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 Leeuwen, F., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

The Netherlands is a civil-law country. Its laws are written. The role of case law is small in theory, but in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without taking into account the relevant case law. The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch Parliament in cooperation with the Government. When operating jointly to create laws, they are commonly referred to as the legislature. The Dutch court system consists of various types of courts. At first instance, judgments are rendered by what are simply called ‘the courts’ (the ordinary courts).

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

The Netherlands is a decentralised, unitary state and part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which also includes the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten). King Willem-Alexander is head of state. The Netherlands has a parliamentary system of Government with a bicameral Parliament. The Dutch electoral system is one of proportional representation, with the result that the Government always consists of a coalition of political parties.

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

In 2016, the Commission undertook to report regularly on the state of the implementation of EU environmental legislation. It launched the Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), a tool that helps Member States address systemic obstacles to environmental integration by identifying the causes behind poor implementation and by sharing good practices through peer-to-peer support. This factsheet summarises the progress achieved and the remaining challenges identified for the Netherlands in the third EIR package published in September 2022.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy, F. Hirschbichler, R. Löw, R, D. Presch. Publications Office, 2021

The European Barriers in Retail Energy Markets project was established to research the extent to which the theory is the case in practice; the extent to which energy suppliers across Europe face a variety of barriers to enter and compete in the market; to identify which barriers exist and to provide some suggested solutions to those barriers. The project thereby aims to support the European Commission and Member States in developing policy and implementing actions to reduce barriers.

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.

Ooijen, C., et al. Publications Office of the European Union, 2023.

This report is the first in a series of four that aims to establish a standard methodology for open data impact assessments that can be used across Europe. This exercise is key because a consistent definition of the impact of open data does not exist. The lack of a robust, conceptual foundation has made it more difficult for data portals to demonstrate their value through empirical evidence. It also challenges the EU’s ability to understand and compare performance across Member States.

Joint Research Centre, European Commission, A. Toreti, D. Bavera, J. Acosta Navarro. Publications Office of the European Union. 2022.

The Dutch government declared a 'de facto water shortage (level 2)' on August 3rd, scaling up from a 'threat of water shortage (level 1)'. With this declaration, the management of the water distribution is delegated to a national commission (Management Team Water Scarcity) with the aim of following the development of the water scarcity more closely and being able to react faster if the need for more measures arises.