16 Amendments of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2011/0459(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Statistics developed, produced and disseminated under this programme should be available promptly and should contribute to the implementation of the policies of the European Union, as reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and other policies addressed in the Commission's strategic priorities for 2010-2014 (i.e. strengthened and integrated economic governance, climate change, reformed agricultural policy, growth and social cohesion, people's Europe and globalisation) and should be fostered through actions financed under this programme where the European Union can bring a clear added value. The necessity for a prompt availability of statistics is specifically crucial in relation to the indicators underpinning the EU2020 objectives, since even until now certain data on these indicators for the year 2010 are still not available.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Objective 1: provide quality statistical information to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities; in particular regarding social and environmental statistics, which are not yet on an equal footing with economic indicators as well as the production and provision of more reliable statistics on public debt, including solid data on contingent liabilities.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
– Objective 4: be a pioneer in developing reliable indicators able to answer to the challenges of the 21st century, i.e. measuring environmental sustainability, quality of life and social cohesion; promote their use as complement to classical economic indicators; and record distinctly economic activity in the third sector and the social economy.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The programme shall be implemented in accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice with a view to producing and disseminating high- quality, harmonised European statistics and ensuring the proper functioning of the European Statistical System as a whole. Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure good coordination and effective priority setting within the ESS in order to contribute to the reduction of administrative burden on statistical respondents. National authorities and the Union statistical authority shall ensure that European statistics comply with the European quality standards and serve the needs of European Union institutional users, governments, regional authorities, research institutions, civil society organisations, enterprises and the public. Moreover, Eurostat shall disclose systematically and publicly whether it has doubts concerning the accuracy of information across all types of statistics. Eurostat shall also look at ways to make its publications, particularly those online, more user-friendly to the average citizen and non-professionals especially with regard to the use of graphs. Likewise, Eurostat's website shall allow easier access to complete long-term data series and include intuitive comparative graphs in order to give more added value to citizens; adds, furthermore, that its periodic updates should provide, where possible, information on each Member State and offer year-on-year and month- on-month series and, where possible and useful, long-term data series. Furthermore, the European Statistical System shall focus on improving the production and provision of statistics on economic activity in the third sector. This can be achieved through strengthening the cooperation between the national statistical institutes and through an improved classification of the aforementioned economic activity, based on the provisions of the UN Handbook on Statistics.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The financial allocation for the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the programme and the achievement of its objectives; inespecially for measures to overcome the shortcomings in the production and provision of statistics which certain member states have revealed in the past; moreover particular,ly for studies, meetings of experts, expenses linked to the reimbursement of statistical experts, information and communication actions, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, after consulting the European Statistical System Committee, submit an intermediate progress report, specifically pointing out the progress made towards the production and provision of more reliable statistics on public debt to the European Parliament and the Council no later than June 2015.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 12 – indent 1
Annex – paragraph 12 – indent 1
– Objective 1: provide quality statistical information to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities, and covering appropriately economic activity in the third sector, such as social economy;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 1.1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex – part I – point 1.1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Provide quality statistical information, which should be available promptly, to monitor the implementation of Europe 2020 policy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Annex – part I – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Statistical input for an enhanced Stability and Growth Pact specifically aiming at the production and provision of more reliable statistics on public debt;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Annex – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Analysis of the global value chains, possibly through appropriate input/output tables, and foreign trade and business statistics, including micro-data linking. Given that the contemporary global supply chain economy is no longer appropriately captured by statistics of trade flows and imbalances, there is a need to develop a global methodology to measure the value-added in order to get a real picture on economic growth, job creation and poverty eradication.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 – point 2 a (new)
Annex – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 3 – point 2 a (new)
Reform of the calculation and allocation of financial intermediation services, incorporating a risk adjusted method that adequately reflects the expected future cost of realised risk.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 2.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4
Annex – part I – point 2.1 – paragraph 3 – point 4
Satellite accounts developed for at least two new areas (e.g. research and development, health, social accounts);
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 2.2 – paragraph 3 – point 2 a (new)
Annex – part I – point 2.2 – paragraph 3 – point 2 a (new)
the development of a headline indicator measuring global environmental pressure, inspired by the carbon or ecological footprint methodologies.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – point 8 a (new)
Annex – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – point 8 a (new)
Statistics on resource use and resource efficiency.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex – part I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Provide quality statistics on key areas of social policy where the citizen is the centre of interest, such as social cohesion, poverty, inequalities, demographic challenges (elderly people and migration in particular), the labour market, education and training, including learning mobility of young people, culture, physical activity, quality of life, safety, health, disability, consumption, free movement and the single market, mobility of young people, technological innovation and new lifestyle choices.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part I – point 3.2 – paragraph 3 – point 3 a (new)
Annex – part I – point 3.2 – paragraph 3 – point 3 a (new)
Statistics on inequalities of income, providing a comparable national headline indicator, as well as data on inequalities of access to basic goods and services;