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PRINT CIRCULATION
TOTAL COPIES DISTRIBUTED
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ireland
Finland
24
12,030
20
30
47
40
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway
The Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Others
TOTAL*
4,460
2,282
12
12
54
835
14
16
720
21
28
416
6137
3,149
38
364
24,683
*April 2015
UNITED
KINGDOM
3,149
THE NETHERLANDS
720
BELGIUM
12,030
GERMANY
2,282
LUXEMBOURG
835
FRANCE
4,460
SPAIN
416
CIRCULATION BREAKDOWN
EU & GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS
EUROPEAN
COMISSION/EEAS
6,150
107
OTHERS
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT
1,850
119
Copies distributed to
staff members of EU
and other institutions *
EUROPEAN
ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE
161
NATO
NATIONAL
PARLIAMENT
141
(PARIS, LONDON,BERLIN,
LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG)
2,300
COURT OF
AUDITORS
220
COUNCIL OF
MINISTERS
327
*May 2015
TRAFFIC FIGURES & PROJECTIONS
APRIL 21 TO MAY 21
TOTAL
UNIQUE USERS
750,000
TOTAL
VISITS
1,200,000
TOTAL
PAGE VIEWS
2,000,000
Source: Adobe Omniture
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