Activities of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2011/0459(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-2017
Amendments (19)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) Solid empirical data and statistics are of vital importance in order to measure the progress and evaluate the efficiency of Union's policies and programmes, especially in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) SHigh quality statistics developed, produced and disseminated under this programme are vital for evidence based decision-making 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 growth12 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.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) High quality statistics are also indispensable for helping citizens to understand the EU and to become involved in the democratic process.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The programme represents the added value of ensuring that European statistics are focused on the information needed to design, implement, monitor and evaluate Union policies. In addition, it contributes to the effective use of resources by fostering actions which provide an essential contribution to the development, production and dissemination of harmonised, comparable and reliable statistical information, on the basis of uniform standards and common quality assessment criteria, in particular "relevance", "accuracy", "timeliness", "accessibility" and "coherence".
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is for the European Statistical System to beremain the leading public provider of high-quality European statistics on Europe, for policy-makers, public administrators, entrepreneurs, citizens and other users.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The objectives referred to in this Article are specified in the Annex together with the indicators used for monitoring the implementation of the programme. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 they shall be subject to detailed annual planning that will include a priority- setting mechanism as an integral part of the process. They shall be achieved through a close and coordinated cooperation in the European Statistical System, which is the partnership between the Union statistical authority and the national statistical institutes and other national authorities. The programme should include the development of appropriate instruments to prioritise statistical activities and enhance quality and greater flexibility of the European Statistical System.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. European statistics must serve the interests of users, policy makers, administrators, researchers, the civil society organizations, enterprises and the public at large and should be easily accessible to everyone.
Amendment 35 #
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 and comparable European statistics and ensuring the proper functioning of the European Statistical System as a whole, thus respecting the principles of integrity, independence and accountability. 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, as well as to the most efficient use of the limited resources at EU and at national level. 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.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of this programmIn order to ensure reliable, comparable and cost-effective statistics, the financial envelope is hereby set at 299.4 million Euros, including 57.3 million Euros covered by the programming period 2007 to 2013 and 242.1 million Euros covered by the programming period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The financial envelope of the Programme may also be allocated in such a way so as to cover the expenses needed for improving the processes and the capacity of producing high-quality statistics, at national level, and for the training needs of national statisticians.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Objectives – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex – Objectives – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Objective 1: provide high-quality statistical information to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 2.1 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
Annex – chapter I – point 2.1 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
Harmonised housing and related statistics, available for all Member States, including the affordability and accessibility of housing.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes. Provide high-quality statistics on key areas where enterprises are the centre of interest, such as business statistics, short-term indicators, their investment in human capital and skills, international transactions, globalisation, single market monitoring, R&D and innovation, and tourism. Special attention should be paid to the availability of data in high value-added industrial or services sectors.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 8
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 8
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex – chapter I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Provide high-quality statistics on key areas of social policy where the citizen is the centre of interest, such as social cohesion, poverty, disability, 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 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 6
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 6
Provide high-quality environmental statistics to support the policy-making process of the EU.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 8
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 8
Provide high-quality energy and transport statistics to support the policies of the EU.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 9 – indent 3
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 9 – indent 3
Statistics on transport safety, passenger mobility and accessibility of different transport modes, road traffic measurement and intermodal freight transport produced and disseminated.