1. Overview of assistance projects and activities for the ENP-South countries
21st meeting of the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation
Luxembourg, 4-5th April 2019
Kirsi Karkkainen
Eurostat B.3, Team leader, ENP

2. Eurostat-led activities in ENP-South (1)
Forum of Euro-Mediterranean Statisticians
Steers cooperation between Eurostat and ENP-South
Members: DGs and PNCs of the NSIs of the ENP-South countries
Member States NSIs, EFTA Statistical Office and relevant international organisations invited
Next meeting: April 2019, Barcelona
Principal National Coordinators’ (PNC) group
Prepares Forum agenda
Ensures coordination and follow-up of activities
Working Group on Quality
NSIs quality managers / experts

3. Capacity building – Training (2)
Training programme 2018 – 2019:
Small area estimation: Rome, June 2018 (4 days)
SDMX full course: Luxembourg, October 2018 (5 days)
Introduction to big data and its tools: March (2.5 days)
Advanced course on quality reporting: July 2019 (2 days)
Statistical disclosure control: October 2019 (3.5 days)

4. AGA, PR and SR based on the CoP for the ENP-South countries (3)
Peer reviews/light peer reviews:
Jordan – peer review (2017)
Palestine – light peer review (2012)
Sector reviews:
Palestine – Business register (2017)
Israel – Labour force survey (2015)
Tunisia –Labour force survey (2015)
Egypt – Labour force survey (2014)
Jordan – Labour force survey (2014)

5. Data collection and dissemination (4)
Data collection in enlargement, ENP-East and ENP-South countries
3 years’ contract, renewable
1,200 indicators collected in the ENP-South
Online dissemination – Eurobase
Leaflets and pocket books
Statistics explained articles

6. MEDSTAT IV (1)
ENP-South regional programme, managed by DG NEAR, with Eurostat technical assistance
From January 2016 to August 2019
Six statistical sectors:
External Trade and Balance of Payment
Business Register and Statistics
Transport Statistics
Energy statistics
Migration
Labour market

7. MEDSTAT IV (2) Transversal sectors: SDGs-related activities
Gender
Visibility
Training
SDGs-related activities
Future funding programmes depend on final evaluation – if a successor programme not before 2022

8. Thank you for your attention!
Questions?