1. South East Europe 2020 indicators
MGSC March 2015
Point 10.4 of the Agenda
Marius Andersen
Unit A3

2. Introduction
Throughout 2013 and 2014 Eurostat received several requests for data on the enlargement countries which specifically related to monitoring the impact of assistance programmes
The current work on indicators rose from a wish to measure the impact of the assistance as well as the performance of the beneficiaries
South-East Europe (SEE) 2020 Strategy– strategy and indicators
South East Europe 2020 Strategy Monitoring

3. SEE 2020 strategy - growth pillars
Integrated growth
Smart growth
Sustainable growth
Inclusive growth
Governance for growth

4. Monitoring framework
11 headline indicators with regional targets to measure overall objectives and the 5 growth pillars
SEE Competitiveness Outlook by OECD
Part of the aim is to comprehensively evaluate reform progress, economic development and competitiveness of the SEE economies and monitor the implementation of the SEE 2020 Strategy
17 policy dimensions cover the SEE2020 growth pillars
A substantial number of qualitative and qualitative and quantitative policy indicators
Quantitative indicators to be collected by OECD from international sources, national administrative data and statistical data

5. The headline indicators
No.
Original SEE 2020 indicator
Proposed revision by Eurostat 1
GDP per Capita Relative to the EU average (in PPS), % of EU-27 average
None proposed 2
Total Trade in Goods and Services (EUR million)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, % of GDP 3
Trade Balance (% of GDP)
Trade balance, trade in goods, % of GDP 4
Intra-regional Trade in Goods (EUR million)
Intra-regional Trade in Goods, % of GDP 5
Overall FDI Inflows (EUR million) 6
GDP per Person Employed (EUR at PPS) 7
Number of highly qualified persons in the workforce (thousands)
Tertiary educational attainment, % of population aged 8
Net Enterprise Creation (new businesses per year)
Greenhouse gas emissions, (C02 equivalent (Index 1990=100)). 9
Exports of Goods and Services per Capita (EUR)
Share of energy from renewables in gross final energy consumption (%) 10
Overall Employment Rate, % of 15+ population
Employment rate - age group 20-64, % of population aged 11
Government Effectiveness (World Bank Governance Index)

6. SEE 2020 and EU2020 indicators
Challenge: Balance EU 2020 Strategy with specific characteristics for the region
Coherence between the EU2020 and the SEE2020 indicators
Replace five of the original eleven SEE2020 headline targets with EU2020 indicators
Coherence with definitions of European Statistics, or indicators already being produced by the Member States
Availability of statistical data in the enlargement countries

7. SEE2020 and EU2020 indicators
Alignment with the EU2020 indicators contributes to creating synergies with the already existing demands for statistical data from the region
Substantial monitoring framework: Large number of indicators, over diverse statistical areas
Increased data collection for monitoring purposes
There is a risk that the monitoring of the strategy could be to extensive
Methodology and coherence

8. SEE2020 indicators – Task Force
Main objectives:
Review and revise existing regional headline targets and indicators
Review the set of qualitative and quantitative indicators
Assess monitoring framework
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), OECD, DG NEAR, Eurostat and NSIs are represented
Main outcomes of first meeting:
Validation of indicators based on national data sources including alternative indicators proposed by Eurostat
Draft monitoring guidelines to be presented