1. Ag.No. 1 Welcome & Agenda Timings
Doc.A6465/18/01 v1 (with invitations)
Ag.No. 1 Welcome & Agenda Timings
Working Group on Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg March 2018

2. 20th March 2

3. Content of this presentation
Overview of draft agenda (as sent with invitation)
Highlight agenda changes for the actual meeting
Mergers/splittings
Suppression/addition of documents
Add indicative timings (and lunchbreak, evening event)
Identify room documents 3

4. General structure of the meeting
10:00 – 17:30
Incl. 1 hr lunch break
Evening meal
Wednesday
(mainly A64)
10:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 17:00 workshop
Thursday
(mainly A65) 4

5. The REM team 2018 5

6. Changes from the original agenda
Ag.pt.
Change
20.2
Correct typing mistake: 2019 (not 2018)
6.1/6.2
Merge topics: Dissemination A64 + Improve annual report
8.2/9.2
Merge topics: A64 assessment intra-EU & extra-EU
8.3/8.4
Merge topics: FBS questionnaire + FBS progress and plans (scrap document A6465/18/08)
15.1/15.3
Merge topics: Dissemination A65 + Improve annual report 7
Suppress document A6465/18/06 (oral presentation instead)
10.4
Suppress document A6465/18/13 (oral presentation instead) 10
New document A6465/18/12: A64 Method Manuals 21
New document A6465/18/08: Workplan 6

7. Agenda - part 1 : general issues
Item
Time
END 1
Chairman’s introductory remarks and adoption of the Agenda 15
10h15
2_3
Final minutes of previous meeting (2016) and matters arising 10
10h25 4
Contextual information (political developments; staff numbers) DGHR
10h35 7

8. Agenda - part 2: Art.64 issues
Item
Time
END
5.1-3
Eurostat Intermediate Reports (Intra-EU, Extra-EU #1 and #2) 10
10h45
5.4-5
Eurostat Annual Report (A64 elements: JBLI, Intra-EU, Extra-EU, AnCat)
10h55
Coffee break 15
11h10
6.1-2
Dissemination of A64 results 25
11h35 7
Collaboration with international partners ICSC, ISRP 20
11h55
8.1
Intra-EU work (data lessons) 35
12h30
8.3-4
Family budget surveys (survey progress and planning)
13h05
Lunch break 55
14h00 8

9. Agenda - part 2: Art.64 issues, cont.
Item
Time
END
8.5
Rents (EARS planning 2018) ISRP 15
14h15
9.1/9.3
Extra-EU work (data lessons; prepare 2018) 20
14h35
9.2
A64 assessment (Intra-EU and Extra-EU)
14h55
Coffee break 10
15h05
10.1
Price statistics briefing (HICP & ECP developments) C4 35
15h40
10.2-3
Updated A64 methodology manuals (JBLI, Intra-EU, Extra-EU) 30
16h10
10.4
Out-of-area expenditure
16h30
11.1-3
Preliminary A64 estimates for Intermediate Report (JBLI, CC) 45
17h15
(21)
Any other business (workplan, dissemination)
17h25
Chairman's closing remarks from Day 1 5
17h30 9
(Evening social event 19h00)

10. MS actions on Day 1 Agenda Action 1 Adopt meeting agenda (Day 1) 2
Adopt minutes of last year's meeting (A64 part)
6.1/2
Improving A64 dissemination
8.3/4
Approve FBS timing
8.5
Confirm EARS planning + guidelines
9.3
Agree Extra-EU weights; data availability implications
8.2 / 9.2
Suggested statistics for Mid-Term Review
10.4
Opinion on out-of-area expenditure
12 (22.2)
Approve document dissemination (A64 part) 10

11. Agenda - part 3: Art.65 issues
Item
Time
END 13
Chairman’s introductory remarks (second day) 20
10h20 14
Eurostat Reports (annual; intermediate; annex2)
10h40
15.1
Dissemination of A65 results 25
11h05
15.2
Transparency consultation 5
11h10
Coffee break 15
11h25 16
Lessons from 2017 exercise (incl. assessment ) 30
11h55 17
Advancing SRQ timing
12h25 18
A65 country manuals and assessments
12h45
Lunch break 60
13h45 11

12. Agenda - part 4: other issues
Item
Time
END
19.1
Data collection (forecast Intermediate adjustment; definitive collection exercise) 45
14h30
19.2
Preliminary estimate for intermediate report 15
14h45 19
Salary benchmarking; International conference
15h00 20
Mission daily allowances 10
15h10 21
Any other business and Chairman's closing remarks (work plan, dissemination)
15h25 12

13. MS actions on Day 2 Agenda Action 13(1) Adopt meeting agenda (Day 2)
13(2)
Adopt minutes of last year's meeting (A65 part)
15.1
Approve A65 dissemination proposals
16.1
Lessons from 2017 for 2018 exercise
16.2
Suggested statistics for Mid-Term Review 17
Agree SRQ 2018 organisational arrangements 18
Confirm A65 country assessments 19
Confirm forecast of country nominal specific indicator 20
Take note of international conference 21
Methodology for 2018 update of mission expenses
22.2
Approve document dissemination (A65 part) 13

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