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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

According to the Atlas, the most urbanized EU country is Malta, where 95% of the population live in urban areas. The comparison is possible due to the application of the European definition of urban and rural areas to the JRC’s Global Human Settlement Layer data. Second and third are the United Kingdom (85%) and the Netherlands (82%).

2015 243

2015 Malta United Kingdom Global 243

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

New car registrations in the EU27 (data for Cyprus and Malta unavailable) decreased to 1,027,036 units in October, marking a 16.6% In comparison, October 2009 saw an 12.1% contraction compared to October 2009. Ten months into the year, demand for new cars has decreased by 5.5%, totaling 11,279,542 new vehicles registered.

Cyprus 210

Cyprus Malta Bulgaria Spain 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. The pollutant for which most exceedances were registered was NO x.

Pollution 309

Pollution 2010 Liechtenstein Emissions 309

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The data viewer can show emission trends for the main sectors and allows comparison of emissions between different countries and activities. The European Environment Agency publishes the data from the report in the air pollutant emissions data viewer, a web-based interface that simplifies access and analysis of the data.

Pollution 236

Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236