1. Ag.no.15.1 and 15.3 Dissemination of A65 data
Doc.A6465/18/15
Ag.no.15.1 and 15.3 Dissemination of A65 data
Working Group on Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg March 2018

2. Content of this presentation
Policy reminder
CIRCABC
EUR-LEX
Dedicated section on Eurostat's website
Statistics Explained
Public data tables and metadata
Suggestions for improvement

3. Policy reminder

4. Current A65 dissemination policy
The Methodology Manual does not give any rules about the dissemination of Article 64 and 65 related documents and data
European Statistics Code of Practice requires equal treatment of all user groups
Specific procedural rules on Commission expert groups
Specific WG agreement 2017 on Annex 2 Report
Otherwise, Transparency Regulation 1049/2001 (unless exceptions apply)

5. Access to CIRCABC

6. What is CIRCABC ?
CIRCABC (Communication and Information Resource Centre for Administrations, Businesses and Citizens) is the central repository for all type of documents used by working groups within the European Institutions. Documents are organized around Interest Groups and access is given to users for specific Interest Groups documents.

7. Two CIRCABC Interest Groups
A64&A65WG (Correction Coefficients and Remuneration Indicators) – Restricted
Library folder "Documents from meeting of A64&A65WG" (accessible by working group participants and authorised observers)
A64&A65WG (Correction Coefficients and Remuneration Indicators) - Public
Library folder "Documents from meeting of A64&A65WG" (currently empty pending meeting decision)

8. Restricted dissemination of documents
Documents and powerpoint presentations for the meeting are covered by Reg.1049/2001 exception 1 (decision in progress).
They are NOT AUTHORISED FOR DISSEMINATION and only accessible from the restricted CIRCABC.
Must not be communicated to anybody outside the Working Group not directly concerned in data supply. Not even to other departments of government
ONLY authorised documents will go on public CIRCABC site

9. EUR-LEX

10. What is EUR-LEX ? http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
EU law and other public EU documents, including:
Legislation (Treaty, Regulation, Directive, Decision)
International agreements
EU case law
Preparatory acts (Commission Communications, Staff working documents, Council common positions, Parliament Resolutions, Audit opinions, etc)
Procedures
Parliamentary questions

11. A64 and A65 on EUR-LEX
Original Council Decision on the Staff Regulation and "the Method" salaries of EU officials
Subsequent Amendments of the Staff Regulations (OJ 'L' series)
Consolidated version of Staff Regulations
Communication about the annual update of the salaries since 2014 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal

12. Downloaded from EUR-LEX
A65 in Official Journal
Downloaded from EUR-LEX
Eurostat

13. Dedicated section on Eurostat's website

14. What is a dedicated section?
Page on Eurostat website which aims to provide an introduction to a statistical topic and links to further information, including methodology, data and reports
The "Civil Servants Remuneration" pages were launched in November 2015

15. Visitors to the Dedicated Section
Internal
External
2018
Jan
181
1 964
2017
Dec
305
1 979
Nov
1 024
3 309
Oct
1 354
3 446
Sep
429
1 547 ..
189
1 421

16. Where is the A64/A65 dedicated section?
Statistics A- Z
Civil servants remuneration

18. Dedicated section – explanatory text
SI text : 18

19. “SEE ALSO” column includes links, eg.:
Methodology manual
Source data
Free data tables GDP % share, HICP % change
Free data tables for Control Indicators
Statistics explained (national civil servants) 19

20. Free data tables A65

21. Extractions from the A65 free data tables
Internal
External
2018
Jan 24
331
2017 45
279

22. Database page gives direct link to A65 tables
Rules regarding treatment of confidential data
European Statistics Code of Practice requires
Uploaded after publication in Official Journal
4x sub-tables for Indices of remuneration of national civil servants:
Gross nominal, Gross real-terms
Net nominal, Net real-terms 22

23. 23

24. Sample 24

25. Changes proposed to Free Data Tables
Add missing data on EU – Total and total for the 11 sample countries about change in gross salary.
Information already public in Annex 1 and Annex 2 reports
Consider new table with data for average annual remuneration in National currency, € and PPS
Information already public in Annex 2 report 25

26. New table: Average Annual Remuneration
From Report, Annex 2: Summary information for EU28: 26

27. Statistics Explained

28. What is “Statistics Explained”?
”Statistics Explained” is a Eurostat website with articles presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics, completed by a glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the very latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users alike. 28

29. Article 65 Statistics Explained
Went live in November 2015
Due to change of Eurostat Communication policy, the Statistics Explained part on Articles 64 and 65 will now be integrated into the dedicated section 29

30. Conclusion:
Do you agree with the proposed modifications of free data tables?
Any suggestions for improving our dissemination practices?
Questions or remarks? 30

31. Thank you for your attention!