1. Head of Unit International Statistical Co-operation Eurostat
James Whitworth
Head of Unit
International Statistical Co-operation Eurostat

2. Eurostat engagement in EU policies for international statistical co-operation
Eurostat organisation
Co-operation with European and Mediterranean countries
International statistical co-operation

3. Eurostat: as of 16 September 2005

5. E4: Statistical co-operation with European and Mediterranean Countries
Transition Facility
Western Balkan countries
European Neighbourhood Policy
Acceding and candidate countries

6. E4: Statistical co-operation with European and Mediterranean Countries
“Front-office” in E4, “back-office” in production units
Manages programmes
Programmes are specifically statistical

7. New member states Institutional building
Help to comply with statistical legislation (acquis)

8. Acceding, Candidate, Western Balkan countries
Acceding: monitor commitments made in negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis;
Candidates: contribute to negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis;
Western Balkans: monitor negotiations and implementation of Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) – e.g. some acquis, trade, free movement, etc.

9. European Neighbourhood Policy
ENP-TACIS countries: strengthen national statistical systems, support adoption of European statistical methods; through ENP actions plane, bilateral discussions;
ENP-MED: continue supporting regional integration; harmonisation, dissemination, exchange of experience; through ENP action plans, EU co-operation policies.

10. European and Mediterranean countries: co-ordination of technical co-operation
Few donors in region
Questionnaire
Eurostat working group
Economic Commission for Europe / CIS-Stat

11. E5: International Statistical Co-operation
International organisations
EEA
Asia, Latin America
Swiss
ASEAN
C. Asia CIS
Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
ECOWAS
UEMOA
COMESA
Central America
PALOP
Andean Comm.
SADC
Mercosur, Chile
Caricom
Specific policies / ad hoc

12. E5: International Statistical Co-operation
No budget
Mainly provides own “back office” support
Advisory role
Mainly regional approach
Does not “lead” projects
Statistical elements of wider projects

13. EU Finance for Development
EU the largest donor of development aid:
- 55 % of global ODA (Official Development Aid) in terms of aid volume;
- The most important economic and trade partner of the developing world;
EU committed to go further:
0.41 % GNI (0.51 % old Member States, 0.17 % new)
0.56 % GNI for EU-25 by 2010
0.70 % GNI by 2015

14. “Development Policy: the European Consensus” (COM(2005)311)
Poverty reduction
MDGs
Good Governance (including statistics?)
Human rights
Trade
Sustainable Development

15. Set of 10 MDG indicators Selected by the EC
Type
Indicator
Suggested periodicity
Impact
1. Proportion of population below $1 per day
Medium-term
2. Prevalence of underweight children (under-five
years of age)
3. Under-five mortality rate
Outcome
4. Net enrolment ratio in primary education
Annual
5. Primary Completion Rate
6. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and
tertiary education
7. Proportion of births attended by skilled health
personnel
8. Proportion of 1 year old children immunised
against measles
9. HIV prevalence among year old pregnant
Women
10. Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source
Medium-term

16. Eurostat’s role on technical cooperation and MDGs
Providing technical advice to DGDev, Relex and AIDCO;
Programming of aid (National Indicative
Programmes - Nips and the Regional Indicative Programmes – Rips);
Implementation of projects;
Evaluation

17. ACP, Asia, Latin America: co-ordination of technical co-operation
Paris21 “Light reporting”
Economic Commission for Europe / CIS-Stat
Co-ordination Committee on Statistical Activities
EU Statistical Programme Committee: UK initiative

18. Thank you.
James Whitworth
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