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The chart presents on overview of estimated direct economic costs of infringement in selected IPR-intensive industries in the European Union, over the period 2013-2017. The results of the EUIPO report show that counterfeiting and piracy significantly impact the sales in the clothing, footware and accessories industries, accounting for 46% of their direct lost sales. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart presents the key performance indicators for monitoring the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Sale of Counterfeit Goods, over the period 2016 - 2019. The results of the report show that the platforms’ pro-active measures are the main driver for the amount of listings removed, as they accounted for 98% of the listings removed in 2019 (12% increase since 2016).

The chart presents the distribution of registered cases in total custom seizures at the European Union borders, by different conveyance method used, between 2016-2019. The results show that more than half of the registered cases involved postal delivered goods, while sea delivery method account for less than 3%. Other methods of conveyance include air, road, rail and inland waterways. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart presents the distribution of goods (by the number of articles) infringing Intellectual Property Rights detentained at the European Union borders, by different conveyance method used, between 2016-2019. The results show that more than half of the articles detained were delivered by sea, while postal deliveries by small parcels remain relatively limited, registering a significant decline in 2019 (over 10%). The other methods of conveyance used include air, road, rail and inland waterways. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart presents the share of entreprises that pay for on-line advertising in European Union in 2018, by size of enterprise (the chart does not include the enterprises from the financial sector).

This chart exhibits that an overwhelming majority of Europeans businesses support enacting reforms to the current single market structure in order to promote expansion and further development across sectors. The most favored reform was cutting redtape, including but not limited to "extensive reporting, information or documentation obligations."

This chart demonstrates that a clear majority of Europeans SMEs feel that failures in the single market have led to signifcant or very significant barriers in the expansion of their business. The most promiment of these barriers being complex administrative procedures and differing rules by individual Member States.

This chart highlights that the overwhelming majority of European SMEs rely heavily on the European Single Market, with SMEs receiving 81% of their imports from and sending 81% of their exports to other EU Member States.

This chart shows the difference in perceptions of changes in the level of antisemitism on the internet from 2013 to 2018. Respondents in both 2013 and 2018 were asked if "over the past five years, has antisemitism on the internet, including on social media, increased, stayed the same or decreased." The amounts recorded show the percentage who answered "increased a lot" and increased a little." The most dramatic changes in perceptions occured in Germany (+23) and the United Kingdom (+21), and the only country who recorded a decrease in perceived antisemitism online was Hungary.

The chart presents information on the total piracy trends by country, in the European Union. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.