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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 …
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Press release No. 278 of 1 July 2022 Federal Statistical Office offering Covid-19 special prize in 2022
In 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) offers the Covid-19 Scientific Special Prize – Impact of the Pandemic on the Economy and Society. The prize is to encourage researchers to deal with issues of official statistics within the scope of …
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Press release No. 202 of 13 May 2022 Statistical Advisory Committee grants Innovation Award 2022
Making official statistics fit for the future and promoting innovation – these were the topics of the 69th annual conference of the Statistical Advisory Committee held in Wiesbaden on 12 May 2022. “The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, but also …
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Press release No. 158 of 8 April 2022 Federal Statistical Office offering prize in 2022
In 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will again give a prize to young researchers. It will be awarded for outstanding scientific projects which deal with theoretical subjects closely related to the tasks of official statistics or study …
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Press release No. 530 of 19 November 2021 Federal Statistical Office awards prize to junior scientists
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) gave the 2021 Gerhard Fürst Award to four outstanding scientific projects. The prize was awarded for three examination papers and one doctoral thesis discussing issues in the field of statistics, data …
