1. Work Program 2004 Regional and Urban Statistics

2. Structure of my talk
Some statistics
Crucial Tasks
Debate

3. AIM OF THIS TALK: Highlight our work program for next year
Prepare a debate on priorities

4. Introduction
Eurostat, after its crisis of 2003, should concentrate on its “core business”
But: user needs remain the same
Problem of priority setting
The staff has changed to a large extend
Fine-tuning of the work program will be realised in the course of 2004

5. Tasks currently foreseen

6. Crucial tasks of the sector
Regional GDP estimations
As every year - January & summer estimation (?)
Major input for DG REGIO
Regional Unemployment data
New methodology
Now in September instead of May
Regional population data
As every year; major input to many other statistics

7. Crucial tasks of the sector (2)
The regional yearbook
Continues to be a bestseller of Eurostat
Planned for September 2004 (but plans….)
Quality assurance
Current project (contractor CBS) comes into 3rd year
NUTS Regulation: Implementation
A new project !
Manual, publication of LAU level 2 data, preparation of NUTS level 4 assessment

8. Crucial tasks of the sector (3)
The seminar
Bring together producers and users of regional statistics
7-9 October 2004 in Strasbourg
Urban Audit
The database (historic data, new Member States, C-type variables
Dissemination, data analyses
Planning Urban Audit III

9. Thanks for listening !
Any Comment ?