Eurostat A short introduction ESTP course on PRODCOM Merja Hult – Head of Unit G2

Eurostat’s mission “Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service. Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions. Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service.” To provide the European institutions and the governments of the Member States with the information needed to implement, monitor and evaluate Community policies. To disseminate our statistics to the European public and enterprises and to all economic and social agents involved in decision making. BSDG 10-11.6.2010

Co-ordinate and promote the European Statistical System Eurostat’s roles Collect data from the MS and disseminate comparable European statistics Harmonise statistical information, develop standards and common definitions Co-ordinate and promote the European Statistical System BSDG 10-11.6.2010

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Staff and resources 865 persons 73% permanent officials 8% national experts 19% contractual staff ~ 80 Meuro for market contracts and grants to Member States BSDG 10-11.6.2010

on European statistics REGULATION (EC) No 223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European statistics This Regulation establishes a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. BSDG 10-11.6.2010

The European Statistics Code of Practice With the adoption of the European Statistics Code of Practice Eurostat and the statistical authorities of the EU-Member States have committed themselves to an encompassing approach towards high quality statistics. It builds upon a common European Statistical System (ESS) definition of quality in statistics and targets all relevant areas from the institutional environment, the statistical production processes to our output: European official statistics.   15 key principles BSDG 10-11.6.2010

Meetings European Statistical System Committee – meetings of the Directors General of the ESS Director’s groups: play a strategic role in orienting and coordinating the work Working groups: For discussion and implementation in all the different areas. Task forces: To tackle specific questions and new areas BSDG 10-11.6.2010

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