00:06Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
00:30The Prime Minister told MPs who ultimately rejected the motion that Portugal had the best economic performance and the best
00:38rate of employment growth in Europe.
00:40But is this true? To find out, we can take a look at the most recent Eurostat figures, which say
00:45that the EU's GDP was up by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the previous
00:52quarter.
00:53Ireland was the main driver of this, with far and away the highest jump in GDP at plus 10.2%.
01:00Slovenia and Lithuania came in second and third place at 1.8% and 1.7% growth, respectively.
01:07Portugal came in joint seventh place with Cyprus at 0.8%, so it's fair to say it's among the best
01:14of the 27 member states, but it's not the best, according to Eurostat data.
01:19When it comes to employment, the same Eurostat data set shows that employment had gone up by 0.1%
01:25in both the Eurozone and the EU in the second quarter of 2026.
01:30And in this case, Montenegro would be correct.
01:33When broken down by member state, Portugal comes in top at 1% employment growth in the second quarter of
01:392026.
01:41It's followed by the Czech Republic and Malta in joint second place at 0.9% growth.
01:46Several countries saw a decrease in employment, though, notably Finland and Greece.
01:52石 Goblet
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