8 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2013/0181(COD)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Reliable, thorough, accurate and useful statistical data are the basis for effective surveillance of macroeconomic imbalances. To guarantee sound and independent statistics, Member States should ensure the professional independence of national statistical authorities, consistent with the European statistics code of practice laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics3. __________________ 3 OJ L 87, 31.03.09, p. 164. OJ L 61, 31.03.09, p. 164.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It is necessary that the Commission continues to address the need for reliable statistical information that enables Union policies to better respond to economic, social and territorial realities at regional level.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A reliable procedure should be set up for the collection, compilation, monitoring and release of the data relevant for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (hereinafter referred to as “MIP relevant data”) as well as a continuous improvement of the underlying statistical information in line with the Commission’s quality management frameworks for European statistics4. The Group of Directors of Macroeconomic Statistics (DMES), established by the Commission and including in its ranks experts from the European Statistical System Committee and the European System of Central Banks, is an appropriate expert group to provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the required assistance for the application of a robust quality monitoring procedure for the MIP relevant data. __________________ 4 COM(2005)217 final and COM(2011)211 final.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Close cooperation and on-going dialogue should be established between the Commission and Member States’ statistical authorities in order to ensure the quality and accuracy of the MIP relevant data reported by Member States and the underlying statistical information. The scope of the data that will be linked to the MIP must be precisely defined.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The establishment of a legal framework for 'Commitments on Confidence in Statistics' should be encouraged. Compliance with the data confidentiality rule within the ESS (European Statistical System), as well as with the principle of subsidiarity, will help to increase trust in statistical agencies.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure thorough, accurate and high-quality data, a system for researching the socio-economic processes taking place in cross-border regions should be set up, and statistics should be drawn up for macro-regions in order to obtain a reliable, full and accurate economic picture of regional and macro-regional development in both urban and rural areas.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall indicate to the Member States, each year, the timetable of the annual Alert Mechanism Report established by Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011. Based on this timetable and on the deadlines and calendars referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall also decide on and communicate, to the Member States, a cut-off date for their transmission of all the most up-to-date MIP relevant data and decide on the entire procedure for the transmission of such data.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of doubt regarding the correct implementation of the rules governing the compilation and transmission of the MIP relevant data, the Member State concerned shall request clarification from the Commission (Eurostat). The Commission shall promptly examine the issue and communicate its clarification to the Member State concerned, to the relevant expert group on macroeconomic statistics established by the Commission, to the experts from the European Statistical System Committee and the European System of Central Banks, to all other Member States and to the public.