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2025 edition

Interested in exploring regional trends and developments across Europe? The Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2025, also available as a set of Statistics Explained articles, is your essential guide to key regional statistics on population, economy, environment and more. Want to know how your region compares to others? Dive into the dynamic visualisations in Regions in Europe to find out. Lastly, the Statistical Atlas provides tailor-made maps for statistical and geospatial analysis.

Have your say with the European citizens’ initiative: teacher's pack

Are you a teacher looking to help your students learn how the EU works – and how they can get involved? The ‘EU Democracy in Action’ toolkit, available in all EU official languages, offers ready-to-use, interactive lessons to empower students to exercise their citizenship rights. As part of this exercise, your students will discover the European citizens’ initiative: how it works and how they can bring their ideas to the EU’s political agenda. Explore the student’s pack and request free, printed copies.

As Europe’s close neighbour and strategic partner, Africa shares strong ties and mutual interests with the European Union. Their partnership is evolving into a forward-looking alliance addressing critical global challenges such as climate change and clean energy transition in support of resilience, energy access and inclusive green growth on both continents. This Results Pack highlights 14 projects funded under the EU’s research programmes – real-world examples of the Africa–EU partnership in action.

In this episode, we explore innovation in official statistics, discussing how Eurostat, national statistical institutes, and universities collaborate to modernise data collection, protect privacy, and use new technologies like microdata, AI and smartphones. Aleksandra Bujnowska, statistical officer at Eurostat, Sofia Rodrigues, Head of Unit at Statistics Portugal, and Peter Lugtig, professor at Utrecht University and researcher, discuss this topic and show how collaboration with academia encourages innovation in official statistics.

For the past 20 years, eTwinning is connecting classrooms across Europe and beyond. Throughout these years, promoting active citizenship has been an important goal of eTwinning. This book is an invitation to explore how teachers are preparing today’s pupils to become tomorrow’s active citizens. Discover practical activities and pedagogical insights for all levels – from early childhood to vocational education and training.

The European Economic and Social Committee is a driving force behind the European Green and Social Deal, with a just transition as its core principle. Read about how it is working to ensure that no one is left behind in the shift to low-carbon and sustainable economies. Fairly distributing the costs and benefits of this transition is especially critical in the post-pandemic recovery, where inequalities and economic risks have deepened.