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Disinfo: The European Parliament: there is total unemployment in the EU countries

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The European Parliament: there is total unemployment in the EU countries.

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Disinforming headline and misleading information. The article does not specify that the European Parliament's research presented the unemployment rates among young people in each EU member state. The original document actually states that in spring 2013, the youth unemployment rate peaked at 23.8 % and then declined sharply. In January 2018, the rate was at 16.1 % (Eurostat) meaning that 3.64 million young people (under 25) were unemployed in the European Union (EU). There has thus been a significant improvement in the past few years. Nevertheless, huge imbalances persist between EU Member States. The lowest rates were observed in the Czech Republic (5.8 %) and Germany (6.6 %) while the highest were recorded in Greece (43.7 %, November 2017, latest data available), Spain (36.0 %) and Italy (31.5 %).

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  • Reported in: Issue 110
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20/05/2018
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Keywords: European Union, Europe
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Disproof

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May 19, 2018
Disproof

No evidence given. According to the fact-checking site Stopfals.md, a Romanian airplane has carried out land surveying works in the area at the request of the Romanian authorities. It photographs land areas of the territory of Romania and its border with Moldova. The Moldovan authorities allowed this operation. The Romanian Air Forces hasn't used airplanes An-24 for the past 10 years. Further debunking at Stopfals.md.

Ukraine has built houses with the remains of Soviet prisoners of war

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May 18, 2018
Disproof

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