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Date: December 17, 2020 Germany hands over Presidency to Portugal

The CWPS Presidency was formally handed over to the Portuguese team on 16 December 2020.

Date: December 15, 2020 High-level meeting on ESS communication and cooperation in times of crisis

On November 25 and 26 November 2020, the High-level meeting on ESS communication and governance in a time of crisis of the Directors General of NSIs and Eurostat took place.

Date: December 15, 2020 ESS Coordinated Response to Future Crises adopted

Directors-General of the National Statistical Institutes and Eurostat agreed on Wiesbaden Memorandum

Date: November 20, 2020 Virtual live panel discussion on 27 November 2020

Destatis’ digital conference will conclude with a virtual panel discussion on 27 November 2020 on "Lessons Learned from COVID-19 - Short-term Data Requirements for Long-term Decision-making".

Date: November 12, 2020 Lessons Learned from COVID-19 – Short-term Data Requirements for Long-term Decision-making

On 27 November 2020, the digital conference ended with a panel discussion. The panel looked at the impact of the pandemic on economics and finance in the EU. The experts discussed how users of official statistics see the data situation in the crisis …

Date: September 17, 2020 The European Statistical System in the COVID-19 crisis

In a recent article, we present the solutions developed by the European countries as well as the cooperation within the European Statistical System in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date: July 13, 2020 Regulation on Community statistics on migration and international protection now in force

The Regulation on Community statistics on migration and international protection is now in force. Many thanks to the former Presidencies from Austria, Romania, Finland and Croatia for the successful negotiations.

Date: July 13, 2020 EU Monitor COVID-19 online

The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe economic and social consequences in all EU countries. This viral disease and the resulting security measures will continue to have a noticeable impact for some time to come. This monitor features interactive …

Date: July 9, 2020 Germany in the EU

On 1 July 2020, Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. To mark this occasion, Eurostat published an infographics on Germany in the EU.

Date: July 9, 2020 Presidency makes statistics widely visible

For the next six months, our work will literally take place beneath the banner of the EU Council Presidency.

Date: July 1, 2020 Off we go! – Germany takes over the EU Council Presidency

The 1st of July marks the start of the German Council Presidency. During this time, Destatis will chair the Council Working Party on Statistics (CWPS).

Date: July 1, 2020 German Presidency Programme

Statistical results provide fundamental information on the developments in society, the economy and the environment. The present coronavirus pandemic is an extraordinary challenge for the EU and creates new information needs.

Date: June 17, 2020 Handover of the EU Council Presidency from Croatia to Germany

On 17 June 2020, Croatia officially passed on the baton for the EU Council Presidency in the field of statistics to Germany.

Date: October 27, 2020 Combatting COVID-19’s effect on children (OECD)

The COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and material well-being of children worldwide, with the poorest children, including homeless children and children in detention, hit hardest. School closures, social distancing and confinement increase …

Press release No. 246 of 1 July 2020 Reliable data for Europe: German EU Council Presidency begins

Today, Germany is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for a period of six months. Represented by its President Dr. Georg Thiel, the Federal Statistical Office will chair the meetings of the Council Working Party on …

Date: October 1, 2018 Poor children in rich countries: why we need policy action (OECD)

On average across the OECD, almost one child in seven lives in income poverty – defined as living on a disposable income that is at most half the national median.

Stable, full-time parental employment is central to efforts to protect children from …