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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