1. Ag.no.14.1 Dissemination of A65
No document
Ag.no.14.1 Dissemination of A65
Working Group on Article 64 and Article 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg 21st & 22nd March 2016

2. Content of this presentation
Policy reminder
Access to CIRCABC (and nomination of delegates)
EUR-LEX
Dedicated section
Statistics explained
Free data tables and SDMX metadata

3. Policy reminder

4. Current A65 dissemination policy
Manual Doc.A6465/14/26rev does not include dissemination policy and implementation
Clear rules regarding treatment of confidential data
European Statistics Code of Practice requires equal treatment of all user groups
Specific procedural rules for Commission expert groups
Otherwise, Transparency Regulation 1049/2001 unless exemptions apply
Extensive discussion at March 2015 WG

5. Reminder of WG transparency policy
All meeting documents should be released for wider distribution…
…unless exception is permitted under Article 4 of Transparency Regulation 1049/2001
Decision in the course of being taken
Third party document (with justification)
Private or commercial data
Court proceedings and legal advice
Relating to public security/military/international relations/financial policy
Would influence purpose of inspections/audits

6. Access to CIRCABC

7. What is CIRCABC ?
CIRCABC stands for Communication and Information Resource Centre for Administrations, Businesses and Citizens.
It is a software application used to create collaborative workspaces where communities of users can work together over the web and share information and resources.
CIRCABC is used extensively by the European Institutions. Some interest groups are public (ie. they can be visited without formalities). Others are restricted (ie. only accessible using a login password).

8. Reminder of the CIRCABC structure for the A6465WG
A64&A65WG (Correction Coefficients and Remuneration Indicators) – Restricted
Library folder "Documents from meeting of A64&A65WG" (created for the nominated delegates)
A64&A65WG (Correction Coefficients and Remuneration Indicators) - Public
Library folder "Documents from meeting of A64&A65WG" (currently empty pending meeting decision)

9. Restricted dissemination of documents
In the first instance the documents and powerpoint presentations for the meeting are covered by Reg.1049/2001 exemption 1 (decision in progress).
They are consequently NOT AUTHORISED FOR DISSEMINATION and are only accessible from the restricted CIRCABC website by nominated national delegates (using their individual login/password).
ie. Must not be communicated by delegates to anybody outside the Working Group who is not directly concerned in data supply. Not even to other departments of government.

10. Initial nomination of WG delegates
A6465WG created by 2013 amendment to Staff Regulations, replacing separate A64WG + A65WG
Regulation 1023/2013
► ESTAT letter requesting DGINS to formally nominate delegates
Ares(2014)803452
Exceptionally, ESTAT authorised to reimburse two national delegates (1x A64, 1x A65): notification in MS invitation letter
Ares(2015)570636

11. An email is not enough… Permanent change of delegate
Complete the standard form
Ares(2015) ( )
Temporary substitute delegate
NB. Temporary access to CIRCABC will be revoked after the meeting
Person will still be deemed to have necessary authority to bind MS
Person is subject to the same rules regarding non-dissemination

12. EUR-LEX

13. What is EUR-LEX ? http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
EU law and other public EU documents, including:
Legislation (Treaty, Regulation, Directive, Decision)
International agreements
EU case law (ECJ, CFI, CST)
Preparatory acts (Commission Communications, Staff working documents, Council common positions, Parliament Resolutions, Audit opinions, etc)
Procedures
Parliamentary questions

14. A6465 on EUR-LEX… Treaty Protocol
Original Council Decision on "the Method"
Subsequent Regulations to amend the Staff Regulations (OJ 'L' series)
Consolidated version of Staff Regulations
Old legal procedure (to 2013): Proposal = Commission Communication (SWD) Adoption = Regulation (OJ 'L' series)
New legal procedure (from 2014): Annual update communication (OJ 'C' series)

15. Dedicated section
NEW

16. What is a dedicated section?
Page on Eurostat website which aims to provide an introduction to a statistical topic and links to further information, including methodology, data and reports
The "Civil Servants Remuneration" pages were launched in November 2015
Meets a need: 1900 hits in first two months…

17. Where is the A64/A65 dedicated section?
Eurostat website
Top of screen:
Bottom of screen:

19. Structure of the Dedicated Section
text

20. SI text :

21. SEE ALSO page includes links, eg.:
Method manual 2015 (SI, GSI, CI)
Free data tables GDP % share, HICP % change
Free data tables CI source data
Statistics explained (national civil servants)

22. Database page gives direct link to A65 tables

23. Statistics explained A65
NEW

24. What is “statistics explained”?
”Statistics Explained” is an official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up everyone's encyclopedia of European statistics, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the very latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users alike.

25. Several pages about labour statistics generally
…BUT:
Nothing focusing on remuneration of civil servants
…Therefore:

26. Background for new A65 S.E. pages
Dissemination of A65 data was discussed at the March 2011 WG meeting (doc.A65/11/09).
Concrete plans were discussed at the March 2012 meeting (no document), and an action plan was agreed.
Progress was reported at the March 2013 meeting (no document).
Release was then halted, pending clarification of status. This was resolved during 2014.
Decision to implement at March 2015 meeting.
Went live in November 2015

27. Screenshot of first page

28. Example country fiche extract

29. Next steps to improve the S.E. pages
Update maps, population statistics, etc. with information from GISCO, Eurostat free data tables, etc.
Add a selection of summary tables eg. from Annual Report "annex 2“ (see Ag.Pt. 14.2)
Informal task force? Volunteers?

30. PROPOSAL : country assessments (see Ag.Pt.16)
Work will continue to establish detailed inventories (manuals)
For bilateral use…
To be reference for annual SRQ exercise
Eurostat to draft compliance assessment reports
As is typical in other statistical domains
For public dissemination…
Will refer to the date of latest manual

31. Free data tables A65
NEW

32. A65 Dissemination Tables Nov. 2015
The creation of a new domain with 3 datasets has been done, just below the domain prc_colc :
Remuneration of civil servants – key indicators (Art. 65) (prc_rem)
Remuneration of national civil servants in central public administration (prc_rem_cs)
Number of national civil servants in central public administration (prc_rem_nr)
Joint Index (prc_rem_idx)
Data for all EU28 member states
Time series since 2004
Will be uploaded after publication in Official Journal

33. Remuneration of national civil servants in central public administration

34. Remuneration of national civil servants in central public administration (net) :
Nominal Index (Net Remuneration) from Excel Sheet

35. Remuneration of national civil servants in central public administration (net) :
Real Index (Net Remuneration) from Excel Sheet

36. Number of national civil servants in central public administration
In the second dataset, we have the sample & total data for the national civil servants : Sample Total

37. Any questions? Any suggestions for improvement?