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Challenges and Cooperation in European Statistical System

This presentation highlights the importance of statistical integration and cooperation in the European Union and the European Neighbourhood Policy. It discusses the mission of Eurostat to provide high-quality statistical services and the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. The need for cooperation in statistics is emphasized, particularly in formulating EU policies towards partner countries. The objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy in statistics are outlined, along with the main activities foreseen to strengthen statistical systems. The European Statistical System aims to share its experience and help build modern statistical systems in partner countries.

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Challenges and Cooperation in European Statistical System

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  1. European Statistical CooperationJoint EFTA/ECE/SSCU seminar “Economic Globalisation: a Challenge for Official Statistics” 3-6 July 2007, Kiev Inna Steinbuka Director of Economic and Regional Statistics Eurostat

  2. Presentation’s Highlights • Statistical integration in the European Union • Statistical Cooperation in the Framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy 2

  3. EUROSTAT’s mission: to provide the EU with a high quality statistical service • A statistical service: to provide rough statistical data with ‘metadata’ • The quality of data • The user community 3

  4. The European Statistical System 4

  5. The European Statistics Code of Practice: main principles • Minimum standards on the independence, integrity and accountability of the NSIs • Institutional environment (Professional independence, Mandate for data collection, Adequacy of Resources, Quality commitment, Statistical confidentiality, Impartiality and objectivity) • Statistical processes (Sound methodology, Appropriate statistical procedures, Non-excessive burden on respondents, Costs effectiveness) • Statistical output (Relevance, Accuracy and relieability, Timeliness and punctuality, Coherence and comparability, Accessibility and clarity) • 15 principles – 77 indicators 5

  6. Why co-operation in Statistics? • A key part of the Community Statistical programme 2008-2013 • Basis for formulating EU policies towards partner countries • Need for reliable indicators of the effect of international donors’ assistance • ENP is the EU political background 6

  7. What is the ENP? • A specific policy for the neighbours of the enlarged EU, defined by geographical proximity • …but not countries with an accession perspective (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, the other Western Balkan countries… ) • Based also on the Draft Constitutional Treaty 7

  8. ENP Instruments • Replaces Tacis • All partners are eligible for support • Focus on supporting the implementation of the ENP Action Plans • Support through: • Country programmes • Multi-country programmes • Thematic programmes • Cross border co-operation programmes • Trans-regional programmes involving Member States. 8

  9. ENPI will support • Sustainable development • Fighting poverty • Measures leading to progressive participation in the EU’s internal market • Legislative approximation • Regulatory convergence • Institution building 9

  10. ENP objectives in statistics • Strengthen the statistical system of partner countries • Strengthen the national standing of NSI’s • Promote international comparability of the statistics produced • Sustainable production of timely, reliable, objective and comparable statistics for relevant Community policy areas 10

  11. ENP objectives (cont.) • Harmonisation to European or international standards • Strategy for strengthening the statistical system; • Collect and disseminate data from the countries 11

  12. Main statistical activities foreseen • Diagnosis of the present situation of the statistical systems • Global assessments of the statistical systems • Assistance to developing a national strategy • Identification of priority areas for harmonisation • Gradual introduction of a progress monitoring tool • Growth of data exchange 12

  13. Conclusions As a good neighbour, the ESS wants to share its experience with its partners, to help them build up a modern statistical system 13

  14. Thank you for Attention! Your Contacts in Eurostat Unit E4: Statistical Cooperation with European and Mediterranean Countries Unit E5: International Statistical Cooperation 14

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