1. LAMAS Working Group 19-21 June 2017
Agenda Item 1 INTRODUCTION
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2. IESS Framework Regulation
Is under the responsibility of the co-legislators (Council/EP)
EP:
Discussed by Employment and Social Affairs Committee
In January/February/April/May 2017
Parliament is gradually reaching political compromises on the amendments proposed by the EMPL committee
A vote is tentatively foreseen on 21 June at the Committee level
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3. IESS Framework Regulation
Council:
Discussed 7 times by Council Working Party on statistics under SK/MT Presidencies (September/November 2016; January/March/April/May/June 2017)
No compromise agreed yet
Discussion on: scope (TUS), burden (number of variables), flexibility but also elements specific to LFS such as timeliness, MUR, input harmonisation
No new discussion planned before September 2017
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4. IESS IM: work of the 3 TFs + MUR training
Met on 24/25 April 2017
Will not meet anymore (written consultation)
TF2:
Met on 27/28 April 2017
Will continue its work till end 2019
Next meetings: 12/13 October 2017 (Paris) and 2 meetings in 2018
New co-chair: Cornelia Moser (AT)
TF3:
Met on 7/8 February 2017
Next meeting(s) still to be decided: October 17 and/or March 18
+ MUR:
Training on the Dutch estimation method in Heerlen (May 17)
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