Statistics

‘Eurostat regional yearbook 2008 - EU27 regions under the magnifying glass’ was published, according to a EU press release.
As you can see, in 2006, 4.4% of the EU27 labour force was employed in high-tech sectors. The percentage was less than 2% in 23 EU27 regions: 6 of these regions were found in Romania (hear that, monsieur de Ciofliceni?), 5 in Greece, 4 each in Spain and Poland, and 2 each in Bulgaria and Portugal.

In Romania, the region with highest rate was Bucharest - Ilfov (quite predictible) - 5.8% (above EU27 average), and the lowest rate was in South-West Oltenia and South - East - 1.1%.

The surprise comes with the figures related to deaths in road traffic accidents per million inhabitants by region, 2006.
For Romania, the highest rate was in the West (161) (wild, wild west), and the lowest rate in Bucharest -Ilfov (93). Could it be because in this region the vehicles mostly stay in traffic, not … fly? (they wish)