International co-operation in StatisticsEurostats perspective
YaltaSeptember 2009Pieter Everaers, Eurostat
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Content of presentation
1. Why statistical co-operation?
2. Dimensions to distinguish the International Co-operation
3. The role of Eurostat in international co-operation in statistics
4. Stages in the co-operation Proces
“Development Policy: the European Consensus” (COM(2005)311)
Poverty reduction MDGs Good Governance (including statistics?) Human rights Trade Sustainable Development
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1.Why international cooperation
Comparable information (globalisation, standards etc)For own EU policies (and Member States policies)
For global purposes
Promote Evidence Based Decision Making as essential element in developing democracy
and to eradict poverty
Authoritative and trusthful statistics
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2. Dimension : Regional approaches
Within the EU With Members States National Statistical Offices New Member States (Transition facility)
Outside the EU Accession countries Pre accession countries (Acquis on statistics)
Neighborhood ENP South (MEDstat) ENP East (former Tacis)
Central Asia
European Union: 27European Union: 27
EU Candidates: EU Candidates: 33
European Neighbourhood Policy: European Neighbourhood Policy: 1616
Enlarged European Enlarged European Statistical System: Statistical System: 55 countries55 countries
Western Balkans, Western Balkans, inc. Kosovo: 5inc. Kosovo: 5
Statistical Programme Committee: EU + EFTA = 31Statistical Programme Committee: EU + EFTA = 31
EEA-EEA-EFTA: 3EFTA: 3
SwissSwiss
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The important role of statistics in the EU
Calculating in a fair way contribution to and redistribution of the EC budget (130 Bilj Euro)
For example basic GDP (GNI data)
Specific treaties and policies Agriculture, structural funds etc
Monetary Union
New member states
Institutional building Help to comply with statistical legislation (acquis)
Acceding, Candidate, Western Balkan countries
Acceding: monitor commitments made in negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis;
Candidates: contribute to negotiations; support efforts to apply acquis;
Western Balkans: monitor negotiations and implementation of Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) – e.g. some acquis, trade, free movement, etc.
European Neighbourhood Policy
ENP-TACIS countries: strengthen national statistical systems, support adoption of European statistical methods; through ENP actions plans, bilateral discussions;
ENP-MED: continue supporting regional integration; harmonisation, dissemination, exchange of experience; through ENP action plans, EU co-operation policies.
European and Mediterranean countries: co-ordination of technical co-operation
Few donors in region Questionnaire Eurostat working group Economic Commission for Europe /
CIS-Stat
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Regional approach ct’d
Rest of the worldAfrica
Latin America and Caribean
Asia and the Pacific
High Income CountriesOECD countries
Non OECD countries
ACP, Asia, Latin America: co-ordination of technical co-operation
Paris21 “Light reporting” Economic Commission for Europe /
CIS-Stat Co-ordination Committee on Statistical Activities ESS “Joined-up” approach to meet needs for statistical
capacity building
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Dimension : different treaties and agreements
Founding the EU and
Accession agreements
Stabilisation and Association Pact
Barcelona Proces
Etc.
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Dimension : different direct needs
Humanitarian aid (DG Echo)
Poverty reduction Process (DG Aidco/Dev/Relex)
Trade agreements (DG Trade)
Sectoral agreements (for example Trade, Migration)
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Types of support
Direct support
Developing basic infrastructure
Regional approaches– Former MBP, new regional IPA
Direct country support– National programmes
EU Finance for Development
EU the largest donor of development aid:- 55 % of global ODA (Official Development Aid) in terms of aid volume;- The most important economic and trade partner of the developing world;
EU committed to go further:0.41 % GNI (0.51 % old Member States, 0.17 % new)0.56 % GNI for EU-25 by 20100.70 % GNI by 2015
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Cooperation in the international context
International organisations
Paris 21 Advocacy Coordinating the work of international and national
donors Coordinating demand (beneficiary countries) and
supply (donors, international organisations) PRESS report
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3. Eurostats role
Production of statistics based on compliance, support for new developments
Further development to fully reach compliance
Development infrastructure and preparation for the acquis
Support to sectoral programs
Methodological support on request
Advice on request
Eurostat’s role on technical cooperation and MDGs
Providing technical advice to DGDev, Relex and AIDCO;
Programming of aid (National Indicative
Programmes - Nips and the Regional Indicative Programmes – Rips);
Implementation of projects;
Evaluation
D1: Statistical co-operation with European and Mediterranean Countries
“Front-office” in D1, “back-office” in production units Usually manages programmes Programmes are usually specifically statistical Increasing MDG element
D2: International Statistical Co-operation
No budget Mainly provides own “back office” support Advisory role Mainly regional approach Does not “lead” projects Usually statistical elements of wider projects Eurotrace / Eretes: phase out of support
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