International co-operation in Statistics Eurostats perspective Yalta September 2009 Pieter Everaers, Eurostat 2.3

2 10/2/2015 Content of presentation 1.Why statistical co-operation? 2.Dimensions to distinguish the International Co- operation 3. The role of Eurostat in international co-operation in statistics 4. Stages in the co-operation Proces

“Development Policy: the European Consensus” (COM(2005)311) Poverty reduction MDGs Good Governance (including statistics?) Human rights Trade Sustainable Development

4 10/2/ Why international cooperation Comparable information (globalisation, standards etc) For own EU policies (and Member States policies) For global purposes Promote Evidence Based Decision Making as essential element in developing democracy and to eradict poverty Authoritative and trusthful statistics

5 10/2/ Dimension : Regional approaches Within the EU With Members States National Statistical Offices New Member States (Transition facility) Outside the EU Accession countries Pre accession countries (Acquis on statistics) Neighborhood ENP South (MEDstat) ENP East (former Tacis) Central Asia

European Union: 27 EU Candidates: 3 European Neighbourhood Policy: 16 Enlarged European Statistical System: 55 countries Western Balkans, inc. Kosovo: 5 Statistical Programme Committee: EU + EFTA = 31 EEA- EFTA: 3 Swiss

7 10/2/2015 The important role of statistics in the EU Calculating in a fair way contribution to and redistribution of the EC budget (130 Bilj Euro) For example basic GDP (GNI data) Specific treaties and policies Agriculture, structural funds etc Monetary Union

New member states Institutional building Help to comply with statistical legislation (acquis)

Acceding, Candidate, Western Balkan countries Acceding: monitor commitments made in negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis; Candidates: contribute to negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis; Western Balkans: monitor negotiations and implementation of Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) – e.g. some acquis, trade, free movement, etc.

European Neighbourhood Policy ENP-TACIS countries: strengthen national statistical systems, support adoption of European statistical methods; through ENP actions plans, bilateral discussions; ENP-MED: continue supporting regional integration; harmonisation, dissemination, exchange of experience; through ENP action plans, EU co-operation policies.

European and Mediterranean countries: co- ordination of technical co-operation Few donors in region Questionnaire Eurostat working group Economic Commission for Europe / CIS-Stat

12 10/2/2015 Regional approach ct’d Rest of the world Africa Latin America and Caribean Asia and the Pacific High Income Countries OECD countries Non OECD countries

ACP, Asia, Latin America: co-ordination of technical co-operation Paris21 “Light reporting” Economic Commission for Europe / CIS-Stat Co-ordination Committee on Statistical Activities ESS “Joined-up” approach to meet needs for statistical capacity building

14 10/2/2015 Dimension : different treaties and agreements Founding the EU and Accession agreements Stabilisation and Association Pact Barcelona Proces Etc.

15 10/2/2015 Dimension : different direct needs Humanitarian aid (DG Echo) Poverty reduction Process (DG Aidco/Dev/Relex) Trade agreements (DG Trade) Sectoral agreements (for example Trade, Migration)

16 10/2/2015 Types of support Direct support Developing basic infrastructure Regional approaches –Former MBP, new regional IPA Direct country support –National programmes

EU Finance for Development EU the largest donor of development aid: - 55 % of global ODA (Official Development Aid) in terms of aid volume; - The most important economic and trade partner of the developing world; EU committed to go further: 0.41 % GNI (0.51 % old Member States, 0.17 % new) 0.56 % GNI for EU-25 by % GNI by 2015

18 10/2/2015 Cooperation in the international context International organisations Paris 21 Advocacy Coordinating the work of international and national donors Coordinating demand (beneficiary countries) and supply (donors, international organisations) PRESS report

19 10/2/ Eurostats role Production of statistics based on compliance, support for new developments Further development to fully reach compliance Development infrastructure and preparation for the acquis Support to sectoral programs Methodological support on request Advice on request

Eurostat’s role on technical cooperation and MDGs Providing technical advice to DGDev, Relex and AIDCO; Programming of aid (National Indicative Programmes - Nips and the Regional Indicative Programmes – Rips); Implementation of projects; Evaluation

D1: Statistical co-operation with European and Mediterranean Countries “Front-office” in D1, “back-office” in production units Usually manages programmes Programmes are usually specifically statistical Increasing MDG element

D2: International Statistical Co-operation No budget Mainly provides own “back office” support Advisory role Mainly regional approach Does not “lead” projects Usually statistical elements of wider projects Eurotrace / Eretes: phase out of support

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