1. Latest developments on SDG indicators in the EU
MGSC April 2018 Point 3.1 of the Agenda

2. Contents Policy background & EU SDG indicator set
EU SDG monitoring report and related products
Main results
Next steps

3. Different levels of SDG monitoring
Reference to be monitored
Main Actors
Indicator set
Global (UN)
Agenda 2030's 17 goals and 169 targets
UN Statistical Commission,
IAEG-SDGs,
"Custodian" agencies
Global list of 232 indicators. Includes unavailable indicators
UN region (UNECE)
Developing guidance for member countries but no monitoring carried out EU
SDGs in an EU context - focus on EU policies, COM(2016) 739 final
Eurostat, other Commission services, National statistical offices
EU SDG indicator set
National
National SD strategies, implementation of the 2030 Agenda in national policies
National statistical offices and other national agencies
National SD indicator sets (exist in some countries, are being developed in others)
Thematic
Individual SDGs or specific topics
Thematic institutions (e.g. UN thematic agencies)
More detailed indicator sets
Other
Alternative monitoring
NGOs, think tanks, other (e.g. OECD, Bertelsmann Stiftung)
Global or ad hoc indicators, different and ad hoc methodologies

4. EU SDG indicator set 2017
Result of a very broad consultative process [incl: Member States NSIs, Council Committees (EMCO, SPC, EFC), users, academia, civil society, intl. organisations (FAO, UNEP…)]
Indicators chosen for relevance and statistical quality [strong links to EU policies]
18 May favourable opinion of European Statistical System Committee (ESSC)
No additional burden on Member States and no financial implications

5. EU SDG indicator set 2017
100 indicators (of which 41 are multipurpose indicators)
structured along the 17 SDGs
only indicators for which data is already available
aligned with high-level scoreboards of EU policies;
68% from ESS, 32% from non-ESS sources
56% aligned with UN level SDG indicators
available breakdowns by gender, age groups, NUTS 2 region, educational level, degree of urbanisation, income and disability, etc.

6. EU SDG monitoring: Eurostat's 2017 package
2017 monitoring report & brochure
Dedicated website
Statistics Explained
Online database

7. EU SDG brochure

10. Next steps March 2018: agreement on 2018 EU SDG indicator set
end March 2018: publication of the refined 2018 EU SDG indicator set on Eurostat website
March-September 2018: drafting of the EU SDG monitoring report including consultation with other Commission services and EU Member States
mid-September 2018: online release of the EU SDG monitoring report

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Eurostat's EU SDG dedicated website: