Activities of Sara SKYTTEDAL related to 2023/0008(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013
Amendments (16)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 862/2007
Article 9c, Para 1
Article 9c, Para 1
1. National authoritiesPublic administrations at the national, regional and local level in charge of administrative data sources relevant for the purposes of this Regulation shall allow national statistical authorities to reuse of these data in time and frequency sufficient to produce and submit statistics within the deadlines and compliant with the specific quality requirements according to this Regulation. The timely access to administrative records, as well as its operational modalities, shall be included in cooperation agreements to be established between those natregional authoritiend local administrations and the national statistical authorities.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non-discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio- economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union, while respecting the privacy of sensitive personal data in accordance with Regulation 2016/679. __________________ 23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail. The extent of the mandatory collection of such data shall be balanced against the additional administrative burden and additional costs of the Member States.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burdena reduction of the overall administrative burden by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data. __________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) A reduction of administrative burdens arising at European level is a central objective of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. The Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aims to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the forthcoming Commission proposal has the potential to reduce the administrative burden and to improve the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore be tangibly advanced, where possible through the use of administrative data and administrative records.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must be enhanced to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes in society and to provide the best possible support for policy and decision-making.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective, in particular through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services, while respecting the privacy of sensitive personal data. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) should have sustainable access to the widest possible range of data sources to produce European statistics on population and housing of high quality and in a cost-effective manner. In this regard, it is crucial that national statistical authorities get timely access and are able to use promptly the administrative data owned by public administrations at national, regional and local level, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, in a cost-efficient manner. For example, statistics on energy efficiency of buildings can be based on administrative data relating to the issuance of energy certificates of buildings under Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council31 . The national statistical institutes also need to be involved in decisions concerning the design and redevelopment of relevant administrative data sources to ensure that they can be further reused for compilation of official statistics. __________________ 31 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) To ensure the comparability of European statistics on population and housing at Union level, it is essential that common population definitions are used and implemented in a harmonised way. To implement the single harmonised population base consistently, robustly and cost-effectively while ensuring timely results, statistical methods and modelling techniques such as ‘signs of life’ and ‘rate of stay’ need to be applied, while the provisions of Article 2(d) of Regulation 763/2008 and Article 2(d) of Regulation 1260/2013 shall be kept.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 includes rules on the provision of data from the Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and on the use thereof, including on the transmission and protection of confidential data. Measures taken in accordance with this Regulation should ensure that confidential data are provided and used exclusively for strictly statistical purposes in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 of that Regulation.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends as well as technological developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. No such delegated act shall task the Member States with requirements accessible only through collection of data directly from individuals, and no such delegated act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Where the circumstances described in point (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the legal or registered place of residence;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that those acts do not impose significant and disproportionate burdens on the Member States and survey respondents. No such delegated act shall thus task the Member States with requirements accessible only through direct data collection from individuals, or tasks that fall under the scope of Regulation 2019/1700. Further, no delegated act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. Any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States in accordance with Article 14.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the technical properties of the data sets and metadata to be provided to the Commission (Eurostat). No such implementing act shall task the Member States with requirements accessible only through direct data collection from individuals, or tasks that fall under the scope of Regulation 2019/1700. Further, no implementing act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate: