The share of young people aged between 15 and 29 who have no jobs and do not follow any educational or training programs (NEETs) in EU dropped to 11% in 2025, from 15.2% in 2015. Romania continues to have the highest share of NEETs in EU, according to data released by Eurostat. The lowest number of younths in the NEETs category was recorded last year in the Netherlands (5.3%), Sweden (5.9%) and Slovenis (7.6%). In exchange, the highest numbers were recorded in Romania (19.2%), Bulgaria (13.8%) and Greece (13.6%). Comparisons show that in 2025, the percentage of young NEETs was about four times higher in Romania than in the Netherlands. Between 2015 ans 2025, the NEETs percentage dropped in 22 of the 27 EU countries. The most important drops were recorded in Italy (a decline of 12.4% from 25.7% to 13.3%), Greece (dropping of 10.5%, from 24.1% to 13.6%) and Croatia (9% drop from 19.8% to 10.8%). In Romania's case, the share of young people aged between 15 and 29 years without professions and who do not attend any educational or training programs (NEETs) dropped from 20.9% in 2015, to 19.2% in 2025. In exchange, there are three member states who recorded higher numbers of NEETs between 2015 and 2025: Germany (1% rise), Luxembourg (1.2% rise) and Austria (1.6% rise). Denmark and Lithuania recorded about the same shares of NEETs. The highest share of NEETs is among people who have only primary education. Eurostat data show that in 2025, the number of NEETs aged between 15 and 29, from EU was 12.8%, compared to 11% among youths with middle education level and 8% among those with high education level. Among member states, the NEETs proportion for people aged between 15 and 29 with low education level varied in 2025 from 6.1% in Sweden and Poland to 35.8% in Romania. Eurostat data show there is a difference between sexes when it comes to young people without jobs, or who do not attend any education programs. In 2025, 12% of young women aged between 15 and 29, from EU were NEETs, while the number of men was 2.1% lower, that is 9.9%. In 2025 there were two countries where the share of young women in the NEETs category was at least 7% higher than that of young men. The biggest difference was in Romania (11.2%), followed by Czechia (7.4%). In Romania the share of NEETs was 25% among young women and 13.5% among young men.
Study: Expansion of Non-EU Platforms Could Generate Losses of RON 1.78 Billion for Romania’s Economy A study conducted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) on the socio-economic impact of international e-commerce platforms in Romania shows that the rapid expansion of non-EU platforms could have significant negative effects on......
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More than 300 representatives of the Government and Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus, the Presidential Administration of Romania, the diplomatic corps, the business and academic communities, as well as members of the Romanian and Cypriot communities, gathered in Nicosia for one of the most significant Romanian cultural and economic...
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Greece remains the main choice for the 2026 season among Romanian, while destinations such as Sardinia (Italy) and Mallorca (Spain) are gaining increasing ground, according to Romanian airline AnimaWings. The most bookings for the 2026 summer season were recorded for Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Corfu, and Kefalonia, islands that continued to attract tourists through the combination […]
