Support for adoption rights was at 35%, 3% above the EU average.

The EU average is 73.7 years for men and 80 for women.

The unemployment rate is below the EU average in most areas.

In order to reduce this rate to the EU average of 1.1% an additional 120,000 houses each year may be required.

They still have a major deficit compared with the EU average.

I understand that the EU average is currently at about 1% over.

The reality is an EU average of 15% to something over 30%.

Although the unemployment rate did go up in 1994, it has been kept to just over 7 %, far below the EU average.

Now, thanks to numerous efforts, the situation is well under control and levels have fallen to the EU average.

Our standard of living has now reached the EU average for the first time ever.