European countries…

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022