Ch. 12.6 EDP work arrangements at Eurostat GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Ch. 12.6 EDP work arrangements at Eurostat GFS/EDP course 2014 1 GFS course ch. 14.6 1

Main issues covered The role of Eurostat in the context of EDP GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Main issues covered The role of Eurostat in the context of EDP Information and data sources used in the context of the EDP notifications Established working procedures Eurostat working tools GFS/EDP course 2014 2 GFS course ch. 14.6 2

Check the data reported by Member States GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 The role of Eurostat in the context of the EDP (CR 479/2009, as amended) Check the data reported by Member States Publish the data in bi-annual press releases Clarify application of accounting rules Organisation of task-forces EDP dialogue visits GFS/EDP course 2014 3 GFS course ch. 14.6

Bi-annual notifications ESA95 transmission programme GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Information and data sources used in the context of the EDP notifications Bi-annual notifications ESA95 transmission programme EDP inventories on sources and methods Questionnaire related to EDP tables Bilateral clarifications (Paradise) - ad-hoc questionnaires Mission follow-up GFS/EDP course 2014 4 GFS course ch. 14.6

GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Established working procedures by Eurostat (October 2014 as an example) July 2014 – agreement on provisional EDP planning 11 August – letter to national reporting authorities with EDP notification tables, questionnaire related to EDP (including an ad-hoc questionnaire o revisions), supplementary tables on financial crisis and draft time- schedule 30 September – all notifications received 6 October – deadline for sending first request for information (clarification) GFS/EDP course 2014 5 GFS course ch. 14.6

GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Established working procedures by Eurostat (October 2014 as an example) - II 8 October cob – deadline reply to first bilateral request for clarification (3 working days) 14/15 October – deadline reply to second/third bilateral request for clarification 15 October – draft press release including tables and short explanations of revisions, notes on trade credits, on financial crisis and on implementation of ESA 2010 GFS/EDP course 2014 6 GFS course ch. 14.6

GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Established working procedures by Eurostat (October 2014 as an example) - III 15 October cob deadline for final request(s) for clarifications 16 October – communication to Member States and the EFC on reservations/amendments to data 21 October 11 a.m. Publication of EDP press release, notification tables, EDP data, ESA table 2 data, stock flow adjustment note, background note on financial crisis, note on the stock of trade credits, note on implementation of ESA 2010 GFS/EDP course 2014 7 GFS course ch. 14.6

GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Established working procedures by Eurostat (October 2014 as an example) - IV 21 October - Publication of GFS tables (incl. quarterly data) 23 October - Report to the EFC on main results of the October 2014 reporting on government deficit and debt data November /December – analysis of candidate countries and future candidate countries November – Report to the EC and the EP on the quality of reported data (annual) GFS/EDP course 2014 8 GFS course ch. 14.6

Eurostat working tools GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Eurostat working tools EDP database output files (% of GDP, revisions in % of GDP, revisions in absolute numbers, consolidation checks, stock-flow adjustment, etc.) Consistency checks for ESA95 tables 2, (6,7) 25, 27 (+sub-sectors), and 28 EDP related questionnaire Bilateral clarifications and ad-hoc questionnaires GFS/EDP course 2014 9 GFS course ch. 14.6

Eurostat working tools - bilateral clarifications GFS/EDP course 2013 26/12/2018 Eurostat working tools - bilateral clarifications Consistency ESA and EDP Issues on EDP tables Questionnaire related to EDP tables Methodological issues – follow-up from FAWG Administrative issues GFS/EDP course 2014 10 GFS course ch. 14.6