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The plastic bag tax is being abolished

Today, November 1, the tax on plastic bags is being abolished. The question is whether consumers will start buying more bags again, or if Sweden will continue to be a country where usage is among the lowest.

The plastic bag tax is being abolished

Euro rises – unexpectedly high inflation

The euro received a boost against the krona following an unexpectedly high preliminary inflation figure for October for the euro countries. The euro now costs around 11.

Euro rises – unexpectedly high inflation

Better pace in the eurozone's economy

The economy in the euro area picked up unexpectedly during the third quarter. The euro zone's total gross national product (GNP) rose by 0.

Better pace in the eurozone's economy

Europe continues to buy gas from Russia

Countries such as Bulgaria and Greece are still dependent on Russian gas – despite the EU agreeing in March to phase out the union's dependence on Russian gas, coal, and oil, reports the Danish Ingeniøren, citing statistics from Eurostat. During the first half of the year, EU countries collectively imported 13 percent more Russian gas compared to the same period last year.

Europe continues to buy gas from Russia

Upwards in Europe's industries

New figures from Eurostat show that industrial production rose by 0. 1 percent in the eurozone in August compared to the previous year.

Upwards in Europe's industries

Lowest Inflation in Almost Five Years

Inflation fell to 1. 1 per cent in September according to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Lowest Inflation in Almost Five Years

Sweden loses to Greece in unemployment

For a long time, Greece's unemployment was the highest in the EU, during the worst crisis years in the early 2010s. Now, however, it is rapidly improving – and the country is approaching both Sweden and Finland in the bottom struggle.

Sweden loses to Greece in unemployment

Inflation is raging in the eurozone

Inflation in the eurozone fell from 2. 2 percent in August to 1.

Inflation is raging in the eurozone

Inflation in the eurozone fell in August

Inflation in the eurozone fell to 2. 2 percent in August, down from 2.

Inflation in the eurozone fell in August

Unexpectedly weak retail trade in the eurozone

Retail trade in the eurozone increased by 0. 1 percent in July compared to the previous month, according to the statistics agency Eurostat.

Unexpectedly weak retail trade in the eurozone

Inflation in the eurozone at a three-year low

Inflation in the eurozone took a significant step down in August, according to preliminary figures. This is good news for heavily indebted households and companies.

Inflation in the eurozone at a three-year low

Worse than expected for Europe's industries

It is going worse than expected for the industry within the eurozone. New figures from Eurostat show that industrial production fell by 3.

Worse than expected for Europe's industries

Inflation in the eurozone unexpectedly rose

Inflation in the eurozone rose to 2. 6 percent in July, according to preliminary calculations from the statistics agency Eurostat.

Inflation in the eurozone unexpectedly rose

Stronger economy than expected in the eurozone

The economy in the euro area grew more than expected during the second quarter. France and Spain are the locomotives – while the disappointment Germany weighs.

Stronger economy than expected in the eurozone

High Deficits in EU Countries

Budget deficits exceed the permitted 3-percent level in at least eight EU countries, including France and Spain, according to new statistics from Eurostat. In the first quarter of 2024, the deficits stood at a total of 3.

High Deficits in EU Countries

Six-day workweek sparks heated debate in Greece

Shameful, the opposition thinks. Absolutely necessary, according to the government.

Six-day workweek sparks heated debate in Greece

Error in data behind massive increase in young people living at home

At the end of June, Eurostat published statistics on the proportion of young people living at home in different EU countries. But the Swedish data that formed the basis for the compilation was incorrect.

Error in data behind massive increase in young people living at home

Swedish-Finnish Bottom Struggle over Unemployment

Unemployment in both the EU and the eurozone remained unchanged at 6. 0 and 6.

Swedish-Finnish Bottom Struggle over Unemployment

Inflation in the eurozone falls as expected

Inflation in the eurozone fell to 2. 5 per cent in June, according to preliminary calculations from the statistics agency Eurostat.

Inflation in the eurozone falls as expected

German Inflation Falls More Than Expected

Good news for households and companies under pressure from interest rates. The inflation pressure in Europe's largest economy, Germany, fell slightly more than expected in June, according to preliminary figures.

German Inflation Falls More Than Expected

Setback for industrial production in the eurozone

Industrial production in the eurozone fell by 0. 1 per cent in April compared to the previous month, according to statistics agency Eurostat.

Setback for industrial production in the eurozone