The number of companies newly established in the EU increased by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter, as compared to the first quarter, and the growth registered in Romania is much higher than the average in the EU show the data published on Monday by Eurostat.According to the data, from one quarter to another, among the EU member states, the highest increases in establishing new companies were registered in the Netherlands (57.7%), Spain (27.6%) and Romania (19%). At the other end, the highest drops in establishing new companies were registered in Denmark (minus 18.2%), Cyprus (minus 8.4%) and Germany (minus 6.2%).In the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, the number of new business start-ups increased in all sectors of the economy except industry, where there was no change. The highest growth was recorded in the transportation (13.1%), computer and communication (8.2%) and financial services (5.2%) sectors. At the same time, the number of insolvencies rose by 1.7% in the European Union in the second quarter of this year compared with the first quarter. Among Member States, the highest increases in insolvencies were recorded in Latvia (70.7%), Cyprus (66.8%), Slovakia (20.1%) and Romania (17.7%), while the largest decreases in insolvencies were recorded in Estonia (minus 28.7%), Spain (minus 8.3%) and Sweden (minus 8.1%). Across the EU, insolvencies rose in four sectors of the economy, while four other sectors saw a fall. The largest increases were recorded in the computer and communication (13.6%) and construction (8.1%) sectors, while large decreases in insolvencies were recorded in the accommodation and food services (minus 7.5%) and distributive trades (minus 3.7%) sectors.
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