The Atlas of demography is an interactive knowledge management tool that enables policymakers and citizens to observe, monitor and anticipate demographic challenges. In the Data section, you can explore population, fertility, mortality and migration at the EU, national, regional and local levels.

European Commission: Joint Research Centre, Bongiardo, D., Chiaramello, D., Dara, A., Cortinovis, R. et al., Atlas of migration 2024, Bongiardo, D.(editor), Dara, A.(editor), Crespi, I.(editor) and Sofos, I.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

The Atlas of Migration is more than just a publication—it is a testament to the power of data and rigorous analysis in illuminating the multifaceted nature of migratory movements. The 2024 edition of the Atlas continues to serve as a vital tool for policymakers, researchers and the public at large, offering a wealth of data to cut through the confusion and misinformation that often surrounds the discourse on migration. The Atlas provides the latest harmonised and validated data on migration for the 27 EU Member States and for 171 countries and territories around the world. It brings together data from many reliable sources, such as Eurostat, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, the World Bank and many others. This year’s thematic chapter of the Atlas delves into the nuanced motivations behind migration, moving beyond simplified narratives in favour of a more comprehensive view that acknowledges the diverse and often overlapping reasons that propel individuals to move.

Cohesion Open Data provides transparent data to EU taxpayers on the use of EU budget funds.

In order to address the diversity of country and territory codes and names used in the EU institutions, the European Commission has developed a corporate code list of countries and territories that covers the different use cases its services have.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Guerrero, M., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Van Drooghenbroeck, S., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

This country page links to recent analytical work on the economy of Belgium.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. Publications Office of the European Union, 2022

The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in EU Member States. They provide the reader with more in-depth insight of the performance of countries with regard to the EU level targets agreed within the EEA.

European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank, 2024.

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Belgium examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2023 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has been administered since 2016, covers about 13 000 firms across the European Union, including a small sample of US firms.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment. Publications Office of the European Union, 2022.

Belgium's revenue from environmentally relevant taxes was above the EU average. Environmental taxes stood at 2.64 0/o of GDP in 2019 (EU-27 average: 2.37 %). The largest portion of the environmental taxes were the energy taxes at 1.88% of GDP, similar to the EU average of 1.84 %. Transport taxes represented 0.64% of GDP (EU average being 0.45%), taxes on pollution and resources represented only 0.110/o (slightly higher than the EU average at 0.08%). ln the same year, the environmental tax came to 5.74 0/o of total revenues from taxes and social security contributions (mirroring the EU average of 5.76 %).

The country profile on food safety is a compilation of key information for each Member State used by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety to support its control and monitoring activities.

European University Institute, Valcke, P. and Wauters, E., Monitoring media pluralism in the digital era – Application of the Media Pluralism, European University Institute, 2024.

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out in 2023. The implementation was conducted in 27 EU Member States, as well as in Albania, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. This year a part of the MPM has also been piloted in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova. This project, under a preparatory action of the European Parliament, was supported by a grant awarded by the European Commission to the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the European University Institute.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023.

The country reports present an overview of the characteristics and recent developments in the public administrations in the Member States (EU-27) from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. They are based on analytical work carried out under the “European Public Administration Country Knowledge” (EUPACK) project.