The data from the latest ECDC annual epidemiologic reports on sexual transmitted diseases (STIs) show the notification rate for confirmed gonorrhea cases in European Union/European Economic Area countries rose by 31% in 2023 compared with 2022 and has risen by 321% since 2014. 

Syphilis cases also continue to rise. In 2023, 41’051 confirmed cases were reported in 29 EU/EEA countries, representing a 13% increase compared to 2022, and a doubling compared to 2014.