The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Regional Statistics: recent developments at the Committee of the Regions Luxembourg, 20.10.2014 Daniele Berno, Directorate Horizontal Policies and Networks, Committee of the Regions The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives  

Regional Statistics at the CoR Overview: Involvement in ESAC Internal dissemination and support Open Days 2014   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

ESAC (1) Opinion on Annual Work Programme European Statistical Advisory Committee http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/esac/introduction New mandate = New members, New president (Ms Ineke Stoop) 3 meetings per year (2014-3rd in Rome, 26/11 - 2015: 30/1 – 1/7 – 13/11) Opinion on Annual Work Programme - Europe 2020 indicators, GDP and beyond - Economic and social performance - Environment - Regional Data - … Organisation of workshops/events   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Regional Statistics and Rural Development ESAC (2) Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders http://cdss.sta.uniroma1.it/index.php/dssconference/cess2014 (Rome 24-25 November) - Plenary session: European Statistics and Europe 2020 - Panel discussion: enhancing collaboration among Statistics stakeholders and Research for Europe 2020 - 40 parallel sessions: different topics - World Statistics café: extension up to 2020 of the ESP 2013-2017   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Internal dissemination and support - Since last year: publication of a monthly statistical bulletin which includes a general part, a regional part and a focus on specific topics - Greater involvement in the work of the CoR commissions in terms of consultation when preparing the opinions CoR Commissions Unit E1 Preparatory docs. Draft opinion Opinion adoption   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Open Days 2014 12th edition: 6-9 October,2014 6.000 participants, > 100 workshops and 300 local events Presentations: - Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2014 - OECD How’s life in your regions Workshop: Regional data and local indicators for a territorial dimension of EU policies – Institutional and Academic contributions   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Regional Statistics and Rural Development Open Days (1) Mr L. Dijkstra, DG Regio   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Regional Statistics and Rural Development Open Days (2) Prof. J. van Dijk, University of Groningen   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Regional Statistics and Rural Development Open Days (3) Ms Y. Chobanova, Deputy Ministry for Regional Development, Bulgaria   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Open Days (4) Prof. R. Dameri, University of Genova Demographic dimension N° of elder people N° of foreign people from low HDI countries N° of minors for each woman Economic dimension Pro-capita income Inequality income ratio Poverty index Social dimension N° of over 75 alone, with low income N° of minors with social desease N° of unemployed   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Open Days (5) Prof A. Olechnicka, University of Warsaw   20-21/10/2014 Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development

Thank you for your attention. comments at: Daniele.Berno@cor.europa.eu visits at: www.cor.europa.eu The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives