In 2024, 40.8 percent of the EU railway network had two or more parallel tracks, an improvement from 31.8 percent in 1990. Multiple parallel tracks enable more efficient and safer traffic on railway lines, increasing flexibility and reducing the effects of any disturbances.

On March 12, MEPs gave the green light to revised rules on package travel, enhancing protection for holidaymakers by drawing lessons from the pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.

In 2024, EU countries produced 4.4 million pairs of skis and snowboards, a 19 percent decrease compared with 2023. Almost 40 percent of these items (1.7 million) were produced in Austria. 

In 2025, the estimated number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in the EU reached 3.08 billion, exceeding the previous year by 61.5 million, or two percent.

In 2024, 68.4 percent of people in the EU lived in owner-occupied dwellings, while 31.6 percent resided in rented accommodation.   

In 2024, there were 737 142 buses and motor coaches (including trolleybuses, mini-buses and mini-coaches) in the EU, i.e. 1.6 buses and motor coaches per 1000 inhabitants.

Larnaka Tourism Board was pleased to host the 5th Transnational Partner Meeting of the MAAS project, welcoming the partners to our city on October 30 & 31 of this year.

In 2024, 6.6 percent of employed people aged 20 to 64 in the EU worked long hours, defined as usually spending 49 hours or more weekly in their main job. This share of workers with long hours has decreased over time, down from 9.8 percent in 2014 and 8.4 percent in 2019.

With summer in full swing, beaches and pools are bustling with activity; however, they also carry a heightened risk of drowning incidents.

In 2024, the expected average duration of working life for 15-year-olds and over in the EU was 37.2 years. However, the expected average duration of working life varied broadly among EU countries.