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Rising share of ICT specialists among employed people

In 2024, more than 10 million people were employed as information and communication technology (ICT) specialists across the EU, representing 5.0% of all employed people. This reflects a continuing upward trend, with the share rising by 0.2 percentage points compared with the

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EU logs lowest gender gap in cultural employment in 2024

Between 2015 and 2024, the EU gender gap in cultural employment dropped from 6.4 percentage points (pp) (53.2% of men vs 46.8% of women) to 0.8 pp in 2024 (50.4% of men vs 49.6% of women). This marks the lowest gender gap in cultural employment in the last decade and since data

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Rio summit made clear BRICS is sliding towards irrelevance

The BRICS group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lackluster affair.