Data stories

The European Data Portal harvests the metadata of Public Sector Information available on portals, both national, regional and local, throughout Europe. Currently there are 74 catalogues which are harvested, with a total amount of over 660,000 datasets available on the European Data Portal. These datasets are divided over 13 data categories. But what are the most popular datasets? An overview of...

Creating a business friendly environment for existing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and potential entrepreneurs is one of the European Union's main objectives. Also on a national level, having a favourable business climate is often seen as an important factor to create employment and to drive economic growth. What can Open Data tell us about business climates in Europe? This dataset...

The impact of Open Data is undeniable. The digital economy revolves around Data, with (Open) Data being the new raw material. European countries are aware of Open Data and the promises it holds, and are positioning themselves to exploit this new raw material. Public administrations are opening up their data, Open Data portals are expanded with new features and more national and local governments...

Welcome to version 2.0 of the European Data Portal! The European Data Portal is continuously developing new content and features. Version 2.0 went live on 1 March, with a more user-friendly design, new content and new features. Thank you for all the feedback, suggestions and improvements we have received after the launch of version 1.0 of the portal in February 2016. We are happy to give an...

Today, almost all European countries now have an Open Data portal, and across the continent these portals are becoming more advanced, being used more frequently and creating more benefits for societies. Citizens have come to rely on services that have been built using data published through data portals. From bus times to weather data to crime figures, data published on Open Data portals is having...

Open Data is a valuable source for solving civic problems, improving transparency and closing the gap between local government and citizens. The World Council on City Data introduced 17 different themes including around 100 indicators relating to the standardisation of city data. The huge amount of data that cities gather can help solve local problems more efficiently. More cities are starting to...

The bigger economies of the world are increasingly driven by the analysis of great amounts of data. However, data is not instantly valuable, the value resides in its (re-)use. Read more about the benefits of Open Data. Governments acknowledge this and have joined the data revolution by progressively publishing their data catalogues as Open Data, making the data accessible and reusable by everyone...

Finding the right school is probably one of the most important decisions in many parents' lives. You would like your child to be educated in a place which provides a safe environment and offers high-quality education. Preferably, this school is located in your direct neighbourhood, and it should offer world-class facilities and the best teachers in town. But how to find schools satisfying all...

Electrical bikes are increasingly popular in Europe. According to the latest figures, in Germany electric bicycles now account for 12.5% of the total bike sales; in Holland the e-bike market share in 2015 reached 28% of the total bike market. This figure is close to the development that is predicted for the e-bike market in Europe in the next five years. Electrical bikes have a battery on board...

Everybody can use a break once in a while to relax, spend time with their family or to travel the world. During the autumn period it is a good time to think back of the summer holidays you had and to plan the holidays for next year. Open Data allows you to compare the average annual holidays per country and to compare them with the European Union average. The table below shows the average annual...