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Press release No. 460 of 4 December 2024 2025 Bundestag election: at least 59.2 million people eligible to vote
If the German Bundestag is dissolved and the election to the 21st German Bundestag is held on 23 February 2025, as anticipated, at least 59.2 million Germans in the federal territory are expected to be eligible to vote, according to an estimate of …
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Press release No. 453 of 26 November 2024 IDEV reporting system back online: statistics production is ensured
The IDEV reporting system of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) went back online on 25 November 2024 as planned. As a precautionary measure, the Federal Statistical Office took its IDEV system offline in mid-November 2024 immediately after a …
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Date: June 7, 2024 Final report on the 3rd round of the ESS peer reviews
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Final report on the third round of the European Statistical System peer reviews
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Press release No. 030 of 20 January 2023 Dr. Ruth Brand is the new President of the Federal Statistical Office
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser: “Statistics are indispensable for our democracy and for political decision-making. The data of the Federal Statistical Office are highly, and rightly, trusted because they are independent and …
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Press release No. 532 of 15 December 2022 Ruth Brand to become President of the Federal Statistical Office
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will get a new head of office on 1 January 2023: the Federal President today appointed Dr. Ruth Brand as successor to Dr. Georg Thiel, the current President of the Federal Statistical Office, who will retire …
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Press release No. 528 of 12 December 2022 Mobility Compass provides orientation when striving for climate neutral cities
By amending the Climate Change Act, the Federal Government has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions in traffic by 61 million tonnes by 2030. To achieve the goal, German cities and towns have to review their strategies of traffic and mobility …
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Press release No. 522 of 8 December 2022 Economic Pulse Monitor permits real-time economic monitoring
Economic sentiment in Germany continues to be pessimistic despite a slight upturn. Current data do however not indicate a deep recession yet. This is the assessment of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) given during the presentation of the …
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Press release No. N068 of 24 November 2022 Podcast on skilled labour shortage: what is the situation of vocational training in Germany?
Many businesses in Germany complain about a shortage of junior staff. What is the situation of vocational training in our country? What has changed, not least because of the Covid-19 pandemic? What occupations do young people choose today - and why? …
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Press release No. 487 of 18 November 2022 Federal Statistical Office awards research prizes 2022
On 17 November 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) gave the prize for junior scientists “Statistical Science for the Society” to two outstanding scientific projects. In addition, a Covid-19 special prize was awarded. The award-winning …
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Press release No. 430 of 10 October 2022 Federal Statistical Office takes over security guard register from the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) took over the security guard register on 10 October 2022, which up to then had been maintained by the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). The BAFA supports the Länder authorities in …
