New round of assessments in the enlargement and EECCA countries Management Group on Statistical Cooperation 14-15 April 2016, Luxembourg New round of assessments in the enlargement and EECCA countries

Background Peer reviews Global assessments Light peer reviews and global assessments in enlargement countries 2009 – 2013 Similar to PRs in EU Member States but no scoring New round: same as PRs in EU MS 2014-2015 AGAs in most EECCA countries 2008-2013 Except Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan New round: combine AGAs and PRs

Scope and coverage Peer reviews Global assessments Enlargement countries NSIs + some ONAs CoP all principles Coordination role ENP-East and Central Asia countries NSIs + some ONAs Coordination role All CoP principles +Broad statistical domains

Standardised approach The process Peer reviews Global assessments Team of 3 In-country visit 4-5 days Formal request Standardised approach SAQs Report Improvement actions Team of 4-5 Two in-country visits of 3-5 days

Improvement Actions Drawn up by the NSI (PR) or the assessment team together with the NSI (GA) Based on recommendations SMART: Specific (What, Why, Who, Where, Which) Measurable (How much/many, how to know when accomplished?) Attainable (How) Relevant Time-bound (When) Constancy of purpose: Users and possibilities change, we have to change as well. Quality work is a continuous activity

Monitoring Implementation of IAs monitored by Eurostat Start: year following the report/assessment Annual reports by Eurostat on the implementation PRs: to the PGSC GAs: to the High-Level Seminar

Concluding remarks The objective is identifying areas of improvement Extended scope Standardised approach, but no ranking

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