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2019-11-06 – The German Council of Economic Experts has published its Annual Report 2019/20. It is titled "Dealing with Structural Change".

2019-07-16 – A joint statement of the French and German Economic Councils. (Download)

2019-07-12 – The German Council of Economic Experts presents its special report "Setting Out for a New Climate Policy" to the German Government today, in which it discusses reform options for climate policy in Germany.

2019-04-10 – The federal government will assign the task of the National Productivity Board to the German Council of Economic Experts. Hereby, it implements a recommendation by the Council of the European Union as of 20 September 2016.

2019-03-19 – The German Council of Economic Experts is cutting its growth forecast for 2019 and now expects German GDP to grow by 0.8 % and 1.7 % in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

2019-02-13 – The German cabinet has decided to propose to the Federal President the appointment of Prof. Dr. Achim Truger, Berlin School of Economics and Law, for the term until 29 February 2024 to the German Council of Economic Experts. After his appointment by the…

2019-02-13 – The members of the German Council of Economic Experts today unanimously elected Professor Dr. Christoph M. Schmidt, RWI Essen, as Chairman for a further term in office. Prof. Schmidt has chaired the Council since 2013.