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ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 1/44
Detailed Objective Activity Code, Title and Description ID Output Title Budget Resource impact on MS
[01.1] Europe 2020 [EU2020] Processing Europe 2020 indicators:
Maintain the set of Europe 2020 indicators and related metadata (ESMSIP). Ensure the
statistical support for the mid-term review of the strategy and contribute to further
development of the set of indicators. Integrate early estimates and now-casts of
Europe 2020 indicators into the set (a contribution to action 2 of GDP and beyond
roadmap) depending on their quality. Prepare analysis and dissemination products for
the main users.
23 Europe 2020 indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
788 Publication of an analytical statistical book about progress towards Europe 2020
targets ('Smarter, greener, more inclusive?').
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[482] Coordination of methodological tasks for Government Finance Statistics (GFS):
(1) Update of ESA on government sector, of Manual of General Government deficit and
debt according to ESA 2010. (2) Preparation of Eurostat decisions and guidance notes.
(3) Organisation of the Financial Accounts Working Group. Coordination of the
implementation of manuals in all Member States. (4) Organisation of training on GFS.
(5) Coordination of methodology with Directorate C and other accounting standards.
(6) Organisation of COFOG Task Force and GFS Task Force. The GFS Task Force deals
specifically with issues related to the recording of detailed tax and social contribution
revenue as well as quarterly accounts.
537 New versions of the Manual. Task force and working Group meetings. Greater
knowledge of Government Finance Statistics in countries, leading to higher and more
harmonised GFS data.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
905 Organisation of COFOG TF and GFS TF and contribution to the methodology regarding
GFS
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[484] Validation of Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification:
Verifying the quality of the bi-annual notifications sent by MSs, preparing the bi-annual
EDP press release, and associated documentation, and examining notifications of
selected Candidate Countries.
538 Bi-annual EDP press release and associated documentation for countries IT, LT, SE, FR,
SK, SI, CZ, DK, EE, BE, PT, ME, IS and TR
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
539 Bi-annual EDP press release and associated documentation for countries EL, CY, BG,
MT, UK, LV, NL, FI, IE, DE, HR, HU and RS
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
900 Bi-annual EDP press release and associated documentation for countries RO, LU, ES, PL
and AT
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[485] Promotion of Accrual Accounting in public sector accounting:
Following the study on the suitability of International Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS) for Member States as requested by Council Directive 2011/85/EU, a
project was set up in 2013 to promote the implementation of harmonised standards.
540 Promote implementation of accrual-based accounting in Member States ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[486] Quality management framework in Government Finance Statistics (GFS):
Introducing improved quality management framework in the area of government
finance statistics and particularly promoting quality management standards adapted to
the specificities of the Excessive Deficit Procedure compilation process to be
implemented by National Statistical Institutes.
541 Definition of standards and practices in quality management of Excessive Deficit
Procedure statistics.
Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 2/44
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[487] Identifying, assessing and monitoring risks:
Organisation of the annual country risk assessment in the framework of Excessive
Deficit Procedure. Identifying, assessing and monitoring risks or problems from
upstream data sources with a view to initiating corrective action at the earliest possible
point (Early Warning System (EWS)).
542 Annual country risk assessment (confidential). Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[668] Improvement and harmonisation of metadata documents providing information
on quality, methodology and statistical processes for Macroeconomic Imbalance
Procedure (MIP) statistics in Member States.:
The activity consists in supporting MS in the creation and update of the above
documents for MIP related statistics responding to the MIP requirements as well as
increasing the overall quality of such statistics.
899 Monitoring and follow-up of the grant agreement for the improvement and
harmonisation of inventories of statistical sources and methods for MIP statistics in
Member States
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[EDP] Verification of Excessive Deficit Procedure statistics:
Maintaining on-going direct contacts with MSs and selected candidate countries to
ensure a preventive approach for the quality of statistics used for EDP, including
standard, upstream dialogue visits, and where appropriate, methodological visits.
Monitoring of the appropriateness, exhaustiveness and timeliness of the upstream
public finance data by reference to ESA requirements, within an Excessive Deficit
Procedure, as part of the dialogue visits. Provide timely ex-ante and ex-post
methodological advice.
38 EDP (e.g. EDP notification tables + "Maastricht debt" + Financial crisis) for countries
IT,LT,SE,FR,SK,SI,CZ,DK,EE,BE,PT,ME,IS and TR. Mission reports incl. conclusions and
recommendations. Report to the Economic and Financial Committee.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
201 EDP (e.g. EDP notification tables + "Maastricht debt" + Financial crisis) for countries
EL,CY,BG,MT,UK,LV,NL,FI,IE,DE,HR,HU and RS. Mission reports incl. conclusions and
recommendations. Report to the Economic and Financial Committee.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
901 Excessive Deficit Procedure (e.g. EDP notification tables + "Maastricht debt" + Financial
crisis) for countries RO, LU, ES, PL and AT. Mission reports including conclusions and
recommendations. Report to the Economic and Financial Committee.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[Gov] Processing Quarterly and Annual Government statistics - Financial and non-
Financial Accounts for general government:
Collection, validation and dissemination in Eurobase, in press releases and SIFs on
government finance statistics. Maintenance of GFS web site. Statistical books.
Improvement of the quality of GFS data transmitted by Member States. Presentation
of regular progress reports to the Financial Accounts Working Group meetings and the
GFS Task Force. Promotion of the quality and relevance of General Government
quarterly accounts. It includes statistics on the annual Structure of Government Debt,
EFSF lending and bilateral Intergovernmental lending. Transmission Reports.
33 Annual government finance (Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG),
Main aggregates, taxes and tax indicators)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
34 Quarterly government non-financial accounts, financial accounts, quarterly Maastricht
debt
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
36 Government deficit and debt (incl. annual structure of government debt), European
Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), intergovernmental lending (IGL)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 3/44
793 Progress report on quarterly GFS data transmission and quality issues integrated and
regularly presented in FAWG meetings and in the GFS TF. Methodological issues
addressed in GFS TF and FAWG meetings and raised in transmission reports.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.1] EU economic
governance
[MIP] Processing scoreboard of indicators of the Macroeconomic Imbalance
Procedure:
Development, improvements, and regular publication of data and news releases
concerning the scoreboard of indicators in the context of the Macroeconomic
Imbalance Procedure (MIP).
732 Statistics for Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[457] Monitoring Own Resources GNI:
Verification of GNI data with Member States and GNI Committee, replies to ECA
reports, support to DG BUDG
705 Opinion of GNI (Gross National Income) Committee on the appropriateness of GNI data
for use an input into DG BUDG's Own Resources calculations
Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[458] Monitoring Own Resources VAT:
Verification of VAT data with Member States and DG BUDG, Support to DG BUDG
706 Technical advice to DG BUDG on the use of VAT statistics for Own Resources purposes Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[459] Monitoring Own resources: Enlargement Countries:
Verification of the reliability, comparability and exhaustiveness of own resource GNI
data and of the own resource VAT figures and calculations transmitted by ECs
707 Advice to Enlargement Countries on their obligations to provide statistics for Own
Resources purposes
Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[460] Remunerations of EU Staff:
Calculation of statistics needed for the annual and intermediate adaptation of EU
officials' salaries and pensions, correction coefficients, mission allowances
708 Annual Report on Remunerations and appendices ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
712 Annual adjustment of remuneration of EU officials - calculation and verification for
Commission and other EU Institutions
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
717 Intra-EU correction coefficients - calculation 30+ locations for Commission and other
institutions
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[461] Pension Scheme European Officials assessment:
Assessment of the PSEO actuarial balance in accordance with Annex XII of the Staff
Regulations
709 Pension scheme of EU officials (PSEO) - coefficients for pension transfer rights and Art.
28 of Annex XIII of Staff Regulation calculation
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
725 Pension scheme of EU officials (PSEO) - Assessment Art. 83 and Annex XII (contribution
rate calculation)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
728 Pensions - Actuarial assumptions calculation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
729 Pension scheme of EO officials (PSEO) - Simulations, technical support, Art. 90 ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[02.2] Administrative
purposes
[462] Liabilities related to social benefits of personnel of the European Institutions:
Calculation of liabilities related to social benefits of personnel of the European
Institutions (PSEO + PSMI + PSMEP+JSIS)
724 Pension scheme of EU officials (PSEO) - Liability calculation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
726 Pension scheme of Members (PSMI) - Liability calculation for Commission ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
727 Pension scheme of Members (PSMI) Liability of other EU Institutions ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
730 Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) - Health Intra-EU CC calculation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
731 Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) - Liability calculation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 4/44
[03.1] Globalisation [FATS] Processing statistics on foreign affiliates (FATS):
Validation and processing of annual FATS data received from Member States and other
reporting countries. Dissemination of national data and EU aggregates on Eurostat
website. Quality reporting and methodological development ensured.
165 Foreign affiliates of EU enterprises Neutral (or not applicable)
[03.1] Globalisation [FDI] Processing statistics on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI):
Data production, compilation and dissemination of statistics. Maintenance and
development of methodology as well as data quality issues. Maintenance and
development of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Network. Quality reporting and
methodological development ensured.
177 Foreign direct investments Neutral (or not applicable)
[03.1] Globalisation [GVC] Developing the area of Global Value Chains:
Developing the area of Global Value Chains, following the work of the ESSnet
(European Statistical System collaboration networks) on GVC and taking into accounts
the follow-up of the recommendations of the Sturgeon Report on Global Value Chains
and production of improved indicators on economic globalisation. All the work should
be coordinated at international level.
163 Globalisation indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
829 International Sourcing ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
830 Micro-data linking ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
831 Services trade by enterprise characteristics ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
898 Dissemination strategy for global business statistics developed and implemented,
including data, website and Statistics Explained. This relates to data on FDI, FATS, ITSS,
GVC etc.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[03.1] Globalisation [ITSS] Processing statistics on International Trade in Services (ITSS):
Data production, compilation and dissemination of statistics on ITSS. Quality reporting
and methodological development ensured.
179 International trade in services Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[434] Inter-Secretariat Working Group on National Accounts:
Improved national accounts methods, sources and data at international level under the
2008 SNA, in close cooperation with UN, OECD, IMF and World Bank
501 Active contribution on actions aimed at a successful implementation of the 2008 SNA
(System of National Accounts) in cooperation with UN, OECD, IMF and World Bank
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[435] Methodological work and test data transmissions on pension entitlements as
included in the revised European System of Accounts (ESA) TP:
Follow-up of the methodological framework and compilation guide on pensions and
analysis of the pension data received through the supplementary table
502 Follow-up and assistance concerning the preparation of the implementation of the
methodological framework and compilation guide on pensions based on the new ESA,
in particular by means of analysis of t pension data received with the supplementary
table
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[436] National Accounts Working Group:
Improved national accounts methods, sources and data
503 Improved national accounts sources and methods in the area of national accounts in
particular through discussions in meetings
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[438] Quarterly and annual National Accounts: Compliance monitoring and quality:
Annual assessment of Member States' compliance with the transmission legal
requirements, accompanied by regular checks of transmitted data and irregular
country visits.
506 Country by country compliance overviews, country mission reports ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 5/44
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[444] Regional Accounts: Compliance monitoring and quality assurance:
Annual assessment of Member States' compliance with the transmission legal
requirements, accompanied by regular checks of transmitted data and irregular
country visits.
510 Regular compliance monitoring carried out, quality assurance missions and follow-up
implemented.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[456] Feasibility study for a EU/EA GDP flash estimate at t+30:
Task force with Member States to evaluate if a total EU/EA GDP flash estimate can be
produced at t+30; undertaking of test calculations
514 Task force reports assessing the possibility to publish a reliable EU/EA GDP flash
estimate at t+30, including test calculations
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[463] Revision of the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Regulation:
Revision of REGULATION (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 11 December 2007 establishing common rules for the provision of basic
information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination
528 Revised PPP regulation Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[464] Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) Regulation - revision:
The basic act establishing the harmonised consumer price indices (No 2494/95) is
revised due to the new comitology procedures. At the same time the regulation and
the related implementing acts are modernised and complemented where necessary.
529 Revised HICP regulation Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[466] Commercial Property Prices Indices (CPPI) Handbook:
Commercial Property Prices Indices handbook
530 Commercial Property Prices Indices Handbook ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[473] Modernisation of price statistics:
Activities devoted to the identification, assessment and implementation of modern
approaches, techniques and tools for the collection, elaboration and dissemination of
consumer price statistics (multipurpose price statistics)
533 Multi-purpose price statistics: enhanced collection and elaboration of basic price
information (using harmonised modern approaches, techniques and tools) for the
compilation of price statistics (consumer price statistics, PPP, detailed average prices)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[474] IOT/SUT (input-output and supply and use tables): Compliance monitoring and
quality:
Annual assessment of Member States' compliance with the transmission legal
requirements, accompanied by regular checks of transmitted data and irregular
country visits.
515 Regular follow-up of compliance with the European System of Accounts regulation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[480] BOP (Balance of Payments): Compliance monitoring and quality:
Balance of Payments Quality Report (QR) is compiled annually according to Regulation
(EC) No. 184/2005 (Art 11) and Regulation (EC) No. 1055/2008. Bilateral tables of
asymmetries are regularly shared with Member states. BoP QR includes parts related
to International Trade in Services (ITS) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
521 Annual Balance of Payments quality reports and asymmetry tables provided to
Member States
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[665] Implementation of the new international System of National Accounts (2008
SNA) and of the Regulation on the new European System of Accounts (ESA2010):
Following the adoption of the new international System of National Accounts (2008
SNA) and of the Regulation on the new European System of Accounts (ESA2010),
pursue the work aimed at full implementation of these new standards.
500 Development of practical guidelines, including training, for the implementation of the
new ESA by Member States
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 6/44
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[BoP] Processing Balance of Payments:
Balance of Payments, Euro Indicators, IIP, remittances: treatment and dissemination of
quarterly and annual national data. Preparation of 9 press-releases. Maintenance of
the production system. Provision of input to the scoreboard exercise. Quarterly and
annual estimation of EU27 and euro-area aggregates of the balance of payments and
remittances.
20 Balance of payments and international investment positions according to BPM6 ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
21 Workers' remittances and compensation of employees ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[DCP] Processing Detailed Consumer Prices:
Development and release of (experimental) detailed consumer prices: indicative price
levels (average prices), more detailed temporal price indices (HICPs) and spatial price
level indices (PLIs).
32 Detailed average consumer prices Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[ERT] Processing Exchange Rates:
Eurostat website
11 Exchange rates ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[FSCM] Processing Food Supply Chain Monitor:
Further development of statistical information on food chains and keeping up-to-data
the monitoring tool.
30 Food supply chain monitor ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[GPA] Processing Growth and Productivity Accounts; statistics on competitiveness:
Extension of the coverage of data on growth and productivity and competitiveness
available to users.
17 Growth and productivity accounts ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[HICP] Processing Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices:
Production and development of harmonised indices of consumer prices (HICPs):
Calculation and dissemination of monthly HICP sub-indices and special aggregates;
HICP at Constant Tax Rates; HICP Administered Prices; HICP Flash Estimate +
Development of HICP methods and quality + Compliance monitoring and quality
control + User support + Production of documents, metadata and reports that provide
information and material on HICP for the public and other stakeholders,
27 Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[HIXG] Improvement of the Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) production
environment:
Improvement of the HICP production environment (streamlining, integration)
838 Improvement of Eurostat's HICP production environment ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[HPS] Processing Housing Price Statistics:
Compilation of House Price Index (HPI), owner-occupied housing index and
methodological developments.
26 Housing price Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[MNY] Processing monetary and other finance statistics:
Publication on web site.
7 Euro yield curves ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
8 Interest rates ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
9 Monetary and other financial statistics ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NA] Processing National Accounts:
Quarterly and annual national accounts data are collected from Member States, are
validated and processed. Annual and quarterly national data are disseminated on a
regular basis via Eurobase,
12 Annual national accounts ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 7/44
13 Quarterly national accounts ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NA-EU] Processing EU and Euro zone aggregates of National Accounts:
Production of European quarterly and annual aggregates including employment.
Regular dissemination by way of press releases and database releases.
14 National accounts: EU and Euro zone aggregates ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NAIO] Processing Input/Output and supply/use tables:
Collection, validation and dissemination of SUT IOT (supply/use tables and
input/output tables) data. Database maintenance and development. Process
assessment, production system consolidation. Estimation of national data.
15 Supply, use and Input-output tables: Countries ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NAIO-EU] Processing EU and Euro zone aggregates of Input/Output tables:
Aggregation of national data to Euro area and EU supply/use tables and input/output
tables data. Input into environmental accounts.
16 Supply, use and Input-output tables: EU and Euro zone aggregates ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NA-Reg] Processing Regional Accounts:
Collection, validation, dissemination of regional accounts data. Database maintenance
and development. Process assessment, consolidation of data production environment.
Estimation of regional GDP at level NUTS2 and NUTS3 and of regional household
income at level NUTS2, based on data collected from the Member States;
dissemination via Eurobase and an annual news release.
19 Regional economic accounts (ESA2010): GDP (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for
Statistics (NUTS) 3 or 2) + Branch accounts (NUTS 3 or 2) + Household accounts (NUTS
2 or 1)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NASA] Processing Annual Institutional Sector Accounts (non-financial flows and
stocks):
Update of the dissemination database and website. It includes the production of data
on non-financial assets for the total economy and by sector, in particular household
dwellings.
10 Annual Sector Accounts: Non-financial flows and stocks ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NASA-F] Processing Annual Financial Accounts (financial flows and stocks):
Update of dissemination website and database.
5 Annual Sector Accounts: Financial flows and stocks ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
505 Improvement work undertaken on the basis of data and information on pensions
provided by Member States in preparation for the supplementary table on pensions
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[NASQ] Processing Quarterly Institutional Sector Accounts:
Update of the dissemination database, website and news release.
4 Quarterly Sector Accounts ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[PPP] Processing Purchasing Power Parities:
Purchasing Power Parities for 37 countries at GDP and components level; Eurobase
update, press release, SIFs. Includes all price surveys and methodological work.
International Comparison Programme activities.
31 Purchasing Power Parities ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[PPPP] Development of production Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs):
Development of production PPP for use in the context of competitiveness statistics
837 Development of a set of experimental industry-level production PPPs for 2011. Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.1] Macroeconomic
accounts
[TFLand] Task force on measurement of land and other non-financial assets:
Develop a compilation guide on how to measure land and suggest other assets types to
be tackled after end-2016. Joint task force with OECD and 17 Member States
795 Compilation guide on land estimations ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[04.2] Key indicators [EU-SILC] Processing income and living conditions statistics (EU-SILC (Statistics on
Income and Living Conditions), including ad hoc modules):
Methodological development, collection, validation and dissemination of micro data
on living conditions. Development and production of aggregated datasets and
indicators. Production of synthesis quality report. Dissemination of micro data for
research purpose. Analysis and publications. Producer's and users' support. Annual
development of the secondary variables (ad hoc modules), including the legal basis.
Answer to interservice consultations and EP questions.
127 Income and living conditions, incl. Employment and social policy: indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.2] Key indicators [GEI] Processing green economy indicators:
Contribute to the selection and implementation of green economy indicators within
the set of sustainable development and resource efficiency indicators.
25 Green economy indicators (coordination of user and policy needs on green economy
indicators; identification, selection and implementation of green economy indicators)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.2] Key indicators [LFS] Processing data of Labour Force Survey and monthly unemployment rates:
Collection, processing, dissemination and quality-assurance. There will be no EU legal
obligation to deliver monthly unemployment data in 2015. However, given the
importance of this indicator, a legal basis could be envisaged in the medium/long term
in the context of the modernisation of social statistics.
111 Employment and unemployment: indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.2] Key indicators [PEEIs] Processing Principal European Economic Indicators:
Supply of PEEIs including publication, quality assessment statistical improvements and
analysis of PEEIs with expected monthly or quarterly output. Methodological
handbooks and guidelines to enhance harmonization of PEEIs.
22 Principal European Economic Indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[04.2] Key indicators [SDI] Processing sustainable development indicators:
Maintain the set of sustainable development indicators (SDIs) on the Eurostat website.
Report regularly on the progress towards the objectives and targets of the EU
Sustainable Development Strategy. Contribute to the development of indicators to
measure the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Post-2015 Development Goals
and further develop the set of SDIs taking the SDGs into account. Integrate early
estimates and now-casts of SDIs into the set (a contribution to action 2 of GDP and
beyond roadmap) depending on their quality. Prepare analysis and dissmination
products for the main users.
24 Sustainable development indicators. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
527 Updated Statistics explained pages. They are useful for reporting on progress towards
the objectives and targets of the EU sustainable development goals (SDS).
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
789 Coordination activities at global level - Participation in the Friends of the Chair Group Neutral (or not applicable)
790 Publication of the biennial 'Monitoring report on sustainable development indicators in
Europe'.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvAir] Processing air emissions accounts:
Collect and disseminate air emissions accounts data and develop estimation methods
based on now-casting techniques for the main EU aggregates. It includes indicators on
greenhouse gases and air pollution and footprints.
59 Emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants including carbon footprint ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvClimCh] Climate change:
Methodological developments in the areas of climate change mitigation and
adaptation. Support to the development of climate change adaptation indicators.
566 Draw conclusions from EU work and UNECE task force on climate change related
statistics. Support to the development of climate change related statistics and
indicators.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvEner] Processing energy accounts:
Collect and disseminate energy accounts data.
786 Energy accounts ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvGSS] Processing data on environmental goods and services sector:
Collect and disseminate data on the environmental goods and services sector and
develop estmation methods for the main EU aggregates.
63 Environmental goods and services sector statistics ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvLegB] Development of the legal base:
Implement Regulation 691/2011 on European environmental accounts and develop
new modules.
564 Refine methodology, handbooks, etc. to assist implementation of new modules ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
565 Continue development of water accounts ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvMFA] Processing material flow accounts:
Collect and disseminate data on material flow accounts and develop estimation
methods based on now-casting techniques for the main EU aggregates.
62 Material flow accounts (incl. resource productivity) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvNewMod] Pilot collections on possible new modules such as resource
management expenditure and environmental subsidies:
Conduct voluntary pilot collections on possible new modules such as resource
management expenditure and environmental subsidies.
57 Results of pilot collections on possible new environmental accounts modules Neutral (or not applicable)
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvProExp] Processing statistics on environmental protection expenditure:
Collect and disseminate environmental protection expenditure accounts and develop
estimation methods based on now-casting techniques for the main EU aggregates.
61 Environmental protection expenditure ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[05.1] Environmental
accounts
[EnvTax] Processing statistics on environmental taxes:
Collect and disseminate data on environmental taxes.
60 Environmental taxes ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[567] Co-ordination of national Business Registers and Statistical Units:
Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of the Business Registers and Statistical
Units Regulations
631 IT assistance for quality checking in business registers assured/provided. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
632 Annual Inquiry (Art. 9 of the BR Regulation) Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[569] Accounting and statistics:
Follow-up of developments in accounting, IFRS (International Financial Reporting
Standard) desk, accounting and statistics
635 Co-ordination of Accounting and Statistics, International Financial Reporting Standard
(IFRS) desk
Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
[06.1] Business
statistics
[572] Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS) package on
Statistical Units:
Drafting of the FRIBS-package on Statistical Units and steps towards implementation of
the methodology
637 Updated legal framework for statistical units definitions and operational rules and
promotion of its implementation
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
640 Updated legal framework for European statistical Business Registers as the backbone
for integrated business statistics and promotion of its implementation
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[577] EuroGroups Register (EGR) maintenance and frames production process:
Production cycle for producing frames based on the EuroGroupsRegister
629 Acquisition of data necessary for the production of frames based on the EGR ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 10/44
642 Annual provision of frames based on the EGR Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[581] Integration of tourism statistics in business statistics:
Tourism statistics contribution to the framework regulation for integrating business
statistics (FRIBS), taking into account the orientations taken during the discussions at
BSDG level ; methodological work on better integrating the tourism registers and the
business registers as well as on re-using existing business statistics to carry out
economic analysis of the tourism industries.
651 Methodological work on the integration of the tourism registers and the business
registers
Neutral (or not applicable)
745 Methodological work on enhanced use of primary business statistics to better describe
the economic importance of the tourism industries
Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[583] Streamlining of the Short-Term Statistics (STS) legal framework in the context of
the integration of business statistics:
Short term business statistics contribution (STS package) to the framework regulation
for integrating business statistics (FRIBS). It includes methodological work and
accompanying measures towards the implementation of the new requirements as well
as the exploratory project (with task forces and grants) to compile the European Index
of Services Production.
653 Consolidation of the technical short-term statistics proposals ("STS package"), including
methodological guidance, into the overall legal proposal for business statistics
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
746 Exploratory methodological projects (with task forces and grants) to enhance the
coverage in the services (including the compilation of the European Index of Services
Production)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[585] Classifications for international trade statistics:
Updating and maintenance of the Combined Nomenclature and co-ordination with the
classification unit on the Geonomenclature for trade in goods
655 Classifications for international trade statistics up to date Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[586] Regulatory Framework Integrating European Business Statistics (FRIBS):
Development of integrated legal framework and implementation requirements
(definitions, data structure, data quality, etc.) for European business statistics
740 Finalisation of the European Business Statistics Manual Neutral (or not applicable)
741 Drafting a coherent set of definitions for statistical variables Neutral (or not applicable)
742 Legislative drafting and inter-institutional process Neutral (or not applicable)
743 Drafting integrated data requirements Neutral (or not applicable)
744 Drafting the standards for quality reporting and data transmission Neutral (or not applicable)
828 FRIBS Impact Assessment report ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[587] Methodology in International Trade in Goods Statistics:
Coordinate all activities related to the methodological issues for International Trade in
Goods Statistics, including analysis and quality, incl. compliance.
657 Enhanced methodological framework, 2015 Guidelines on the Intrastat and Extrastat
implementation published
Neutral (or not applicable)
834 Streamlined framework for compliance monitoring of Member States and EFTA
countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 11/44
[06.1] Business
statistics
[588] FRIBS (Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics) package of the
international trade in goods statistics:
Integration of intra-EU and extra-EU trade in goods statistics into FRIBS, development
of the SIMSTAT methodology, drafting relevant legal inputs for FRIBS
658 SIMSTAT methodology further advanced, SIMSTAT impacts assessed under the FRIBS
Impact Assessment
Neutral (or not applicable)
913 Cost-benefit analysis and assessment of administrative burden reduction in the context
Intrastat re-designing
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[06.1] Business
statistics
[592] Data validation methodology, tools and practices - harmonisation, improvement.
implementation by Eurostat, Member States and EFTA countries:
Constant review and improvement of the standard framework methodology for data
validation and correction. Harmonisation of validation rules to be applied by Member
States and EFTA countries before sending data to Eurostat; making available a
validation tool to Member States and EFTA countries. In 2015, focus will be put on the
improvement and implementation of the validation rules by Eurostat, Member States
and EFTA countries.
662 Improvement of validation rules and production process at Eurostat, Member States
and EFTA countries (for detailed external trade data)
ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
663 Improved data validation tools ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[593] Setting up standard procedures for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of
the disseminated data:
Set up standard procedures for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of EU
disseminated trade data including error detection, improve and automate the
structured communication with Member States with the use of XT-Net Assist (External
Trade Network tool).
890 Improvement of the standard international trade validation procedures at Eurostat ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[595] Improvement of Comext production tools:
Further enhancement of applications used for the operational aspects of Comext
database. These applications are: Comext Loader, Metadata Editor, Nomenclature
Production System and Easy Comext Metadata organiser.
668 Improved integrated interface of Comext production and data preparation applications ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[599] Streamlining of the Research and Development (R&D), Community Innovation
Survey (CIS) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) legal framework
in the context of the integration of business statistics:
R&D, CIS and ICT statistics contribution to the framework regulation for integrating
business statistics (FRIBS)
679 R&D, CIS and ICT part of the implementation of Framework Regulation Integration
Business Statistics (FRIBS) developed in line with the development of FRIBS in 2015
Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[654] Improvement of methodology and tools of PRODCOM (statistics of industrial
production) statistics:
Further harmonisation and improvement of methodology and tools of PRODCOM
statistics (through grants), with a focus on studies in the context of FRIBS, harmonised
data validation, quality assessment and reporting, advanced tools for data collection,
processing, exchange and dissemination, implementation of statistical standards
823 New or improved methods and tools for data collection, processing, exchange and
dissemination in Member States
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[656] FRIBS (Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics) package of
PRODCOM (European Community Industry Production) statistics:
Integration of PRODCOM statistics into FRIBS, inclusion of services into PRODCOM,
dealing with issues of contract processing, drafting relevant legal inputs for FRIBS
835 PRODCOM methodology further advanced ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 12/44
[06.1] Business
statistics
[682] Redevelopment of Eurostat VIP-ICT (Information and Communication
Technologies) project:
There is a need to migrate the existing ICT application to a corporate production tool,
possibly in a step-by-step approach. This short term solution shall take account of the
specific nature of the domain where much of the work is devoted to an annual
adaption of the underlying questionnaire and frequent changes to the aggregate
variables that are extracted. This applies both to the Household survey (microdata) and
the Enterprise survey (aggregated data).
916 New ICT production system well described and first modules in place ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[BD] Processing statistics on Business Demography (BD):
Validation and processing of annual BD data received from Member States and other
reporting countries based on the Annex IX of the SBS Regulation. Dissemination of
national data and EU aggregates on Eurostat website. Quality reporting and
methodological development ensured.
826 Breakdown by legal status ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
827 Breakdown by enterprise size ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[CIS] Processing Community Innovation Survey (CIS) statistics:
Ensure the regular production, dissemination and development of biennial Community
Innovation Surveys and the related metadata for EU2020 (DG RTD), European Research
Area (DG RTD) and Innovation Union ( DG RTD, ENTR) monitoring and for Research and
Innovation Observatory (DG JRC) with their envisaged extensions.
186 CIS 2012 statistics, indicators, analysis and metadata publication finalised including the
related microdata release
Neutral (or not applicable)
781 CIS 2014 data collection initiated in Member States using the methodology developed
in 2014
Neutral (or not applicable)
782 CIS 2016 development Task Force established and a contractor assigned through an
open Call for Tender
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
911 Oslo Manual 2005 revision work initiated and a contractor assigned through an open
Call for Tender.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[EIP] Development of business demography and entrepreneurship indicators:
Integration of employer business demography and high growth enterprise statistics
into regular data production. Contribution to the Entrepreneurship Indicator
Programme (EIP) programme. Further work on quarterly and regional indicators
related to business demography.
167 Entrepreneurship indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[ESBRs] European System of Interoperable Business Registers (ESS.VIP Business Project
ESBRs):
Establishment of a European system of interoperable statistical Business Registers. This
project includes also the ESSnet ESBRs.
910 Outputs of the ESSnet: Feasibility study on the ESBRs business architecture, Design of
an ESBRs Interoperability Framework, ESBRs quality management programme for 2016-
17, Finalised EGR version 2.0, excluding interactivity module
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[HRST] Processing Human Resources in Science and Technology statistics:
Ensure the regular production, dissemination and development of Human Resources in
Science and Technology statistics and the related metadata for EU2020 (DG RTD),
European Research Area (DG RTD) and Innovation Union ( DG RTD, ENTR) monitoring
and for Research and Innovation Observatory (DG JRC) with their envisaged extensions.
189 Human Resources in Science and Technology statistics and indicators produced for the
relevant reference years and made available for users
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 13/44
[06.1] Business
statistics
[HTec] Processing High-Tech statistics:
Ensure the regular production, dissemination and development of High-Tech statistics
and the related metadata for EU2020 (DG RTD), European Research Area (DG RTD) and
Innovation Union ( DG RTD, ENTR) monitoring and for Research and Innovation
Observatory (DG JRC) with their envisaged extensions.
190 High-Tech and Knowledge-Intensity statistics and indicators produced for the relevant
reference years and made available for users
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[InnoEU] Processing Europe 2020 indicator on Innovation:
Collection of primary data on high-level growth enterprises (10%) to feed the
calculation of the innovation indicator as foreseen by Commission implementing
regulation (EU) No 439/2014.
925 Dissemination of high-growth enterprises (growth by 10% or more) and their employee Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[IPR+Pat] Processing Intellectual Property Rights and Patent statistics:
Ensure the regular production, dissemination and development of Patent and
Community Trade Marks and Designs and the related metadata for European Research
Area (DG RTD) and Innovation Union (DG RTD, ENTR) monitoring and for Research and
Innovation Observatory (DG JRC) with their envisaged extensions.
191 Intellectual Property Right statistics produced for the relevant reference years and
made available for users
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
192 Patent statistics produced for the relevant reference years and made available for
users
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[ISOC] Information Society - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage
Statistics:
Further development and management of the production and dissemination of
statistics on the information society:
- ICT usage in households and by individuals,
- ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises.
195 Digital Agenda for Europe: primary data & indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
197 Information society statistics: Enterprises ESTAT,
CNECT
Neutral (or not applicable)
198 Information society statistics: Households and individuals ESTAT,
CNECT
Neutral (or not applicable)
681 Development of a model questionnaire on the use of ICT in households and by
individuals
Neutral (or not applicable)
682 Development of a model questionnaire on the use of ICT in enterprises Neutral (or not applicable)
683 Adoption of a Commission regulation implementing regulation (EC) 808/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on the information
society
Neutral (or not applicable)
791 Feasibility Study on short term option for the migration of information society statistics
production to corporate tools
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[ISOCSector] Information Society - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
sector statistics:
Compilation, processing and dissemination of secondary statistics related to the supply
and demand of ICT, i.e. output of ICT producing industries, employment in the ICT
sector, demand and employment of ICT skilled personel, etc.
196 ICT sector statistics: primary data & indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[ISocTC] Information Society - TeleCommunication Statistics :
Further development and management of the production and dissemination of
telecommunicatoin statistics
200 Telecommunication services statistics Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 14/44
[06.1] Business
statistics
[ITGS] Processing International Trade in Goods Statistics:
Production of detailed and aggregated trade in goods statistical data from Member
States; processing of detailed trade in goods statistical data from international
organisations and non-Member States; production of relevant metadata; data analysis;
maintenance of databases; data loading into the Comext reference database.
184 Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics: annual data ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
185 Trade in goods by invoicing currency: annual data Neutral (or not applicable)
821 International trade in goods: aggregates and indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
822 International trade in goods: detailed data ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[MDL] Micro-data linking of SBS and other business statistics:
Enhancement of the value of structural business statistics by carrying out micro-data
linking with other (business) statistics to provide new data for entrepreneurship,
business performance and globalisation analysis and to develop improved methods for
micro-data linking.
923 New statistical information related to business activities, performance and
globalisation developed via micro-data linking.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[PRODCOM] Processing statistics on industrial production (PRODCOM):
Validation and processing of annual Prodcom data received from Member States and
other reporting countries. Publication of national data and EU aggregates on Eurostat
website. Preparation of the PRODCOM list.
181 Production of manufactured goods: annual data Neutral (or not applicable)
676 PRODCOM list for the calendar year - published in the OJ, the list for the next year -
adopted by the Working Group.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[R&D] Processing Research and Development statistics:
Ensure the regular production, dissemination and development of R&D statistics and
the related metadata for EU2020 (DG RTD), European Research Area (DG RTD) and
Innovation Union ( DG RTD, ENTR) monitoring and for Research and Innovation
Observatory (DG JRC) with their envisaged extensions.
187 Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays on Research and Development
statistics produced for the relevant reference years and made available for users
Neutral (or not applicable)
188 Research and Development statistics produced for the relevant reference years and
made available for users
Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[SBS] Processing Structural Business Statistics:
Validation and processing of annual SBS data received from Member States and other
reporting countries on the Annex I - IV and VIII. Dissemination of national data and EU
aggregates on Eurostat website. Quality reporting and methodological development
ensured.
154 Economic Activity Breakdown Neutral (or not applicable)
156 Breakdown by enterprise size Neutral (or not applicable)
158 Breakdown by product (Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the European
Economic Community/CPA)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[SBS2020] Structural Business Statistics (SBS) development:
Develop and implement a strategy for structural business statistics (SBS) for the next
decade. Here the questions of the statistical units and the geographical reference for
SBS plays a crucial role.
832 SBS main indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[STEC] Linking international trade in services statistics with business statistics:
Linking international trade in services statistics with business statistics, creating
services trade by enterprise characteristics (STEC).
924 Development of a framework for compilation and dissemination of STEC data by
linking international trade statistics and business statistics
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 15/44
[06.1] Business
statistics
[STS] Processing Short Term business Statistics:
Development, production (collection, processing, validation, quality and compliance
control) and timely dissemination of short term business statistics, including 8 Principal
European Economic Indicators (PEEIs).
169 Industry: Principal European Economic Indicators (Industrial Production) Neutral (or not applicable)
170 Construction: Principal European Economic Indicators (Production in Construction,
Building permits)
Neutral (or not applicable)
171 Industry: primary data & indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
175 Trade and services: Principal European Economic Indicators (Retail trade, Services
turnover and new index of Production in services)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
176 Trade and services: primary data & indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
739 Prices: Principal European Economic Indicators (Industrial producer prices, Import
prices and Services producer prices)
Neutral (or not applicable)
747 Construction: primary data and indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
[06.1] Business
statistics
[TOUR] Processing tourism statistics:
Development, production (collection, processing, validation, quality and compliance
control) and timely dissemination of tourism statistics.
173 Tourism industries: monthly and annual data on tourist accommodation
establishments (supply)
Neutral (or not applicable)
174 Data on trips of EU residents Neutral (or not applicable)
783 Tourism industries: economic dimension of tourism (statistical information
incorporating and re-using existing primary data such as Structural Business Statistics,
Short-Term Statistics and Labour Force Survey)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [128] Developing statistics on efficiency of health systems:
1) Morbidity statistics: in the area of public health statistics, development of the final
methodology for a regular data collection on best estimates for diagnosis-specific
morbidity statistics
2) Health Expenditures by Diseases and Conditions (HEDiC): in the area of public health
statistics, development of a methodology and guidance for a systematic monitoring of
transactions for specific diseases within the health systems at EU level
621 Development at national level of Inventories showing the availability of morbidity data SANCO Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[07.1] Social statistics [552] Review of the Labour Force Survey:
Comprehensive review of the EU Labour Force Survey
608 Proposals for all elements of the review Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [554] Quality improvement and implementation of actions in the context of the
recommendations of the Task Force on the quality of the Labour Force Survey:
Following the recommendations of the Task Force on the quality of the LFS and in the
context of the LFS review Member States carry out dedicated improvement and test
actions beyond the requirements of the legal basis. Eurostat is providing financial
support.
610 Improved quality of labour force survey output (monthly estimates are built on existing
LFS data)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 16/44
[07.1] Social statistics [556] Re design of SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions),:
Methodological, practical and legal developments are required in the context of the
modernisation of social statistics, of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy
and of the increased demands on SILC, in particular demands of regional estimates,
valuation of non-cash social transfers and data on poverty dynamics, information on
access to social services and needs for dramatically improve the timeliness and
effectiveness of data on poverty and social inclusion
613 Gradual improvement in timeliness, regional coverage and effectiveness: change in
production chain, support to MS, development on a revised material deprivation.
Study of the methodologies suited for advanced estimations of risk of poverty.
ESTAT,
EMPL,
REGIO
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [557] ESSnet (European Statistical System collaboration networks) on Income and
Living Conditions Statistics (SILC-NET):
Support to in-depth analysis of EU-SILC, scientific coordination of international
conferences, preparation of publications, methodological guidelines and studies
614 Publication of the results of the NET-SILC2 ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [560] Implementation of revised International Standard Classification of Education
(ISCED) 2011 in the Eurostat data sources (2011-2015):
Within the framework of implementing the new ISCED 2011, update the data
collection instruments (e.g. UOE data collection and core variable in social surveys
'educational attainment')
616 New data sets according to ISCED 2011 Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [561] Lifelong learning: Repealing of CVTS (Continuous Vocational Training Survey to
enterprises) Regulation 1552/2005:
Within the repealing of the CVTS regulation, launch of a discussion (including a Task
Force) to simplify data collection on vocational training in enterprises from 2015 in line
with a better use of AES and LFS data on lifelong learning, while considering which
vocational training and skills needs data should still be collected from enterprises
within the ESS.
A second step to this project was added in 2014, according to which possible kinks
between CVTS (costs) and LCS should be further examined from 2014.
617 Specification for pilot testing of CVTS variables in Labour Cost Structure (LCS) 2016, as a
secong step in the simplification of CVTS (finding alternative sources) before repealing
the ad hoc legal act.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [562] Development of indicators on health:
Improvement in the dissemination of indicators already existing and development of
new indicators on the basis of existing data
618 Development of indicators to fulfil the policy needs within Europe 2020 Health Strategy
and the ECHIM (European Community Health Indicators Monitoring)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [98] Processing statistics on labour costs (labour cost survey and labour cost index) and
earnings; job vacancies; minimum wages:
Collection, processing, dissemination and quality assurance.
Regulation 450/2003 requires the Commission to report to the EP and the Council on
the implementation of the regulation on the labour cost index every two years. The
next such reports are due end of 2014 and 2016.
106 Job vacancy Neutral (or not applicable)
113 Earnings: Gross/Net earnings + Structure of Earnings Survey + Minimum wages +
Gender Pay Gap
Neutral (or not applicable)
115 Labour Cost Index + Annual labour costs data + Labour Costs Survey Neutral (or not applicable)
611 Report to the EP and the Council on Job Vacancy Statistics (JVS) Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 17/44
[07.1] Social statistics [AdminMigr] Processing Administrative Migration statistics:
- Asylum
- Enforcement of Immigration Legislation
- Residence permits
- Indicators on migrants integration
- follow-up of the national implementation of the LFS 2014 ad-hoc module.
Technical assistance to policy DG responsible for data collection on short stay visas.
104 Asylum (monthly, quarterly, annual), Residence Permits and Enforcement of
Immigration Legislation (annual), Dublin (annual)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
105 Migrant integration - release of data from the LFS 2014 module on second generation
migrants and related publications (new and updates).
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
806 LFS 2014 ad-hoc module on migration HOME Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Census] Census 2011 data - processing:
- Operationalisation of Census Hub.
- Dissemination of 2011 Census data through other channels.
101 Census 2011 data through Census Hub ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Crime] Processing crime statistics:
Police-recorded crime, police numbers and prison population: Collection, validation
and dissemination of data (and associated meta-data) jointly with UNODC, including
data on victims of violent crime broken down by sex. Technical assistance to policy DG
for data collections of specific types of crime, as required.
122 Crime and criminal justice: primary data & indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Culture] Culture statistics:
Production and dissemination of statistics on culture on the basis of data collected by
Eurostat through existing surveys. Output available in 2015/2016.
132 Culture statistics (output available in 2015/2016). The Culture Statistics WG will restart
work in 2015. Note: dissemination of culture statistics is covered by the output
"Dissemination of cross-cutting statistics".
EAC Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Demo&Migr] Demographic & Migration statistics - processing:
Data collections:
- URESPOP - (Usual Residence Population Data Collection) in order to obtain the total
population at national level required for the purpose of Qualified Majority Voting and
strictly following the usual residence population definition
- DEMOBAL - Demographic Balance - Population (31 Dec T-1); Births (T-1); Deaths (T-1)
- NOWCAST - Births (T); Deaths (T)
- UNIDEMO - Population (31 Dec T-1); Births (T-1); Deaths (T-1); Immigrants (T-1);
Emigrants (T-1)
- calculation of Life expectancy by socio-economic group
- revision of regional data based on the 2011 population and housing results.
- Implementation of the regulation on annual demographic data collection, including
its implementing measure.
- Quality and accuracy of migration statistics.
103 Demography & migration data annual, flagship publication, Eurostat conference Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 18/44
[07.1] Social statistics [Education] Processing education statistics:
Collection, validation and dissemination of annual education data based on
administrative sources (UOE data collection) and of every 5 year surveys data on
education & lifelong learning (AES & CVTS) . Use of LFS education for annual
dissemination.
Methodological work.
135 Policy indicators on education based on administrative sources and on Labour Force
Survey (LFS)-education
Neutral (or not applicable)
136 Annual data on education based on administrative sources Neutral (or not applicable)
615 Support to DG EAC and DG RTD activities on the development of a University Register Neutral (or not applicable)
620 Methodological guidelines for the implementation of next Continuous Vocational
Training Survey (CVTS) & Adult Education Survey (AES) (2016)
Neutral (or not applicable)
623 Data sets for the Bologna Report Neutral (or not applicable)
624 Methodological report on data related to completion rates and average duration on
higher education
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [EducInd] Education indicators: improvement and development of indicators and
benchmarks related to EU2020 in the area of Education:
Development of indicators on education
138 Analysis of the quality of the pilot data on learning mobility and of a possible release if
quality allows.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [ESSPROS] Processing social protection statistics (ESSPROS):
Collection, validation and dissemination of annual data on social protection.
Methodological work.
134 Social protection ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [EU-SILC] Processing income and living conditions statistics (EU-SILC (Statistics on
Income and Living Conditions), including ad hoc modules):
Methodological development, collection, validation and dissemination of micro data
on living conditions. Development and production of aggregated datasets and
indicators. Production of synthesis quality report. Dissemination of micro data for
research purpose. Analysis and publications. Producer's and users' support. Annual
development of the secondary variables (ad hoc modules), including the legal basis.
Answer to interservice consultations and EP questions.
124 Material deprivation (additional output available in 2015) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
125 Social participation (output available in 2016) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
126 Wellbeing ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
128 Income and living conditions, incl. Employment and social policy + European
community household panel 1994-2001: primary data & indicators
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Gender] Processing Gender and discrimination statistics:
Provision and dissemination of gender and discrimination statistics. Gender and
discrimination statistics do not necessarily entail the collection of additional statistics
from existing surveys but rather make full use of existing data to illustrate possible
gaps e.g. between men and women. The main purpose of the activity is to extend the
visibility of equality statistics available in the European Statistical System. The sets of
gender and age equality indicators which are published by Eurostat use data from the
following surveys: EU SILC (Community statistics on income and living conditions), LFS
(Labour Force Survey), SES (Structure of Earnings Survey) and EHIS (European Health
Interview Survey).
107 Gender and discrimination Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 19/44
[07.1] Social statistics [HBS] Processing data of Household Budget Survey:
Methodological development (including preparation of the next wave and quality
reports), data collection, validation and dissemination of data on households
expenditure. Development and production of indicators.
123 Household consumption expenditure data Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Health] Processing health statistics:
Collection, validation and dissemination of data. It includes annual data based on
administrative sources (Public Health Care and Causes Of Death data) as well as
surveys data collected every 5 years (EHIS - European Health Interview Survey). It also
includes annual data collection on accidents at work (ESAW). Use of SILC-Health for
annual dissemination.
Methodological work on EODS (European Occupational Diseases Statistics).
139 Health and safety at work EMPL Neutral (or not applicable)
148 Preliminary data on Health care financing data according to System of Health Accounts
(SHA) 2011
Neutral (or not applicable)
149 Non-expenditure health care SANCO Neutral (or not applicable)
150 Causes of death Neutral (or not applicable)
626 Work towards a new Commission Regulation on Health care non-expenditure data Neutral (or not applicable)
879 Policy indicators on health based on administrative sources and on Statistics on Income
and Living Conditions (SILC)-health
Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [LFS] Processing data of Labour Force Survey and monthly unemployment rates:
Collection, processing, dissemination and quality-assurance. There will be no EU legal
obligation to deliver monthly unemployment data in 2015. However, given the
importance of this indicator, a legal basis could be envisaged in the medium/long term
in the context of the modernisation of social statistics.
110 Unemployment rates Neutral (or not applicable)
112 Employment and unemployment: primary data & indicators Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [LFS-Mod] Processing statistics from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) ad hoc modules:
- Definition of the 3-year programme for 2019-2021
- 2011 module on employment of disabled people: output available in 2014
- 2012 module on on transition from work to retirement: output available in 2014
- 2013 module Accidents at work and other work-related health problems: output
available in 2015/2016
- 2014 ad-hoc modules on employment of migrants: output available in 2016
- 2016 module on young people on the labour market: output available in 2017/2018
- 2017 module on self-employment: output available in 2018/2019
108 LFS 2016 ad-hoc module on young people on the labour market (output available in
2017/2018)
EMPL Neutral (or not applicable)
109 LFS 2017 ad-hoc module on self-employment (output available in 2018/2019) EMPL Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 20/44
142 Accidents at work Neutral (or not applicable)
814 LFS 2013 ad-hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems EMPL Neutral (or not applicable)
815 LFS 2014 ad-hoc module on the employment situation of migrants (output available in
2016)
HOME Neutral (or not applicable)
816 LFS 2018 ad-hoc module on reconciliation between family and working life (output
available in 2019/20)
EMPL Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [PopMeth] Population statistics: comparability improvement:
- Streamlining Joint and regional as well as annual migration data collections.
- Implementing a new Working Group structure.
- Developing an in-depth methodological work on the population definitions used for
demography, migration and population census.
607 Methodology document & implementation procedure for improved quality of
demographic data (for 2015 incl. the interim report of the feasibility study on the use
of usual residence population definition)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [PopProj] Processing Population Projections:
- Population Projections on national level (EUROPOP 2013) to be disseminated in the
first half of 2014.
807 Regional population projections Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [QoL] Processing indicators on Quality of Life:
Finalisation of the framework for indicators on quality of life. Publication based on
existing data.
120 Quality of life Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [SocMod] Modernisation and coordination of social statistics:
Actions which contribute to the modernisation of social statistics, including actions for
increasing the efficiency of data production, for use of different data sources, for
enhancing the analytical potential of the data produced through further integration
and for improving the responsiveness of the system towards new policy needs. It
includes the coordination of developments across different areas of social statistics as
well as the production and dissemination of cross-cutting social statistics.
609 Communication of final results of the ESSnet on data collection in social surveys using
multiple modes. Launching of follow-up activities in the field of data collection for
social surveys (implementation, dissemination, continuation of development work).
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
804 Review of availability, type and development of base registers on persons and
buildings.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
805 Dissemination of cross-cutting social statistics. This output covers coordination within
Eurostat of dissemination products for culture, sport, youth etc.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
810 Test implementation of the ESeG (European Socio-economic Groups) classification
developed in the ESSnet-ESeG
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
919 Preparatory work for the organisation of a conference on social statistics that will take
place in 2016
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [SocReg] Regulatory framework for social statistics:
Development of a framework for a modernised system of European social statistics
that is capable of integrating the ongoing modernisation activities, that accommodates
different situations in Member States and that supports the management of change.
603 Draft proposal of the European Commission for a framework regulation Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [SocStandVar] Standardised social variables:
Standardisation of variables used across different data sources of social statistics.
601 Proposal for a basic set of standardised variables. Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 21/44
[07.1] Social statistics [SocVIPstream] VIP Streamlining social surveys:
Elaboration of a proposal to streamline core social surveys providing data (including
microdata) on persons and households in order to achieve efficiency gains, increase
responsiveness and increase the analytical potential of the data collected through an
integrated system.
602 Specification of the technical elements required by an integrated system of social
surveys
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [SPHE] Developing "satellite" accounts in the area of Social Protection, Health and
Education:
On the basis of existing experiences in the area of social protection (ESSPROS) and
health (SHA), the project aims at developing the links with National Accounts for
education, health and social protection. The availability of satellite accounts is planned
in the long term perspective.
131 Initial developments for social protection satellite accounts Neutral (or not applicable)
811 Initial developments for education satellite accounts Neutral (or not applicable)
812 Initial developments for health satellite accounts Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Sport] Sport statistics:
Production and dissemination of statistics on sport on the basis of data collected by
Eurostat through existing surveys.
144 Sport statistics. Note: dissemination of sport statistics is covered by the output
"Dissemination of cross-cutting statistics".
EAC Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [TUS] Processing statistics of Time Use Survey:
Collection and dissemination of the 2010 wave. Methodological development needed
for the next round.
129 Time use (2010 wave) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[07.1] Social statistics [Youth] Youth statistics:
Production and dissemination of statistics on youth on the basis of data collected
through existing surveys. Development of new indicators for the monitoring of the
EU2020 flagships 'youth on the move' and 'an agenda for new skills and jobs'. Output
available in 2015/2016.
133 Youth statistics. Note: dissemination of youth statistics is covered by the output
"Dissemination of cross-cutting statistics" (output available in 2015/2016)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[523] Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) Classification and related
Regulations maintenance:
Coordination of the NUTS classification and regular revision via amendment
regulations as well as Implementing Regulations in order to coordinate the adaptation
of statistics to the NUTS changes. The process includes annual collection of Local
Administrative Unit 2 (LAU 2, commune level) as basis for definition of NUTS
boundaries. This data is also disseminated.
574 Implementation Plan for Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 2013
discussed and accepted by stakeholders
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
575 Concept for a Regulation on territorial classification ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[526] Regional Yearbook Coordination and Statistical Atlas production:
Planning and coordination of the Regional Yearbook in all phases of the production
cycle (data extractions, map and graph creation, text drafting, translation,
proofreading, layout, printing work, electronic publication, etc.). The Regional
Yearbook is accompanied by an annual version of the electronic Statistical Atlas
covering the maps of the Regional Yearbook.
577 Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2015 and related Electronic Statistical Atlas ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[527] Production of statistical and thematic maps:
Production of statistical or thematic maps in paper and electronic form based on
extractions from statistical databases and based on geographic data layers for the
purpose to assist Eurostat units and also policy DGs.
578 High quality statistical maps ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 22/44
785 Tools to support the production and/or display of statistical and topographic maps and
geographic information
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[528] Coordination of INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe)
Implementation within Eurostat and Commission DGs:
Cooperation with DGs to achieve Commission compliance with the INSPIRE Regulations
and standards
579 Availability of INSPIRE compliant datasets for operational work of Commission services ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[529] GEOSTAT: ESS-Net project on European population grid:
Preparation of a European population grid based on Census data: methodology for
collection of geo-referenced demographical data
580 Use cases for grid based population statistics ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[530] Commission internal geoportal operation and maintenance:
The INSPIRE@EU Geo-portal is a service to provide access to geographical datasets
within the Commission and other EU Institutions as well as to external datasets via the
INSPIRE technical infrastructure
581 Operational Geo-portal for Commission Services and for link into INSPIRE
(Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) European wide network
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[531] Coordination of geospatial information in the Commission within the European
Statistical System (ESS) and on international level:
Coordination within the Commission via Interservice Group (COGI), related technical
committee (UTC) and within the ESS via Member States Working Group
582 Coordinated approach to geospatial information in the Commission ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
583 Capacity building and exchange of best practices within ESS and on international level ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[532] Preparation and execution of the LUCAS (Land use and land cover statistics) 2015
Survey:
Methodological, technical and organisational preparation, operation and exploitation
of the survey. The approach follows the recommendations of the Advisory Group on
Land Use/Land Cover and includes cooperation with sponsoring Commission DGs.
840 Operational LUCAS survey organisation AGRI,
CLIMA,
ENV,
ENTR
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[533] Development of a concept for Labour Market Areas:
Based on the results of an exploratory study on Labour Market Areas (LMAs), a Task
Force with Member States and REGIO explores the possibilities to establish a common
EU concept and definition of LMAs to be used in statistical concepts.
839 Concept for Labour Market Area definition to be proposed as European Methodology ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[535] Creation of cooperation structures for Geographical Information System (GIS)
related work in NSIs and on international level:
Eurostat aims at concentrating its GIS related activities on an improved cooperation
between statistics and geospatial information. Intensive cooperation with NSIs as well
as on the international level is required. The appropriate structures need to be set up.
588 Cooperation and governance structure for the cooperation on the link between
geospatial information and statistics
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[GISCO] Processing geospatial datasets:
Operation and maintenance of the GISCO (Geographic Information Systems for the
Commission) technical system and related tools within Eurostat and the Commission
Data Centre. Procurement, maintenance and dissemination of geographic datasets for
Eurostat and the Commission.
76 Demographic data at geospatial grid level ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
589 Geospatial datasets made available to the European Commission, related Agencies and
the general public
ESTAT,
REGIO
Neutral (or not applicable)
590 Functionally and user interface enhanced distance calculation tool (formerly WebILSE) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 23/44
[08.1] Spatial
information
[Reg] Coordination of Regional Statistics:
Cooperation with Eurostat thematic units on regional statistics data collection in all
phases of the statistical production cycle, the further evolution of indicators, metadata
maintenance and their methodological basis as well as dissemination issues.
Coordination with policy DGs of the Commission on regional, maritime, rural and urban
statistics. Cooperation with ESS on regional, maritime, rural and urban statistics related
issues. The process includes the actions related to the revision and maintenance of the
thematic classifications, such as urban-rural typology.
80 EU regions: indicators ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
81 EU regions: coordinated primary data & indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[SubN] Processing Sub-National statistics:
The process covers:
- regional labour market statistics both at NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 level, including the
calculation of structural indicators
- rural development data collection
- compilation of indicators important for maritime policy
- compilation of aggregates based on regional typologies (metropolitan/urban/rural)
77 Regions' degree of urbanisation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
78 Regions' typology (metropolitan regions, coastal regions) ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.1] Spatial
information
[Urb] Urban statistics:
Urban Statistics (Urban Audit) cover a range of statistical indicators for European cities.
A smaller set of indicators are collected on an annual basis and a larger one on a multi-
annual basis.
79 Key indicators for European cities ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvBioDiv] Processing biodiversity indicators:
Publication of biodiversity indicators on the Eurostat database. Review of statistical
needs and options to monitor the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy (for DG Environment).
66 Biodiversity statistics Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvChem] Processing chemical indicators:
Further develop and maintain the set of indicators to monitor the effectiveness of the
EU chemicals policy.
69 Chemicals / hazardous substances ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvDCW] Processing statistics on waste streams - Data Centre Waste (DCW):
Collect, validate and disseminate data on generation and management of: waste
electrical and electronic equipment; packaging waste; end-of-life vehicles; batteries,
household and construction&demolition waste; waste shipments. Manage, operate
and further develop the environmental data centre on waste.
787 Waste streams statistics (waste electrical and electronic equipment; packaging waste;
end-of-life vehicles; batteries, waste recycling target monitoring; waste shipments)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvNRDC] Environmental data centre on natural resources:
Manage, operate and further develop the data centre on natural resources
568 Statistical information for the EU2020 flagship initiative on resource efficiency
(statistics, resource efficiency indicators, assessments and articles, data centre
website).
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvReg] Regional environmental statistics:
Collect regional environmental statistics by means of the regional environmental
questionnaire (REQ).
70 Regional environmental statistics ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 24/44
[08.2] Environment [EnvRES] Managing the resource efficiency scoreboard:
Manage and further develop the resource efficiency scoreboard. Coordinate Eurostat
activities on the Europe 2020 flagship initiative for resource efficiency.
64 Resource efficiency scoreboard ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvStream] Streamlining of environmental indicators:
Streamline the various environmental indicators, in particular regarding clear and
descriptive names and coherent definitions across indicator sets. The indicator sets
considered are maintained by ESTAT, DG ENV, the JRC and the EEA. Work is done in
close cooperation with indicator users.
570 Consistency of European environmental indicators and metadata, including concise
and user-friendly information on data availability. Metadata catalogue available on
website.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvWat] Processing statistics on water resources, water use and wastewater
treatment:
Collect, validate and disseminate statistics on water resources, water uses and
wastewater treatment. Domain was under review in 2014.
65 Water resources, water use and wastewater treatment statistics ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvWMun] Processing statistics on municipal waste:
Collect, validate and disseminate data on municipal waste generation and
management.
72 Municipal waste statistics ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [EnvWSReg] Processing statistics on waste generation and management according to
Regulation 2150/2002:
Manage the Waste Statistics Regulation. Collect, validate and disseminate data on
generation and treatment of waste.
75 Statistics deriving from the Waste Statistics Regulation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.2] Environment [OrgFarm] Processing Organic Farming statistics:
Collection, validation and dissemination of data on organic farming.
140 Organic farming Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[536] Revise the Energy Statistics Regulation (comitology procedure):
Modify the Energy Statistics Regulation (a) responding to new policy requirements (b)
in response to priority setting / burden reduction
593 Follow-up the inclusion of statistics on final energy consumption in households into the
scope of Energy Statistics Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008
Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[537] Evolutive maintenance of the database:
Modifications to the database induced by the changes in the annual (and monthly)
questionnaires; evolutive maintenance of the database and loading and up-loading
routines
594 Maintenance of the database, creation of a tool to populate time series of annual
questionnaires in launching new data cycle
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[538] Preparation of input data for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) calculations derived
from electricity and gas prices:
The PPP working group endorsed in November 2012 a proposal to use the electricity
and natural gas prices as input parameters for the PPP calculations. This project was
finished in December 2012, and a new process started in 2013 to routinely supply the
necessary data to Unit C4.
595 Tables for PPP calculations for gas and electricity expenses Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[539] Quality reporting in Energy Statistics:
Development of quality reporting framework for annual and monthly Energy Statistics
as provided in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008
596 Preparation for the 2nd quality reporting cycle in cooperation with the MS Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[540] Methodological manuals on energy statistics:
Development work on detailed description of energy statistics methodology for data
compilers at a national and EU level and for analysts of energy statistics data.
597 Outline of the methodological work established - tendering procedure to be initiated -
creation of manuals internal & external work
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 25/44
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[541] Modernisation and integration of Transport Information System (TRIS):
TRIS (TRansport Information System) is an Information System Framework
implementing/integrating/documenting the Transport Statistics IT systems as sub-
systems (Road, Rail, Aviation, Maritime, Inland Water Ways, Regional Transport,
Common Questionnaire and Modal Split Indicators). Key point: a feasibility study on a
common TRIS data warehouse approach.
598 Evolutive maintenance of all TRIS subsystems; Production of a feasibility study on the
integration of TRIS with IS4STAT
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[636] Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on electricity and
natural gas price statistics :
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on electricity
and natural gas price statistics repealing Council Directive 2008/92/EC; the new legal
act will cover prices both for households and non-households end-users
794 Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on electricity and
natural gas price statistics
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[674] Sankey diagrams for energy balances:
Production of Sankey diagrams for energy balances as Eurostat used to produce in the
past in the paper form under the name Energy Flow Charts. There are possibilities to
add additional features to the paper form and to utilise modern technologies, for the
improvement of user-friendliness of the dissemination for complicated energy flows.
904 Production of Sankey diagrams for energy balances ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[Avia] Processing Air transport statistics:
Annual/quarterly/monthly data collection on the carriage of passengers, freight and
mail by commercial air services as well as on civil aircraft movements to or from
Community airports, based on Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council.
97 Statistics on air transport ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[CO2] Processing short term CO2 emission estimates:
Preparation of CO2 emission estimates on the basis of 2011-2015 monthly and other
energy statistics using a methodology developed in an earlier study. Analysing the
quality of monthly data by evaluating the coherence of monthly and other energy
statistics and describing clearly the process to be followed to improve this quality if
necessary.
84 Early CO2 emission estimates ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[HDD+CDD] Processing the indicators Heating Degree Days and Cooling Degree Days:
Initiation actions for launching the "Heating Degree Days"-Project. The project aims at
the development and the implementation of a common method for the calculation
and dissemination of Heating Degree Days (HDD) and Cooling Degree Days (CDD).
92 Heating degree days and Cooling degree days Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[IWW] Processing Inland WaterWay freight transport statistics:
Annual/quarterly data collection (goods transported by type, transport by nationality
and type of vessels, vessel traffic) on inland waterway freight transport, based on
Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
99 Statistics on inland waterway transport ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 26/44
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[Mar] Processing Maritime transport statistics:
Annual/quarterly data collection (carriage of goods and passengers by sea) on
maritime transport statistics, based on Directive 2009/42/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 1090/2010. Besides the currently
produced statistics, Eurostat will continue the collaboration with DG MOVE through
the Working Group on Maritime Transport Statistics, so as to develop a methodology
for the production of more detailed statistics on Short Sea Shipping.
96 Statistics on maritime transport ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[NRG-A] Processing annual energy statistics:
Update of Eurobase with annual energy statistics data, preparation of energy balance
sheets, publications, reports on compliance monitoring and quality assurance,
databases regular maintenance and support, user support output, answers to
interservice consultations and EP questions. Develop indicator methodology and
produce their values in order to monitor energy efficiency targets arising from
Commission legislative acts and Europe 2020 strategy.
85 Energy dependence ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
86 Energy efficiency ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
87 Energy production, consumption and stocks: balance sheets ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
88 Energy production, consumption and stocks: annual data ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[NRG-M] Processing monthly energy statistics:
Collect monthly statistics (short-term trends) on solid fuels, oil and natural gas,
electricity and certain renewable energy sources, in accordance with the Energy
Statistics Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008.
89 Energy production, consumption and stocks (incl. oil): monthly data ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[NRG-Price] Processing energy price statistics:
Energy Price Statistics dataset including: bi-annual publications in Statistics Explained,
Updates of Eurobase, User support output, answers to interservice consultations and
EP questions.
90 Energy Prices (electricity and gas) Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[NRG-RES] Processing renewable energy sources statistics:
Calculating and reporting the share of energy from renewable sources, in response to
the mandatory targets set by Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources. Pursue further the development of the statistical
system to respond to the principles and methodology defined in Directive 2009/28/EC
and at international level. Continue to implement actions to improve data coverage
and quality. Develop IT tools (SHARES tool) to ensure monitoring of the national
targets consistent with Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics.
91 Renewable Energy Sources Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[Pipe] Processing of statistics on transport equipment and infrastructure:
Annual voluntary data collection on inland transport statistics (common
ESTAT/ITF/UNECE questionnaire): infrastructure, equipment, enterprises, partly traffic
and safety [it concerns all Products on inland transport].
93 Statistics on transport equipment and infrastructure ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 27/44
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[Rail] Processing Rail transport statistic:
Quinquennal/annual/quarterly data collection (goods, passengers and rail safety) on
rail transport, based on Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of
the Council.
98 Statistics on rail transport ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[Road] Processing Road transport statistics:
Freight transport: quarterly data collection (vehicle, journey and goods-related data)
on road freight transport, based on Regulation (EU) 70/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council. Road traffic volumes and Passenger mobility: annual
voluntary data collection on the volume of road transport measured in VKm (Vehicle
Kilometre); produce guidelines for harmonisation of national travel surveys for
monitoring the targets of the White Paper.
95 Statistics on transport of goods by road; Road transport measured in Vkm (Vehicle
kilometre); guidelines on Passenger Mobility Statistics comprising a set of indicators
relevant for monitoring of the EU policy needs
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.3] Energy and
transport
[TranInd] Processing Indicators derived from Transport statistics:
Transport safety: data collection on transport safety statistics, having as data suppliers
DG MOVE, European Rail Agency, European Maritime Safety and European Aviation
Safety Agency. Modal split indicators represent the relative share of each individual
transport mode in the overall transport performance and are obtained from datasets
of various transport modes using the same measurement unit. Intermodal transport
statistics, including logistics indicators. Emissions by the transport sector: develop a
methodology for calculating emissions from rail and inland waterways based on
activity data improving comparability with emissions produced from other transport
modes.
100 Indicators and analysis derived from transport statistics: Transport Safety, Modal split
indicators, Intermodal transport, Emissions from the Transport sector
ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[510] eDAMIS/Generic Web Forms component (domains: ANI, MILK, CROPS, API and
EAA); Coordination of migration from Fame to Multi-Dimensional Tables, development
of Euro Process Metadata Structure, Dissemination of agricultural and fisheries
statistics:
Analysis and request of new features; testing exercise of new versions, creation of
templates for all datasets; addition of pre-validation rules; coordination of the
migration process from Fame to Multi-Dimensional Tables, dissemination of
agricultural and fisheries statistics
(ANI: Animal, API: Agriculture Price Indices, EAA: Economic Accounts for Agriculture)
(DSD: Data Structure Definition)
557 Simplification, integration, increased efficiency and additional functions of statistical
processes in Eurostat. Creation of eDAMIS Webforms from existing DSDs. Coordination
of migration from Fame to MDT. Development of EPMS. Dissemination work.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[511] Agricultural structures - Implementation work following Regulation 1166/2008
for farm structure survey 2016 and New approach for collection of agricultural
structure data after 2016:
Collection and validation of farm structure survey statistics after 2013
558 Draft Regulation farm surveys to be applied post 2016 ESTAT,
AGRI
Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[513] Simplification of catch statistics legislation:
Merge Regulations (EC) No 216/2009, No 217/2009 and No 218/2009 to cover the
catches' data collection for the major fishing areas of EU27 fishing countries. Synergies
between ESTAT and DG MARE concerning data collection for fisheries will be
continued.
560 Revision of the existing legislation on data for fisheries will be considered in the light of
the agreed synergies between ESTAT and DG MARE as well as the newly adopted
strategy for fisheries statistics
Neutral (or not applicable)
ESTAT Annual Work Programme 2015 List of outputs 28/44
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[514] Long term system for collecting data needed for agro-environmental indicators:
Create synergies in the field of agricultural statistics and other areas to optimize the
ownership of information for agro-environmental indicators, through possible changes
to regulations and/ or creating new ones.
561 Data collected through amendments of existing surveys and from new ones. ESTAT,
AGRI
Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[667] Strategy for the future surveys on Land Use and Land Cover statistics (LUCAS):
Definition of a longer-term approach in cooperation with Commission DGs and
Member States based on analysis of outcome of earlier surveys, policy requirements
and Member States data and objectives.
592 Long term strategy for LUCAS Survey for 2018 and beyond ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[AAct] Processing Agriculture economic Accounts:
Validation, production and dissemination of Economic Accounts for Agriculture; Timely
dissemination of quality data on agricultural income.
40 Economic accounts for agriculture ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[AEI] Processing Agro-Environment Indicators:
Farm management, including sale of pesticide (Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009) +
Agricultural production systems + Pressures and risks, including Gross Nutrient Balance
(GNB). A Memorandum of Understanding (EC services involved: Eurostat, DG AGRI, DG
ENV, JRC and EEA) has been drawn up to ensure that already available data are fully
used and to pool the different skills and resources, with the medium term objective of
setting up a system for collecting data on the relation between agriculture and
environment.
53 Agro-environment: Farm management (incl. sale of pesticide) + Agricultural production
systems + Pressures and risks + incl. Gross Nutrient Balance (GNB)
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[APri] Processing Agricultural Prices and Indices:
Validation, production and dissemination of Agricultural Prices and Indices, including
statistics on land prices and rents. Analysis of the outcome of special investigations
through co-financing actions started in 2012 aiming to improve the land prices and
rents will be evaluated.
54 Agricultural prices (incl. land prices and rents) ESTAT,
AGRI
Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
55 Agricultural price indices ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[APro] Processing statistics on Animal Production:
Collection, analysis, validation, production and Eurobase database update of statistics
on livestock and meat , eggs and chicks. Implementation of Regulation 1165/2008.
43 Animal production: meat, livestock, (incl. Nomenclature of Territorial Units for
Statistics (NUTS) 2 or 1) and structure of rearing.
Neutral (or not applicable)
44 Animal production: poultry (eggs and chicks). Pilot data collection on eggs for human
consumption.
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[AProCPP] Processing crop statistics:
Crop statistics - validation and production of annual statistics on area, production and
yields production database and Eurobase database update, crop supply balance sheets
production for main grain products; database and dissemination Eurobase database
updated.
52 Statistics on annual crop production, area and yields Neutral (or not applicable)
914 Supply balance sheets for main grain products (wheat, maize, rice, barley, repeseed,
soybean and sunflower)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[AProMk] Processing statistics on milk and dairy products:
Processing statistics on milk and dairy products
49 Milk and milk products (incl. Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 2)
and on dairies structure (triennial). An activity on developing a methodology for
disclosure control at EU level will continue.
Neutral (or not applicable)
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[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[Fish] Processing landings and catch statistics:
Data collection, analysis and dissemination; data quality assessment. Focus on quality
of statistics, using the new informatics tools implemented in the framework of the
eDamis single point as well as the fisheries pilot project using the SDMX; data analysis
and dissemination.
41 Fishery (2/4): Landings of fishery products Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
42 Fishery (1/4): Catches by fishing area Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[FishAq] Processing aquaculture statistics:
Data collection, analysis and dissemination of aquaculture statistics; data quality
assessment. Follow up of the report submitted to EP and Council in 2012 on the data
relevance and quality and follow up of this report. Special attention will be devoted to
actions highlighted in this report.
50 Fishery (3/4): Statistics on annual production of aquaculture and structure of the
aquaculture sector.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[FishFleet] Processing Fishing Fleet Register:
Eurobase updating (from DG MARE database).
51 Fishery (4/4): Fishing fleet Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[Forest] Processing forestry statistics and accounts:
Collect, validate and disseminate forestry statistics and accounts. Forestry accounts:
develop and improve the methodology, in particular the coverage of the physical and
monetary asset accounts.
67 Forestry statistics and accounts Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[FSS] Processing data of Farm Structures Survey (census 2009/2010 and sample survey
2013):
Collection, validation and dissemination of 2009/2010 census data; Validation
processes; National Methodological Reports; New dissemination strategies;
implementation farm sample survey 2013 following Regulation 1166/2008.
46 Structure of agricultural holdings (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
(NUTS) 3 in census years, NUTS 2 in intermediate sample surveys)
ESTAT,
AGRI
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[LUCAS] Land use and land cover statistics (LUCAS):
Collecting, processing and dissemination of European data on land use and land cover
by implementing the LUCAS approach; by assessing and collecting available data in
countries and by taking into account the need for harmonisation of these data and by
co-operating with Commission DG, the EEA, other international bodies and Member
States.
82 Land cover and use, landscape: indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
83 Land cover and use, landscape: primary data & indicators ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
591 Regular land cover/land use survey coordinated with policy DGs and Member States ESTAT,
AGRI,
CLIMA,
ENTR,
ENV
Neutral (or not applicable)
[08.4] Agriculture,
fisheries and forestry
[Orch+Vit] Processing statistics on permanent crops (former orchard and vineyard
surveys):
Update of production database in MDT (MultiDimensional table) and/or FAME
(Forecasting Analytical Modelling Environment) and of Eurobase database;
implementation of Regulation 1337/2011 (former Vineyard and Orchard surveys).
47 Statistics on orchards area Neutral (or not applicable)
48 Statistics on vineyard holdings and area Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
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[09.1] Quality
management
[375] Co-operation and coordination of quality work:
Support, facilitate and assure the coordination of statistical quality initiatives in
Eurostat, the Commission, the ESS and wider; work on statistical co-operation on
quality issues (e.g. Coordination Group 5 on Quality, Working Group on Quality, Quality-
conferences, training courses and presentations etc).
883 Preparation, award and monitoring of the implementation of the grant agreement for
the organisation of the biennial quality conferences
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[09.1] Quality
management
[376] Mid-term evaluation of the European Statistical Programme (ESP) 2013-2017:
Mid-term report to the EP and Council describing the evaluation of the ESP 2013-2017
and recommendations to follow.
421 Report adopted by the Commission by end of June 2015 Neutral (or not applicable)
[09.1] Quality
management
[666] Development and promotion of European Statistical System (ESS) quality
standards and guidelines:
Work on the development and promotion of ESS quality standards and guidelines (e.g.
advice and support on quality issues, development and promotion of ESS quality
reporting standards, etc).
896 Follow-up of the work of the TF on Quality Reporting (Sponsorship on Quality, ESSC
approval): contribution to the implementation of Single Integrated Metadata
Structure, preparing the second update of the Handbook (ES-Inventory of Sources and
Methods)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[09.1] Quality
management
[680] Explore with Member States possible enhancements to quality management in
the European Statistical System (proposed ESS.VIP):
Work in close cooperation with Member States and in particular the Working Group on
Quality on possible ways to enhance quality management in the European Statistical
System.
912 Quality actions under the umbrella of the ESS Vision 2020 are agreed with the Member
States
Neutral (or not applicable)
[09.1] Quality
management
[PR] Monitoring Code of Practice compliance: Peer Review :
Management of the second round peer review exercise in the ESSC, which includes 32
countries and Eurostat
738 Draft report to the EP and the Council on the new round of peer reviews. Innovative
practices so as to be re-used within the European Statistical System will be highlighted.
Neutral (or not applicable)
[09.1] Quality
management
[QAF] Updating of the European Statistical System Quality Assurance Framework (ESS
QAF):
Updating of the ESS QAF taking into account the experience of the second round of
peer reviews.
836 Meetings of the "ESS TF on peer reviews" to update the ESS QAF. Experience gained
during the peer review exercise will be an important input for this updating.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
908 Regular update of the ESS QAF whenever appropriate Neutral (or not applicable)
[10.1] Priority setting
and simplification
[AWP] Annual Work Programme (AWP):
Plan, co-ordinate and monitor the definition monitoring of the Commission's Statistical
Annual Work Programme for year Y+1, including priority setting.
225 AWP 2016: adoption of the Commission Decision on the Annual Work Programme
including the list of negative priorities
Neutral (or not applicable)
228 Draft strategic priorities for the European Statistical System (ESS) in 2017 in the
European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) meeting of November 2015
Neutral (or not applicable)
[10.1] Priority setting
and simplification
[PMO] Project Management support, including support to pilot projects of Cost-benefit
TF:
Project Management Support
792 Support to ESS VIP pilots applying the cost-benefit methodology Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[380] Hosting services for statistical production:
Provide technical expertise to EUROSTAT units related to IS hosting.
425 Hosting services of DIGIT and follow-up on hosting strategy. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[381] End-user equipment:
Manage hardware and software of IT end-users.
427 Proper management of hardware used by end-users. This includes the timely
provisioning of PCs/laptops to ESTAT staff and the correct inventarisation of
equipment.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
428 Management of licenses for software (which is) used on end-user devices. This includes
the timely extension of maintenance contracts.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[382] Eurostat server infrastructure:
Ensure a high level of availability of Eurostat server infrastructure (including shared
drives).
429 VIP-SICON (Secure infrastructure for sharing confidential data) project management,
evolution and maintenance.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
430 Ensure a high level availability of local IT infrastructure. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[401] Renovation of Eurostat's dissemination chain for reference data:
The Eurostat dissemination chain for reference data composed of several databases
and other components will be renovated to make it more stable and upgrade the
underlying technology.
756 First phase of deliverables for a renovated dissemination chain for reference data ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[404] Support to the Eurostat/European Statistical System/other data and metadata
producer:
This process contains: support to the Eurostat domain manager with regard to central
data production and dissemination; support to Eurostat and ESS domain manager on
the harmonisation, integration, production and dissemination of metadata; provide
services to other DGs of the European Commission (related to data structure
standardisation and the reuse of the Eurostat Dissemination Chain) ;
458 Central data and metadata support services provided to the Eurostat/ESS data and
metadata producer
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[405] Implement the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) standards in
European Statistical System (ESS) statistical domains:
This process contains: implement the SDMX standards in statistical domains, support
the harmonisation and integration of the underyling statistical business processes.
459 SDMX standardisation services provided for statistical domains ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[406] Provide user services for European Statistical System (ESS) data validation and
eDAMIS (electronic Data files Administration and Management Information System):
This process contains: provide first level Edamis user services to the Eurostat user and
to the ESS user; provide first level user services related to data validation services to
the Eurostat user and the ESS user.
460 User services provided for eDAMISand ESS data validation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[408] Support the legislation of European Statistical System standards:
This project contains: support the legislation of statistical and technical standards in
statistical domains; monitor and evaluate the ESS vision implementation grants.
461 Legal advice services related to ESS standards provided; ESS vision implementing
grants finalised
Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[409] Provide European Statistical System classifications, structural and other
metadata:
This process contains: Produce, update and disseminate ESS classifications and related
metadata in the ESS Metadata Handler; produce and update and disseminate
harmonised ESS structural metadata (code lists) and other metadata (e.g. CODED) ;
ensure the user support for ESS classifications and other metadata to the ESS and
professional associations.
462 Standardisation services related to ESS classifications and structural metadata provided ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[410] Provide input to the SDMX (Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange) standards
and SDMX constituency:
This process contains: Provide input to the maintenance and updating of the SDMX
statistical standards; provide input to the work of the SDMX constituency (in particular
the SDMX Secretariat and to the SDMX Statistical Working Group).
463 Input/services provided related to SDMX statistical standards and SDMX governance Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[567] Co-ordination of national Business Registers and Statistical Units:
Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of the Business Registers and Statistical
Units Regulations
633 Report submitted to the EP and Council on the implementation of BR Regulation (Art. 6
of the BR Regulation)
Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[573] Modernisation and coordination of European business statistics:
Modernisation and coordination activities in business statistics, including the BSDG
Secretariat
641 European Statistical System Centre of competence on data warehousing ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[577] EuroGroups Register (EGR) maintenance and frames production process:
Production cycle for producing frames based on the EuroGroupsRegister
630 Maintenance and development of the IT architecture to manage the EGR ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[617] Implementation of the Scheveningen memorandum:
The Scheveningen Memorandum was adopted by the ESSC on 27 September 2013 and
paves the way for the future co-operation between members of the EEC on the use of
big data for official statistics. The Memorandum requires the development of an ESS
roadmap and action plan which should be implemented in the annual statistical
programming.
753 Creation of dedicated ESSnets for implementing specific strands of the Memorandum ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[619] Big Data Privacy Issues:
Many of the big data sources are held by third parties and contain personal data.
Access and use of such data raise several issues regarding the protection of privacy.
This work will examine in detail the adequacy of the provisions of the current EU data
protection legislative reforms in the age of Big Data.
754 Report to the European Statistical System Committee on the adequacy of current
legislation
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[620] Development of model applications on the use of big data in official statistics:
The aim of developing model applications is to demonstrate best practice within the
ESS on the use of big data for official statistics. It is only through concrete use-cases
that we can address methodological, technological, and legal issues.
755 Prototyping of successful use-cases and testing of new ones ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[621] IT for dissemination of data and metadata:
Maintenance and support of Information Systems for the dissemination of data and
metadata - for Eurostat, and for potential sharing in the ESS
757 Dissemination chain for reference data: support, and corrective and evolutionary
maintenance
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
760 ESS-MH (Metadata Handler): support, and corrective and evolutionary maintenance ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[622] IT for data exchange:
Maintenance and support of Information Systems for the exchange of data and
metadata in the ESS
761 EDAMIS: support, and corrective and evolutionary maintenance ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
763 Feasibility study for implementing pull mode in data collection. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
767 Outline and implementation plan for a renovated EDAMIS ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[623] IT for data processing:
Maintenance and support for processing of statistical data
769 Information systems for statistical production: support, and corrective and
evolutionary maintenance
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
770 Compliance validation of data: support, and corrective and evolutionary maintenance ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
775 Implementation of production chains for new data collections ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
776 Migration of "local" production chains towards corporate solutions ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[624] IT for standardisation of data and processes:
Maintenance, support and development of tools and services for standardisation of
data and processes
762 Standard data collection tool based on Excel and SDMX: support, and corrective and
evolutionary maintenance
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
771 Data Validation Service that can be shared in the European Statistical System ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
772 SDMX tools: support, and corrective and evolutionary maintenance ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
774 Based on a prototype, continue with a streamlined system for statistical production
inside Eurostat (integration and consolidation of existing systems)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
777 Participate in international activities related to standardisation such as SDMX and CSPA
(Common Statistical Production Architecture)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[625] IT governance:
IT strategy, IT governance (reaches across several units in B!)
778 IT strategy: regular update and progress reporting ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
779 Product management and product family management ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ADMIN] ADMINistrative data (ESS.VIP Business Project ADMIN):
The ADMIN project is a coordinated set of actions aiming to support Member States in
using administrative data sources without compromising output quality. It includes the
ESSnet on quality of multisource statistics.
605 Start of implementation of agreed work packages, if approved by the ESSC. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[Census] Census 2011 data - processing:
- Operationalisation of Census Hub.
- Dissemination of 2011 Census data through other channels.
758 Census HUB: support, and corrective and evolutionary maintenance and information of
Member States
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[CoE DWH] Centre of Excellence on Data Warehousing (ESSnet):
Main goal of the Centre of Excellence on DWH is to support member states
implementing the results of the ESSnet on DWH. The Centre offers (ad-hoc) support
and consultancy to ESS members on specific subjects and projects as requested.
907 Support to ESS in DWH implementation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[CoE SA] Centre of Excellence on Seasonal Adjustment (ESSnet):
Activities supporting the testing and the promotion of JDemetra+ (seasonal adjustment
software). Support, training and coaching of Seasonal Adjustment practitioners.
418 Launch and monitoring of pilot Centre of Excellence on Seasonal adjustment. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[DARA] Infrastructure for the release of confidential data for scientific purposes –
decentralised and remote access to confidential data in the ESS (ESS.VIP Business
Project DARA):
To set up a network of national safe centres in the ESS providing access to EU secure
use files; data should be accessible remotely from the safe centres to the central node.
915 Progress in development of remote access system connecting safe centres in national
statistical institutes to the central node where the data are stored
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[DWH] Statistical Data Warehousing:
Activities devoted to strengthen the ESS information infrastructure and the
development of a solution for storing, processing and redistributing shared data and
metadata across partners and processes as required by the ESS.VIPs.
Definition of a ESS strategy for more integrated ESS data & metadata management.
893 Conceptual framework for data warehousing infrastructural architecture ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[EA] Enterprise Architecture:
Coordination of cross cutting solution architectures supporting the integration of EU
statistics production processes. Design of corporate solution architecture for improving
efficiency and quality of statistical production. Development, maintenance and
promotion of standards aiming at higher integration of ESS processes. Ensure the
overall coherence. Support the ESS.VIP projects.
487 Review and assess cross cutting architecture development. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
488 Maintain architectural principles and framework for Vision implementation and
process integration.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
493 Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) competence is supporting the transition to a new
common statistical production architecture
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
494 Capacity building for describing and documenting official statistics production
processes in a modular (SOA) way, making use of reference standards.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
800 Implementation of ESS Vision 2020 ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ESBRs] European System of Interoperable Business Registers (ESS.VIP Business Project
ESBRs):
Establishment of a European system of interoperable statistical Business Registers. This
project includes also the ESSnet ESBRs.
644 Implementation of a European system of interoperable statistical registers as a
backbone for business statistics
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
645 Implementation of EuroGroups Register (EGR) data quality management integrating
profiling results
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
646 Development of e-Services ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
766 EGR (EuroGroups Register)/ESBRs (European System of Business Registers): contribute
to set-up, support and maintenance
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
833 European profiling: methodological developments and promotion of European
Statistical System activities
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ESDEN] European Statistical Data Exchange (ESS.VIP Cross-cutting infrastructure
ESDEN):
Designing and implementing regular and secure channel for sending non-confidential
and confidential data.
764 Evaluate the usage of CCN (Common Communication Network) and sTesta for
exchange of data and metadata in the European Statistical System, based on the
SIMSTAT pilot
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ESS.VIP PGM] ESS.VIP Programme management:
ESS.VIP programme governance, responsibilities, resources, administrative
mechanisms, communication, monitoring
801 Implementation of ESS Vision 2020 ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[IMS] Information Models and Standards (ESS.VIP Cross-cutting infrastructure IMS):
Develop, maintain and build capabilities for information models and related standards
for ESS data and metadata exchange and ESS.VIP projects.
495 Standards for the design and implementation of statistical services and production
processes.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
496 Analysis of needs and requirements for standard-agnostic metadata repositories and
registry.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
497 Capacity-building and training material for proposed standards. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
803 Guidelines for describing and handling macro and micro-data in the corporate
information system.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ITSEC GOV] Put in place a security governance in Eurostat and in the European
Statistical System:
Define and put in place with ESS members IT security standards in order to ensure
secure and reliable exchange of confidential information. Put in place a decision body
related to IT security related issues within the ESS. Ensure IT security governance in
Eurostat
485 Management of the WG on ESS IT security for elaborating and monitoring security
aspects of information (data, email, micro-data, documentation) exchange in the ESS.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
486 Implementation and communication about the common IT security standards for
Information Exchange. Documentation of ESS hardware and software architectures for
security purposes in order to cope with the diversity of the ESS environments.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[ITSEC PROT] Protection of information systems:
Detection of intrusion, penetration test on ESTAT IT systems, liaison with DIGIT CSIRC
for detection of vulnerabilities, reporting on security incident, monitoring, follow-up
and provision of recommendations for improving security of Information Systems.
482 Receipt and analysis of logs coming from all ESTAT IT systems with Splunk. Penetration
tests.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[METHODOLOGY] Methodological for official statistics:
(1) Provide methodological expertise to improve production processes and quality of
output. (2) Development, maintenance and promotion of methodological standards.
(3) Specification, assessment, user support and training for methodological tools. (4)
Launch and monitor methodological ESSnets (European Statistical System collaboration
networks). (5) Contribute to Eurostat and ESS VIP projects. (6) Methodological
helpdesk. (7) Monitoring of methodological framework contract.
407 Pilot and evaluation of the model for Centres of Excellence in the European Statistical
System.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
409 Internal methodological support to other Commission DGs and services ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
411 Methodological guidelines for statistical production to Commission DGs ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
413 Contribute to Vision Implementation Project (VIP) on admin data for social statistics. Neutral (or not applicable)
414 Provision of general methodological support ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
416 Launch methodological actions supporting reengineering of production processes and
quality improvement.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
417 Coordination of the Seasonal Adjustment activities in the European Statistical System
and in Eurostat
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[NAPS-S] National Accounts Production System - validation and dissemination:
Follow-up project of the VIP NAPS that will move the harmonised and consolidated
ESTAT National Accounts production system into a SOA-like architecture and
incorporate 1-2 services to be shared with the Member States
523 Eurostat National Accounts production system offering 1-2 shared services to the
Member States in an Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-like architecture
Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[SERV] Sharing SERVices (ESS.VIP Cross-cutting infrastructure SERV):
Platform for Sharing SERVices and Information System for Statistical Production. The
project includes the ESSnet “Sharing common functionalities in the ESS” that aims at
analysing and describing the needed preparations for developing and sharing, among
National Statistical Institutes and other ESS authorities, Statistical Services and
exposing these on an ESS Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
773 Prototype for a platform to share services in the European Statistical System (part of
ESS.VIP programme; SERV activity)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[SGA3] ESSnet on Standardisation (SGA 3):
Activities supporting the implementation of standardisation in the European Statistical
System (e.g. maintenance of inventory of standards, templates and guidance
documents, impact assessment, communication)
906 Support to ESS standardisation ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[SIMSTAT] SIngle Market STATistics (ESS.VIP Business Project SIMSTAT):
Micro-data exchange for Intrastat statistics. The pilot project aims at the establishment
of a system for the micro data exchange between Member States. Data include
confidential microdata on Intra-EU dispatches at enterprise level. The project should
demonstrate the technical feasibility of the SIMSTAT proposal aiming at substantial
burden reduction on respondents as well as better quality figures for Intrastat. The
project is also linked to FRIBS (Framework Regulation for Integrating Business
Statistics). Eurostat launches an ESSnet (European Statistical System collaboration
networks) on implementation of the micro-data exchange to conduct the trial tests in
2015.
677 Trial tests for the micro-data exchange implemented via ESSnet Neutral (or not applicable)
765 SIMSTAT pilot: set-up, support and maintenance ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[SMIS] Coordination of Standards, Methods and Information Systems:
Monitoring and/or coordinating the ESS and Eurostat activities related to standards,
information models, methods, reserach and information systems. Organisation of the
Director's Group on Standards, Methods and Information Technology.
892 Guidelines and support for the establishment of standards and information models ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[11.1] Integrated
production + ESS
functioning
[VALIDATION] Common data VALIDATION Policy (ESS.VIP Business Project):
Common rules and language for validation. Office wide extension of the VIP on
validation projects aiming at developing a more efficient distribution of validation tasks
within the ESS. The project includes also the ESSnet VALIDATION.
556 Common way to describe validation rules and validation processes ESTAT Reduction of MS costs
within the reference year
917 Harmonising the validation approaches in the ESSnet ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[402] Manage, improve and further develop the content of the Eurostat Dissemination
Chain and Basext (Bases de données extérieurs):
This process contains: Manage, improve and further develop the Eurostat
dissemination chain (in particular Eurobase); ensure and monitor daily updates of the
reference database Eurobase; maintain and improve the data tables for European
statistics;
Maintain, improve and further develop the data and metadata disseminated in Basext.
456 Central data production and dissemination services provided for European and other
statistics (including Basext)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[403] Manage the production, dissemination and standardisation of European
Statistical System (ESS) reference metadata:
The process contains: Manage the production, dissemination and standardisation of
ESS reference metadata (using the ESMS, the ESQRS and the EPMS); maintain and
improve the ESS Metadata Handler; manage the content of the Euro SDMX Registry;
provide reference metadata services to other DGs of the European Commission.
457 Central ESS metadata production and dissemination services provided (including SDMX
Registry services)
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[404] Support to the Eurostat/European Statistical System/other data and metadata
producer:
This process contains: support to the Eurostat domain manager with regard to central
data production and dissemination; support to Eurostat and ESS domain manager on
the harmonisation, integration, production and dissemination of metadata; provide
services to other DGs of the European Commission (related to data structure
standardisation and the reuse of the Eurostat Dissemination Chain) ;
684 Central data and metadata support services provided to other DGs of the European
Commission
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[412] Eurostat website:
The website provides a stable access to Eurostat products and services, with
enhancements for users. Evolutionary maintenance and quality assurance of the
website, including purchases of hardware and software.
465 Make of our website an attractive and easy source of information on European
statistics for citizens. Ensure high availability, performance and continuous
improvements of functionality, usability and web content
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[413] Statistics Explained:
Maintenance, further development and content management of the on-line
dissemination system "Statistics Explained".
466 Wide range of explanatory information and analysis is continuously updated and
delivered to users through an on-line dissemination system. New articles on "European
statistics" published on Statistics Explained, provided by the NSIs of the Member States
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[414] Dissemination products for mobile devices:
Development of dissemination products which enable users to obtain statistics on a
range of mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, and e-readers.
467 Innovative added-value dissemination products to take advantage of mobile devices
such as smartphones and tablets
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[415] Improve user orientation of dissemination products and services, develop
visualisation tools adapted to user needs.:
Collect and analyse information about user interaction with Eurostat dissemination
products and services
468 In depth analysis of user opinions about dissemination products and services, based on
surveys, focus groups, benchmarking and e-reputation monitoring; additional analysis
of website traffic and user support requests
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[416] Enhance reusability:
Facilitation of the re-use of Eurostat data, metadata and tools by external
organisations, including NSIs, companies and the open data community
469 Information and promotion towards users, to achieve the widest possible re-use of
statistical information produced by the European Statistical System (ESS), to
implement the common ESS policy on free access to and re-use of data
Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[417] Provide a selected number of dissemination products and services in all
languages:
Users have access to selected information in all EU languages, as well as support in all
languages
470 Selected Statistics Explained content available and updated in EU languages. Statistics
Explained glossary extended in several EU languages.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[421] Publications:
Widespread dissemination of Eurostat's value-added output through electronic and
paper publications. Production, dissemination and archiving of statistical publications,
including the implementation of the annual publications programme and the further
exploitation of the on-line dissemination system "Statistics Explained"
474 Full range of publications oriented to users' needs, all available via the website. Small
number of printed publications, included two planned flagship publications on
"Population" and "Quality of Life". Editorial services offered to the production units.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[501] European Statistical System (ESS) report:
Preparation of the annual report of the ESS
550 Publication of the annual report of the ESS Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[504] News release:
Preparation, validation and dissemination of Eurostat news releases.
553 Publication of around 200 news releases in three languages Neutral (or not applicable)
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[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[593] Setting up standard procedures for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of
the disseminated data:
Set up standard procedures for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of EU
disseminated trade data including error detection, improve and automate the
structured communication with Member States with the use of XT-Net Assist (External
Trade Network tool).
891 Improved communication with Member States with the use of XT-Net Assist ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[594] Improvement of Comext dissemination tools:
Improvement of the Easy Comext and Web and standalone Analytical Comext
interfaces to take into account users needs, ergonomy and internet browsers or
operating systems evolution.
666 Improved interface of Easy Comext ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
667 Improved interfaces of Analytical Comext ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[597] Comext Database management:
(1) Preparation, management and maintenance of three Comext Databases
(Confidential, on-line Comext, public Comext). The contents of the databases count for
several tenths of billion of data. They contain data, metadata and other information.
(2) Trade in goods: Electronic data dissemination. Data and metadata accessible on-line
and by DVD/free dissemination. Enhancements of the derivation procedures (by
Classification of Products by Activity (CPA), Standard International Trade Classification
(SITC), Broad Economic Categories (BEC), external trade by means of transport (NSTR),
combinations of them), GSP trade and improvement data linking of trade statistics with
tariffs database. (3) Comext user support: technical and statistical support for
Commission services, Member States and users in general.
670 Comext databases maintained. International trade data and metadata made available
to users through the Comext interfaces
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
671 Daily support to Comext institutional and public users, ad-hoc data extractions and
analysis in support of EU policies
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
672 Comext training courses for the Commission and national administrations ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
673 Classifications on international trade in goods made available to Member States for
compilation of national accounts and other statistics and to public users
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[611] Rationalise the purchases of external databases :
This process contains: to rationalise the purchases of external databases within the
European Commission
748 Coordination services provided with regard to the purchases of external databases for
the European Commission
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[612] Management of external users support network:
Management of contracts for all external users support centers; coordination of the
network and participation in the quality control
475 Management of contracts for all external users support centres; coordination of the
network and participation in the quality control
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[613] Promotion of Eurostat :
Production and development of different communication and promotional tools about
Eurostat.
749 Production and dissemination of communication tools (posters, postcards,
calendars,...) and participation in events and fairs to promote Eurostat
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[CoE SDC] Centre of Excellence on Statistical Disclosure Control (ESSnet):
The Framework Partnership Agreement aims at creating a Centre of Excellence on SDC
issues. The objective is to set up a group of NSIs/NSAs collaborating on statistical
confidentiality issues. The expected outcomes may include: methodological
documentation, datasets adequately prepared and protected, SDC tools etc. The
Centre of Excellence is expected to come up with solutions to concrete problems
encountered in the ESS. It aims at providing practical recommendations or technical
solutions that may be directly implemented in the NSIs.
391 Framework Partnership Agreement on Statistical Disclosure Control (FPA SDC)
available.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[ITSEC MGT] Information Security management:
Follow-up of Eurostat Information Security Policy. Use of secure emailing, access rights,
protection of information, implementation of security standards, liaise with DG HR/DS
477 Management and update of ESTAT Information Security Policy. Report on security
standards implementation. Development of security notices for the policy
implementation.
Neutral (or not applicable)
479 Monitoring and improvement of security of IT systems, screening and checking of BIA
and Security plans
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[ITSEC REC] Making confidential data available to researchers for scientific purposes:
Ensure access to confidential data for researchers either though the Eurostat Safe
Centre or through the development of a secured remote access facility.
483 Management of Eurostat Safe Centre: Usage report Neutral (or not applicable)
484 Availability of the ESTAT environment for remote access to confidential data for
researchers
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[12.1] Dissemination
and communication
[SDCMA] Statistical confidentiality and microdata access:
(1) Ensure management and coordination of statistical confidentiality issues in Eurostat
and within ESS. (2) Ensure methodological support on statistical disclosure control and
contribute to the development of tools for micro and tabular data protection. (3)
Ensure smooth provision of access to confidential data for scientific purposes. (4)
Develop infrastructure for the release of confidential data for scientific purposes.
393 Implementation of a network of safe centres in MS allowing researchers to access EU
confidential data
ESTAT Increase of MS costs in the
reference year
394 IT infrastructure for access to Eurostat confidential data from a remote location under
strict security requirements available.
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[13.1] Training and
research
[EMOS] VIP - European Master in Official Statistics (EMOS):
Implementation of EMOS in university Master programmes in collaboration with
national statistical offices
231 First round: call for applications for the EMOS label and award of the label to the
selected Master programmes
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
232 4th EMOS workshop ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
233 Organisation of the spring school ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
922 Second round: organisation of the call for applications for the EMOS label. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[13.1] Training and
research
[ESTP] European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP):
Design and implementation of the ESTP in Member States, including programme
coordination, contract management, and follow-up of courses
235 Around 30 courses organised in Member States, EFTA, and Eurostat ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[13.1] Training and
research
[RESEARCH] Research in official statistics:
(1) Support and promote research in official statistics. (2) Develop/support the
research lines related to Official Statistics in the Horizon 2020 work programmes. (3)
Support to Eurostat units and Member States in their development of ESSnet
(European Statistical System collaboration networks) projects. Development of the
annual action plans and evaluation of ESSnet results. (4) Dissemination of ESSnet and
research results. (5) Support to collaboration between researchers and official
statisticians; exchange of training activities with universities.
399 NTTS (New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics) 2015 conference: organisation,
execution and follow-up
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
401 Support to research projects on official statistics Neutral (or not applicable)
402 Annual ESSnet report and planning ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
404 Medium-to-long-term CROS portal hosting and maintenance solution implemented. ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.1] ESS governance
+ Eurostat role
[228] Support the development of the statistical system in Greece through the
provision of technical assistance in selected areas of statistics:
Support the development of the statistical system in Greece through the organisation
and management of technical assistance activities in the areas of public finance
statistics, project management and selected statistical domains
362 Quality of Greek statistical data improved ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.1] ESS governance
+ Eurostat role
[DGINS] DGINS Conference:
Organise the DGINS Conference, in collaboration with the host country
203 Annual conference with host country Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.1] ESS governance
+ Eurostat role
[ESSweb] Manage the European Statistical System (ESS) Website:
Publication of news and information about the activities of the ESS and its partners;
exchange of knowledge and best practices among members of the ESS, with the aim to
develop the ESS website as a space for the ESS community and to improve the
communication among members and the image of the ESS and European statistics.
206 Annual report, presentations to the Dissemination Working Group, weekly email to ESS
mailing list
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.1] ESS governance
+ Eurostat role
[IO-secr] Provide the secretariat for international bodies and committees:
Provide the secretariat for ESSC, ESGAB, ESAC, PG and IRWG, as well as the ESF and its
Bureau, and manage the relations with these international bodies.
208 Meetings and respective formal reports, opinions of the bodies, coordination of the EU
position in international fora
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.3] ESCB and
international
organisations
[IO-manage] Manage and coordinate Eurostat's relations with international
organisations and bodies (UN family, WTO, OECD, ISI...):
Management of relations, exchange of information, support to EU Delegations and
other Commission services, participation in meetings, establishment of specific
agreements, monitoring of the financial contribution to international organisations,
support to implementation of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics
(NSDS).
Manage and coordinate Eurostat's relations with the European System of Central
Banks and implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the ESS and ESCB.
207 Management and coordination of relations, exchange of information, support to EU
Delegations and other Commission services, participation in meetings, establishment
of specific agreements, monitoring of the annual financial contribution
Neutral (or not applicable)
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[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[230] Coordinate, design, contract, implement and follow-up cooperation programmes
for the Enlargement countries:
Coordinate, design, contract, implement and follow-up cooperation programmes for
the Enlargement countries to assist the alignment of their statistical production with
the acquis.
365 Objectives of the IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) 2012 cooperation
programme achieved and availability of data increased
ELARG Neutral (or not applicable)
366 Service Level Agreement (SLA) with DG ELARG updated when necessary; semi-annual
SLA reports and semi-annual IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) activity
reports drafted and submitted to DG Enlargement
Neutral (or not applicable)
368 IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) 2014 programme contracted ELARG Neutral (or not applicable)
369 National IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) programmes address relevant
acquis and are well coordinated with regional cooperation programmes
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[233] Assess and monitor the statistical systems in the enlargement and European
Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries:
Monitor the statistical systems in the Enlargement and ENP countries using different
assessment instruments (global assessments, peer reviews, compliance monitoring
database, Eurostat annual programming missions)
316 Statistical Management Information System/SMIS(+) (acquis compliance) reports
available for the enlargement countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
317 A yearly monitoring report on the implementation of the Adapted Global Assessments
(AGAs) and Light peer reviews (LPRs) recommendations is available
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
841 Mission reports available for the visited countries ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
842 Assessment reports from Adapted Global Assessment (AGA) and Light peer review
(LPR) are available for selected enlargement and ENP countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
843 Sector assessment reports for selected statistical domains are available for some
enlargement and ENP countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[234] Coordination of statistical cooperation:
Support and promote coordination of statistical cooperation activities for the
enlargement and ENP East countries through donor coordination and organisation of
meetings on statistical cooperation
318 Annual donor coordination survey for the enlargement, European Neighbourhood
Policy East and South and Central Asia countries implemented and results presented to
the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation
Neutral (or not applicable)
319 Working group meeting on statistical cooperation (MGSC) successfully held and key
decisions on cooperation taken
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[236] Support the EU enlargement policy:
Support the EU enlargement policy through participation in sub-committee meetings
under the Accession / European Agreements, following-up on commitments on
chapter 18 from the negotiation process, contributing to the annual EU progress
reports
354 Draft Common Position available for Serbia Neutral (or not applicable)
355 Input to the annual progress reports including the statistical annex provided to DG
NEAR
Neutral (or not applicable)
844 Negotiations on the statistics chapter with Montenegro pursued Neutral (or not applicable)
845 Input to sub-committees provided and meetings attended Neutral (or not applicable)
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[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[250] Support the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy :
Support the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy through input to
the annual progress reports, to the Association Agendas/Association
Agreements/other political agreements, to sub-committee meetings and through
promoting the importance of statistics for evidnece-based decision making for
European policies (monitoring and design)
360 Input to the annual progress reports provided to the European External Action Service
(EEAS) including the statistical annex
Neutral (or not applicable)
846 Input to the Association Agendas provided to the European External Action Service
(EEAS)
Neutral (or not applicable)
847 Provision of statistical data for policy purposes ensured ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
848 Input to sub-committee meetings provided and meetings attended Neutral (or not applicable)
849 A section on statistics included in each political agreement negotiated Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[251] Support to other Commission services in the design and implementation of
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) cooperation programmes with relevance for
statistics:
Support other Commission services in the implementation of technical assistance
programmes in the ENP region through advice on statistical issues in technical
assistance programmes of different kinds (regional or national) with a view of
obtaining statistical data in these areas
357 Advice provided on assistance programmes for the ENP countries resulting in new
statistical data
Neutral (or not applicable)
850 Well-designed assistance programmes available and implemented in the ENP
countries, such as twinning projects and others resulting in improved availability and
quality of data
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[252] Support to other Commission services in the design and implementation of
cooperation programmes with relevance for statistics in non-EU countries:
Support the design and implementation of cooperation programmes through provision
of technical advice on sttaistical matters and through input to the new Pan-African
cooperation programme for statistics
328 Technical advice to the EC, European External Action Service and EU Delegations on
statistical cooperation with Africa, Asia and Latin America provided
Neutral (or not applicable)
851 Design and contract a Pan-African Programme in the area of statistics DEVCO Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[256] Maintenance , promotion and organisation of training on cooperation tools:
Support the increased utilisation of statistical and cooperation tools by NSIs and donors
through promotion, training and user-friendly dissemination
332 Tools for statistical production (ERETES, EUROTRACE) maintained ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
333 Training, user-friendly dissemination and promotion of all Eurostat cooperation tools
implemented
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[258] Agreements (Memoranda of understanding) with third countries and regional
organisations:
Follow up of agreements with assigned countries in Asia/Central Asia (India, China,
Kazakstan, Brazil, Colombia)
336 MoU action implemented Neutral (or not applicable)
337 European Statistical System values promoted during visits and the study tour week Neutral (or not applicable)
852 Trade comparisons with China available, as requested and as feasible Neutral (or not applicable)
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[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[263] Support third country regions and their regional organisations to implement their
policies and strategies:
Support the implementation of EU polices for third country regional organisations
through capacity building measures, provision of advice andthe promotion of regional
models of working like the ESS
346 Advice on statistical aspects of external cooperation provided to the European External
Action Service and DEVCO
Neutral (or not applicable)
380 Statistical capacity of the African Union Statistics Division strengthened Neutral (or not applicable)
381 Regional cooperation promoted and facilitated, including at the example of the
European Statistical Service model of working
Neutral (or not applicable)
853 Statistical capacity building of ASEANstat supported through provision of advice Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[367] Follow-up of population and housing censuses of the Enlargement countries:
Follow-up on the dissemination of results, drawing lessons from the census round, etc.
376 International Monitoring Operation in Bosnia Herzegovina successfully concluded Neutral (or not applicable)
854 Follow-up on the developments on the population census in FYROM ensured Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[660] Information on European standards in statistics:
Collect information on legal acts, data requirements and methodology for the entire
statistical acquis
868 Statistical Requirement Compendium produced Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[661] Implementation of cooperation strategies:
Support the implementation of statistical cooperation strategies for the different
regions through the creation of panel on statistcis for the ENP East countries, the
implementation of training courses, working group meetings on ESS values and
drafting of TORs for new statistical assistance programmes
858 Panel on statistics for the European Neighbourhood Policy East countries is operational Neutral (or not applicable)
859 Meetings under the panel on statistics organised for the European Neighbourhood
Policy East countries
Neutral (or not applicable)
860 New schedule for seminars and workshops for the European Neighbourhood Policy
countries designed
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
861 Two training courses on key statistical issues held for the European Neighbourhood
Policy East countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
862 Three training courses on key statistical issues held for the European Neighbourhood
Policy South countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
863 New training programme for the European Neighbourhood Policy South countries
designed
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
864 Support to the drafting of the Terms of Reference (TORs) for the Medstat IV
programme provided to DEVCO
Neutral (or not applicable)
865 Two meetings of the post Medstat working groups held successfully ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
866 Annual meeting of the Principal National Coordinators of the European Neighbourhood
Policy South countries organised and FORUM meeting prepared
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
867 A workshop/working group meeting on quality for the European Neighbourhood Policy
South countries successfully organised and the European Statistical System quality
framework promoted
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
903 Seminars and workshops on EU statistical acquis successfully held, knowledge
transferred and more and better quality data available
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
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[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[662] Management of high level seminars and meetings to promote strategic
discussions:
Organisation and management of high level meetings and seminars for the
enlargement and ENP countries to stimulate strategic discussions, promotion of ESS
initiatives and increased availability of good quality data
869 Policy Group meeting (PGSC) organised and strategic conclusions defined for the
enlargement countries
Neutral (or not applicable)
870 High level seminars for the European Neighbourhood Policy East and Central Asia
countries successfully held with key management and cooperation issues decided
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
871 Key documents from the high level meetings and seminars available in Russian and
Arabic
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
872 Regional conference for the Budva initiative launched on a statistical topic of relevance
for the EU and the region
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
873 FORUM meeting for the European Neighbourhood Policy South countries successfully
held with key management and cooperation issues decided
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
874 Seminar on the use of administrative data sources held for the European
Neighbourhood Policy countries
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[663] Management of high level seminars and meetings to promote strategic
discussions and European Statistical System (ESS) values:
Organisation and management of seminars and high level meetings to promote the
regional cooperation model such as the ESS, to facilitate regional cooperation and to
encourage the application of ESS values such as the CoP (Code of Practice) and quality
management systems
875 High level seminar for African countries successfully held and ESS values on quality
promoted
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
876 New programme of high level seminars for third countries on ESS values and initiatives
designed
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
877 High level seminar for Latin American countries successfully held and ESS values on
quality promoted
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[664] Monitor international discussions on statistical capacity building:
Monitor, contribute to and steer international discussions in the context of the post
2015 agenda towards statistical capacity building, specifically in third countries
878 Input provided on the post Millennium Development Goal (MDG) discussions, including
feedback on capacity building programmes
Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[CPC-ENP] Processing statistics on enlargement (Candidate and Potential Candidates)
and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries:
Collection of statistical data from the enlargement and ENP countries for the purpose
of the statistical annexes to the annual progress reports and for publications of leaflets
and the pocketbook.
375 Report on the inclusion of data from candidate and pre-candidate countries into
Eurostat database.
Neutral (or not applicable)
855 Statistics on enlargement and Eastern European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP-East and
South) countries
ESTAT Neutral (or not applicable)
857 Website on cooperation issues updated Neutral (or not applicable)
[14.4] Assistance
outside EU
[HIC] Manage the cooperation with EEA/EFTA countries, Switzerland and Higher
Income Countries in the statistical domain:
Implementation of specific agreements and Memoranda of Understanding, promote
cooperation. HIC included are: Mexico, Chile, Korea, Russia, Canada, US, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, Colombia, Costa Rica and the CIS-STAT.
204 Memoranda of Understanding and specific agreements, activities related to the
implementation of roadmaps
Neutral (or not applicable)