EUROSTAT relations with the media Tim ALLEN Eurostat Press Office

The Eurostat Press Office Issues News Releases Provides media support Organises interviews

News Releases 185+ News Releases per year 133 euroindicators 60+ ad-hoc In English, German & French Cover EU, EA, Member States Where possible Candidates, EFTA, US, Japan… Euro-Indicators give a general overview of the economic situation of the euro area, European Union and Member State's. This economic indicators are. Monthly: inflation, unemployment, external trade, industrial production, construction, new orders, producer prices, retail trade Quarterly: GDP, sectoral accounts, balance of payments, employment, labour costs Ad-hoc: EU summits with third countries, other events Green Week, Women’s day, special topics food inflation + youth unemployment, agri income, tourism, demography etc

Euro-indicators Monthly Quarterly Flash Inflation Inflation (HICP) Unemployment External Trade Industrial Production Industrial Producer Prices Production in Construction Retail Trade Quarterly GDP (flash, 2nd) Current Account (1st, 2nd) Employment Labour Cost Quarterly Sectoral Accounts (Households and Business) Quarterly Data on Public Debt Public Deficit & Debt – April & October

Ad-hocs Annual Events Major publications Real Ad-hoc GDP per capita (national & regional) Foreign Direct Investments International Trade in Services Taxation trends Population Events EU summits with China, US, Russia… Women’s Day Major publications Yearbook Regional Yearbook Real Ad-hoc Europe 2020 Healthy Life Years

Dissemination of News Releases Sent at 11:00 by e-mail to more than 2000 journalists Available at 11:00 in the Commission Press Room Available at 11:00 on the Eurostat web site Tweeted at 11:00 by @EU_Eurostat Authors and Press Office available by phone and email May be commented in daily Press Conference in Brussels

Release calendar Includes Euroindicators Available on the Eurostat web site Provisional calendar for current year New year usually available at beginning October Dates confirmed Friday before publication week Disseminated by e-mail to journalists

Eurostat Media Support Answers questions about data and methodology Tailor-made data extractions for journalists Receives around 2 500 requests per year Requests are dealt with as rapidly as possible eurostat-mediasupport@ec.europa.eu Tel: +352 4301 33 408 Economic and political comments from Spokesperson’s Service in Brussels The best method of contact is e-mail

Things we don’t do… Eurobarometer (DG Comm) Business/consumer confidence (DG Ecfin) EU budget figures (DG Budget, DG Regio) Tax rates (DG Taxud) The best method of contact is e-mail

Interviews / Technical briefings Director General – Interviews on Eurostat role and policy Other staff – Technical briefings on data and methodology The best method of contact is e-mail

Monitoring Difficult! 27 (next year 28) Member States 23 (official) languages How many media outlets? Cuttings service EMM Google