2023-07-11 16:25:00
By asserting, Tuesday, in La Libre, that “Wallonia is the poorest region of Western Europe”, the former Secretary of State Théo Francken (N-VA) is mistaken. Indeed, if we look at the figures for gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in purchasing power standard (PPS), which is the measure used by Eurostat, Wallonia is far from being the poorest region. from Western Europe. Admittedly, there is really nothing to be proud of, but the truth has its rights. These Eurostat figures processed by Iweps (Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Forecasting and Statistics) a few weeks ago are implacable. Many other regions of Western Europe are below Wallonia, which has a SPA of 28,300 euros. Let us mention in France, Languedoc-Roussillon (SPA of 25,600 euros), Lorraine (25,600 euros), Champagne-Ardenne (27,900 euros) or Normandy (27,400). German regions are also behind Wallonia. These include Sachsen-Anhalt (28,000 euros) and Thüringen (28,100 euros). In Italy, Umbria (27,100), Calabria (18,100) and Sicily (18,800), for example, are behind Wallonia. This is also the case for the Portuguese regions of Alentejo (22,900) and Algarve (24,700).
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