1. EUROSTAT relations with the media
Tim ALLEN Eurostat Press Office

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Dissemination of News Releases
Sent at 11:00 by 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
Authors and Press Office available by phone and
May be commented in daily Press Conference in Brussels

7. 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 to journalists

8. Eurostat Media Support
Answers questions about data and methodology
Tailor-made data extractions for journalists
Receives around requests per year
Requests are dealt with as rapidly as possible
Tel:
Economic and political comments from Spokesperson’s Service in Brussels
The best method of contact is

9. 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

10. 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

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