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ELIGIBLE ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(2)(f) ON EUROPEAN STATISTICS The implementation of Union policies requires high-quality, comparable and reliable statistical information about the economic, social, territorial and environmental situation in the Union. Additionally, European statistics enable European citizens to understand and to participate in the democratic process and debate about the present state and future of the Union.

Together with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, and especially with reference to the professional independence of statistical institutes and the other statistical principles laid down in Article 2 of that Regulation, the Programme is intended to provide the overall framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics for 2021-2027. European statistics are to be developed, produced and disseminated under that framework and in accordance with the principles of the European statistics Code of Practice. That framework should respect the quality criteria referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 through close and coordinated cooperation within the European Statistical System (ESS). European statistics developed, produced and disseminated under this framework, will contribute to the implementation of the Union’s policies as set out in the TFEU and further reflected in the Commission’s strategic priorities.

Through the Programme, the ESS will aim to maintain and improve its level of excellence in the statistical field. Likewise, the annual work programmes will aim to achieve the best possible output, taking into account the available resources at the regional, national and the Union level. Continuous research and innovation are considered as key drivers in modernising European statistics and in improving the quality of European statistics. Therefore investment through the multiannual work programme should concentrate on the development of new methods and methodologies as well as exploring new data sources for producing statistics. In implementing the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(f), the following actions shall be carried out: Economic and Monetary Union, globalisation and trade (1) providing high-quality statistics underpinning the Excessive Deficit Procedure, and, where feasible, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Technical support instrument, and underpinning the Union’s annual cycle of economic monitoring and guidance;

(2) providing and where necessary, enhancing the Principal European Economic Indicators;

(3) providing statistics and methodological guidance on the statistical treatment of the investment and budgetary instruments in supporting economic convergence, financial stability and job creation;

(4) providing statistics for own resource purposes and remunerations and pensions of Union staff;

(5) better measuring of trade in goods and services, foreign direct investment, global value chains and the impact of globalisation on the Union economies. Internal market, innovation and digital transformation (1) providing high quality and reliable statistics for the internal market and key areas of innovation and research;

(2) providing more and timelier statistics on collaborative economy and the impact of digitalisation on Union businesses and citizens;

(3) providing statistics to support the European defence policy, subject to feasibility studies and duly taking into account the sensitivity of statistical data. Social dimension of Europe

(1) providing high quality, timely and reliable statistics to support the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Union Skills Policy, including statistics on the labour market, employment, education and training, income, living conditions, poverty, inequality, social protection, gender based violence, undeclared work, and satellite accounts on skills; Where the development of new statistics is necessary, the data availability and the feasibility of producing statistics on satellite accounts on skills and on undeclared work need to be further examined within the ESS;

(2) providing statistics related to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;

(3) enriching statistics on migration in particular on the situation and integration of migrants and the education needs and qualification levels of asylum seekers;

(4) developing modernised post-2021 Population and Housing Census programmes and population statistics;

(5) providing and regularly updating projections and breakdown on the Union population. Sustainable development, natural resources and environment (1) monitoring the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

(2) providing high-quality statistics underpinning the European Green Deal including further developing statistics in support of the Energy Strategy, the circular economy, climate-related statistics and the plastics strategy; Where the development of new statistics and indicators for the topics mentioned in the indent above is necessary, the data availability and the feasibility for producing statistics and indicators shall be further examined within the ESS;

(3) providing key environmental statistics and indicators, including on waste, water, biodiversity, forests, land use and land cover, as well as environmental economic accounts;

(4) providing freight and passengers’ transport statistics to support the policies of the Union;

(5) developing further indicators to monitor intermodality and modal shift towards more environmentally friendly transport modes;

(6) providing timely and relevant data for the needs of the Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries policy and policies related to the environment, food security and animal welfare. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

(1) providing timely and comprehensive statistical indicators on regions, including the Union outermost regions, cities and rural areas, to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of territorial development policies and to evaluate the territorial impacts of sectoral policies;

(2) increasingly using geospatial data and systematically integrating and mainstreaming geospatial information management into statistical production;

(3) examining within the ESS the feasibility of providing and then supporting the development of:

(a) indicators on anti-money laundering;

(b) indicators on the fight against financing of terrorism;

(c) police and security statistics. Better communication of European statistics and its values by promoting it as a trustworthy source in tackling disinformation (1) systematically promoting European statistics as a trustworthy source of evidence and facilitating fact checkers, researchers and public authorities in their use of European statistics in tackling disinformation;

(2) enhancing the existent dialogue with producers and with users of European statistics in order to improve and promote the use of European statistics by setting and implementing actions to increase statistical literacy for the benefit of the Union citizens, including entrepreneurs;

(3) making it easier for users to access and understand statistics, including by providing attractive and interactive visualisations, more tailored services like on-demand data, and self-service analytics;

(4) further developing and monitoring the quality assurance framework for European statistics, including through peer reviews of the Members States’ compliance with the European statistics Code of Practice;

(5) providing access to micro-data for research purposes in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 while safeguarding the highest standards in the protection of data and statistical confidentiality. Reaping the benefits of data revolution and moving to trusted smart statistics (1) stepping-up the exploitation of new digital data sources in a multisource environment to produce new smart statistics in near real-time with trusted algorithms that are fit for purpose;

(2) developing novel approaches to use privately held data through the adoption of privacy-preserving computation and secure multiparty computation methods;

(3) promoting cutting-edge research and innovation in official statistics, including by making use of collaborative networks and providing European Statistical Training Programmes. Expanded partnerships and statistical cooperation (1) strengthening the ESS partnership and cooperation with the European System of Central Banks;

(2) fostering partnerships with public and private data holders and the technology sector to facilitate access to data for statistical purposes, the integration of data from multiple sources and the use of latest technologies;

(3) enhancing cooperation with research and academia, in particular as regards the use of new data sources, data analytics and the promotion of statistical literacy;

(4) continuing the cooperation with international organisations and third countries for the benefit of global official statistics.