The following articles have been tagged with "Eurostat":
Business & Money: 4 Apr 13
The Social Democrat party's economic policy spokeswoman Magdalena Andersson lambasted the government's jobs policy on Thursday, as she addressed party members preparing to officially elect Stefan Löfven as their leader.
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Business & Money: 24 Mar 13
Stockholm has been named among the top ten richest regions in the European Union according to a new study published on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 13
One percent of Swedes live in material poverty, according to a new annual Eurostat review that lists Sweden as having the lowest poverty level in the EU.
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Science & Technology: 15 Jan 13
Swedes use their mobile devices for internet use more than any other Europeans, new statistics reveal.
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National: 11 Dec 12
A review of European statistics shows Swedes pay among the highest food prices, clocking in at 20 percent more expensive than the EU average and only topped by prices in neighbouring Norway and Denmark.
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Society: 19 Nov 12
With Sweden's youth unemployment statistics consistently high and more young Swedes forced to seek greener pastures in Norway, AFP's Soren Billing looks into the Swedish model and how it's leaving young Swedes jobless.
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Business & Money: 24 Jun 12
Sweden is the second most expensive country in the European Union, with goods and services some 28 percent above the union average, according to a new report.
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Society: 8 Apr 12
With more than one in five residents now living in a city, Sweden is outpacing other EU countries with its rapid rate of urbanization.
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Business & Money: 15 Feb 11
An increasing number of women in Sweden are running businesses, according to a new study, although some measures indicate Sweden still lags behind compared to other European countries.
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National: 6 Jul 10
Sweden is the most generous country in the EU when it comes to approving citizenship applications, according to a new report from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio, pushing Sweden into second place with a a tax take of 47.1 percent, new statistics show.
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Business & Money: 18 Feb 10
The Stockholm area is one of the ten richest regions in the European Union, according to new figures from Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency.
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Society: 11 Jan 10
The Swedish Institute has slammed as “nonsense” an index released last week which ranked Sweden as the most expensive country in the world.
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National: 8 Dec 09
Sweden granted protection to 8,700 asylum seekers in 2008, with Iraqis accounting for almost half the total, according to new figures from EU statistics office Eurostat.
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Business & Money: 14 Sep 07
From its humble beginnings in Västerås, Swedish low-cost clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz has grown into one of the strongest worldwide brands in youth fashion. This weekend H&M celebrates sixty years in the business.
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Politics: 8 Apr 07
Sweden's election of a centre-right government in September has led to a whole host of reforms to nudge the country away from its high tax, high spend traditions, as Delphine Toitou reports.
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Business & Money: 28 Nov 06
Sweden's economy will keep growing strongly and unemployment will fall over the next couple of years, the OECD says. But interest rates will need to rise to help sustain growth, it warns.
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Society: 13 Nov 06
The Internet is used more in Sweden than in any other European Union country. Some 80 percent of Swedes are regular net users, according to a new survey.
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Politics: 12 Sep 06
Prime minister Göran Persson has been accused of routinely lying about job figures in election debates and interviews. "Journalists need to question his statistics," according to a leading think tank.
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Society: 9 Aug 06
The Swedish employment service manipulates jobless figures to make unemployment look lower, the Alliance says. We've always done it this way, replies employment Minister Hans Karlsson.
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Business & Money: 11 Jan 05
Swedes continue to support the home team and nordic neighbours Nokia in the battle for mobile handset supremacy.
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