1. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Cards Regional Programme - lessons learnt and suggestions for the future
Document MGSC/2008/14
Point 3.3 Cards Regional Programme and IPA multi-beneficiary programmes
Prepared by Vesna Cvetanova
State Statistical Office

2. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stability - CARDS
Council Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000
support of the EU integration process
promotion of the regional co-operation

3. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regional CARDS 2001 and CARDS 2003
Objectives
harmonization with EU statistical requirements
publication of key data and increase confidence in official statistics
increase regional cooperation between the National Statistical Institutes

4. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regional CARDS 2001 and CARDS 2003
Good experience with
pilot projects
expert missions
Eurostat WGs meetings
secondments
regional training courses

5. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regional CARDS 2001 and CARDS 2003
Summary
flexibility of the programme
excellent expertise
possibility to be part of Eurostat working environment
still essential support for participating on WG meetings
training courses
well organized and well structured flow of information

6. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
Regional cooperation in statistics
Why regional projects?
intensify the regional cooperation
learning together and share lessons learnt
different pathsstatistical network EU standards

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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE
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