1. Globalisation: a challenge for official statistics in Europe
Heli Jeskanen-Sundström and
Marie Bohatá

2. Context and Plan Official statistics in Europe:
from europeanisation to globalisation
Official statistics in the age of globalisation:
current status and main challenges
the way forward from a national and a European perspective

3. From europeanisation to globalisation
We have met the europeanisation challenge
sufficient harmonisation and comparability
able to cope with the loss of the significance of internal borders
The general EU policy framework was very useful
Special arrangements in official statistics helped as well

4. From europeanisation to globalisation
The globalisation challenge is more difficult
Our global environment is legally less structured and politically less shaped
Globalisation is more spontaneous and driven by economic interests and technology
but our EU-wide co-operation and co-ordination based on a common understanding should enable us to
reach out pro-actively
promote our methods and concepts

5. Globalisation: current status
Co-operation on classifications, methods and definitions well established
Some elements for an adequate statistical description of the phenomenon are available
However, with accelerating change, it is always difficult to remain up-to-date, thus the need for a pro-active response

6. Four specific challenges
Establishing an adequate territorial delimitation
Taking into account new types of transactions and new organisational structures
Difficulties in the valuation not just of stocks, but also of flows
Consistency and comprehension of basic data

7. The way forward: national perspective
We have to bring our experience to bear and reach out
We have to be more co-operative
Support global institutions
Promote the good practices and “acquis communautaire”
Find partners among users
Network for exchange of data
Pay attention to MNE data collection and reporting
We should be more focused through a specific Globalisation Action Plan

8. The way forward: European perspective
The national perspective is already very European and even global
We should establish a firm European framework for
exchanging (individual and aggregate) data
coping with asymmetries
We should strengthen the European Approach to official statistics