European business statistics (EBS) provide information on businesses operating in the EU’s industry, trade, and service sectors, as well as their worldwide connections.

EBS are a valuable source of data for anyone who wants to understand the structure, development, and characteristics of European businesses.

The EU single market has resulted in the number of companies expanding beyond their national borders.
You can get information about companies registered in business registers in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway using the ‘Find a company’ service.

EUIPO is the European Union Intellectual Property Office responsible for managing the EU trade marks and the registered European Union designs, and EU geographical indications for craft and industrial products.

Innovation Radar aims to identify high-potential innovations and innovators. It is an important source of actionable intelligence on innovations emerging from research and innovation projects funded through European Union programmes.
Data underpinning the Innovation Radar stem from a survey developed by the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.This survey is conducted during periodic reviews of collaborative projects funded through European Union (framework) programmes like Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020.

Demand for patents at the EPO remained robust, with filings in 2024 at the same high level seen in 2023. Key growth areas included AI-related inventions and battery technologies. In its second year, the popularity of the Unitary Patent surpassed expectations.

The European Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparative assessment of the Research and Innovation performance of EU Member States, other European, and selected third countries. It helps countries assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their national innovation systems and identify challenges that they need to address. The European Innovation Scoreboard 2024 was released on 8 July 2024.

STIP Compass is a joint initiative of the European Commission (EC) and the OECD that aims to collect together in one place qualitative and quantitative data on national trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy. The portal supports the continuous monitoring and analysis of countries’ STI policies and seeks to become a central platform for policy research and advice supporting government officials, analysts and scholars. Through its various interfaces, you may seamlessly explore and download data to analyse country policies on a wide range of STI policy issues. Data is freely accessible following the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable).

Search and explore the wealth of data assets – datasets, databases, statistical products, reports and more – created or acquired by the European Commission DGs, services and executive agencies. Access via EU Login.

Search and explore the wealth of data assets – datasets, databases, statistical products, reports and more – created or acquired by the European Commission DGs, services and executive agencies. Access via EU Login.

Flagship publications offer an overview of Eurostat data on multiple topics relevant for society and policies.

'Regions in Europe' and other interactive publications present interactive data visualisation, accompanied by short texts on specific topics.

Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users.

Eurostat offers a multilingual user support service that will answer your questions about European statistics. Eurostat's press corner serves journalists and fact checkers. The institutional support service section is dedicated to the staff of EU Institutions, executive agencies and services.

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