1. The Quality Project

2. Structure of the talk Funding and contracting
Timetable and outputs EU 15
Timetable and outputs new MS, BG, RO
What comes next?

3. Funding and contracting
CBS contract: EU-15, until March 2005
ADAS contract: New MS except CY, MT, and BG + RO, until August 2005
Turkey: Expert assessment mission on GVA

4. Timetable and output EU-15
Nov. 2004: QRs Employment from EU 15
Jan. 2005: QRs GVA from EU 15
March 2005: Summary report on Employment on EU 15
March 2005: Final report of project

5. Timetable and output new Member States, BG, RO
February 2005: QRs Employment and population from new MS, BG and RO
April 2005: QRs GVA + GFCF from new MS, BG and RO
April 2005: Workshop on GVA and employment for new MS
July 2005: Deadline for final QRs from new MS, BG and RO

6. Steps beyond the current contracts
Quality monitoring as routine task
So far, no particular funding foreseen
Creation of permanent quality monitoring files
GVA, GFCF, Employment
Regular updates
Targeted indicators
Monitoring of developments
Accessible via CIRCA

7. Thank you for your attention !
Questions and comments?