MORE THAN A QUARTER OF EUROPEANS STRUGGLE TO COVER UNEXPECTED EXPENSES

BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ – More than a quarter of EU residents struggle to cover unexpected expenses due to a lack of financial safety nets, according to data released by Eurostat.

"In 2025, 29.2 per cent of the EU population were unable to cope with unexpected financial expenses, a slight decrease compared to 30 per cent in 2024," the EU statistical agency said in a statement.

Eurostat noted that as many as 50.5 per cent of Greece’s population were unable to cope with such unexpected expenses, followed by Latvia at 43.7 per cent and Bulgaria at 42.4 per cent.

The lowest figures were recorded in the Netherlands, at 15.3 per cent, followed by the Czech Republic and Malta, both at 18.7 per cent.