In 2021, households in the EU spent over €1 035bn (equivalent to 7.1% of the total EU GDP) on ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’. This represents a share of 14.3% of total household expenditure. Compared with 2020 (14.8% share), this represents a decrease of 0.5 percentage points (pp). The highest shares for ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ […]
Commission adopts banking package to facilitate lending to households and businesses in the EU
The Commission has today adopted a banking package to help facilitate bank lending to households and businesses throughout the European Union. Aim of this package The aim of this package is to ensure that banks can continue to lend money to support the economy and help mitigate the significant economic impact of the Coronavirus. It […]