Euro-Mediterranean Statistic 2007 published: Mediterranean and EU countries coming closer

The Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) are coming closer to the EU Member States, with their higher literacy levels, growing trade links and increasing tourism, according to the second annual Euro-Med statistical data bulletin published by the MEDSTAT II EU-funded Programme.

The Euro-Mediterranean Statistics bulletin, released today, shows that the annual growth rate is above 5% in most of the MPCs, with Morocco reaching 8% in 2006. On the other hand, the GDP per capita in the MPCs is lower than in Bulgaria, that has the lowest rate among EU-27, with the exception of Israel, where it is around the level of Slovenia and Portugal.  

More information and trends can be found in Euro-Mediterranean Statistics, the principal publi-cation of the MEDSTAT II statistical cooperation programme launched in 2006, for a duration of three years. The publication includes more than eighty tables and graphs on the latest statistical data for the nine MPCs, plus Turkey, the EU Member States and EFTA countries.

It is divided into nine distinct chapters: General profile of the countries, National Accounts, Ex-ternal Trade and Balance of Payments, Social statistics, Energy, Agriculture, Environment, Tourism and Transport. It is based on data from the ten Mediterranean countries, mainly na-tional sources. The publication can be downloaded and ordered free of charge on the Eurostat website.

Published in paper version and on CD-ROM.