1. Management Group on Statistical Cooperation 20-21 March 2014, Luxembourg
Overview of light peer reviews and adapted global assessments in enlargement and ENP countries
(Doc. MGSC/2014/09 )

2. LPRs and AGAs - Introduction
LPRs conducted in in CCs
LPR in Palestine in 2012
Based on ESS peer review
Assessing compliance: Principles 1-6 and 15 of CoP
AGAs carried out in PCCs and in ENP East countries
Based on traditional global reviews
Sectoral reviews (SR) starting in 2014

3. Summary list of assessments (1):
Enlargement countries
Albania AGA-2010, LPR-2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina AGA-2011
Croatia LPR-2010
FYROM LPR-2010 SR NA-2014
Kosovo1) AGA-2011
Montenegro AGA-2010, LPR-2012
Serbia LPR-2011
Turkey LPR-2012
 1)This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

4. Summary list of assessments (2)
ENP-East countries
Armenia AGA-2009 LPR-2014
Azerbaijan AGA-2010
Belarus AGA-2012/2013
Georgia AGA-2012
Moldova AGA-2012
Ukraine AGA-2011

5. Summary list of assessments (3)
ENP-South countries
Tunisia AGA-2014
Palestine LPR-2012
Egypt SR LFS-2014
Libya AGA-2014

6. Availability of reports
AGAs and LPRs of enlargement countries on the CircaBC site:
AGAs and LPR for ENP countries on Eurostat website:

7. Follow-up on recommendations
In 2012 Eurostat asked all enlargement countries to review their progress on carrying out the recommended improvement actions
The exercise has also been started for the ENP-East and Central Asia countries
The follow-up questionnaire is being improved
Plans to carry out in-depth sectoral assessments in selected priority areas

8. State of play – enlargement
Some positive progress is visible in the majority of areas
Most countries are in the process of ensuring the professional independence of their NSI
Generally insufficient human and financial resources
Most support needed:
AL – admin data sources, dissemination policy
BA – dissemination policy
XK – severe lack of resources

9. State of play – ENP countries
Two main areas of improvement highlighted:
Institutional capacity, esp. ensuring professional independence
Development of sample surveys to reduce cost and burden
Armenia – TAIEX assistance and Twinning to help with recommendations
Azerbaijan – official action plan on 53 activities
Ukraine, Palestine – recommendations included in strategy documents
Belarus, Moldova and Georgia – AGAs concluded recently

10. Progress monitoring Enlargement countries ENP countries
LPR - annual monitoring exercise
AGA
Part corresponding to LPR: see above
Statistical themes and domains: SMIS+
ENP countries
Annual monitoring is being set up
Follow-up seminar
'Global assessments and peer reviews – follow-up and next steps' seminar was held on June 2013

11. Thank you for your attention!