Deoleo Shares Jump As Takeover Battle Intensifies

by News Editor

August 19, 2026

Dcoop Reportedly Leads €470 Million Bid

Shares of Spanish olive oil producer Deoleo rose more than 15% on Wednesday as several companies compete to acquire the world’s largest olive oil bottler and marketer.

Spanish agri-food cooperative Dcoop has reportedly offered €470 million ($545 million), putting it ahead of Italian, French and Australian rivals. According to El Economista, the deal has not yet been finalized but is in its final stages, with a potential closing in September.

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If completed, the acquisition would strengthen Spain’s position in the global olive oil industry, creating a major producer with brands including Bertolli and Carbonell and an estimated 15% share of Spain’s domestic consumption.

Several Buyers Are In The Race

Dcoop is competing with Italy’s Coricelli, Bonifiche Ferraresi and Newlat Food, France’s Lesieur, owned by Avril, and Australia’s Cobram Estate Olive.

Deoleo shares were last up 15.4%, reaching a new 52-week high and heading for their strongest session since March 2022.

Olive Oil Market Stabilises

Spain, Italy and Greece remain among the world’s leading olive oil producers, while climate change, water shortages and pests have contributed to major price swings in recent years.

Deoleo recently told CNBC that the period of unprecedented volatility in the market has begun to give way to more stable conditions.

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Cyprus Outpaces EU Average In Working-Age Population Share, Eurostat Finds

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 6, 2026

Cyprus had a working-age population share of 61.6 per cent on January 1, 2025, placing the country above the European Union average of 58.3 per cent, according to Eurostat.

Cyprus Stands Above The EU Benchmark

The figures show that people aged 20 to 64 made up more than three-fifths of Cyprus’ population at the start of last year. In Eurostat’s regional demographic breakdown, Cyprus is treated as a single region because of its size, rather than being divided into multiple NUTS level 3 areas.

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Wide Gaps Across The Bloc

Across the EU, 58.3 per cent of the population was of working age on January 1, 2025. The share reached at least 63.0 per cent in 39 NUTS level 3 regions, most of them in Germany. The group also included island regions in Spain, alongside several capital regions and their surrounding areas.

Capital And Island Regions Lead

At the top of the range was the Danish capital region of Byen København, where 68.9 per cent of residents were of working age. The same proportion was recorded in Spain’s island region of Eivissa y Formentera, while Fuerteventura stood at 68.3 per cent and Lanzarote at 67.3 per cent.

Rural Europe Skews Older

At the other end of the spectrum, working-age residents accounted for less than 55.0 per cent of the population in 189 EU regions. These areas were largely rural, including inland Portugal, much of rural France, most of eastern Germany, and rural areas in Bulgaria, Greece and the Nordic EU countries.

In six regions, fewer than half of the population was of working age. Those regions were Bornholm in Denmark, Creuse and Lot in south-west France, Etelä-Savo in south-east Finland, the Arrondissement of Veurne in Belgium and the French outermost region of Mayotte.

What The Data Measures

Eurostat’s regional demographic data measure the share of people aged 20 to 64, not the share of people who are actually employed. Cyprus’ 61.6 per cent figure was 3.3 percentage points above the EU average, though still below the highest regional levels recorded across the bloc.

The data underline how sharply Europe’s age structure varies from one region to another, with working-age shares differing significantly between urban centres, capital regions, islands and predominantly rural areas.

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