History

The Statistics Division for the Coal and Steel Community is established.

The European Community is founded and the forerunner of Eurostat is established.

The present name of Eurostat as the Statistical Office of the European Communities is adopted. First publication on agriculture statistics is issued.

First Community Labour Force Survey takes place.

The European System of Integrated Economic Accounts (ESA) is published and the general industrial classification of economic activities (NACE) is established.

The first domain in the Cronos databank is installed.

The European Commission adopts a document defining the first policy for statistical information.

The Statistical Programme Committee is established and the first programme (1989-1992) is adopted by the Council as an instrument for implementing statistical information policy.

Eurostat's role is extended as a result of the agreement on the establishment of the European Economic Area and the adoption of the Maastricht Treaty.

The single market extends Eurostat's activities, e.g. Intrastat is established for statistics on intra-EU trade. Eurostat starts issuing regular news releases.

The first European household panel is held, analysing income, employment, poverty, social exclusion, households, health etc.

Statistics is added for the first time to the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Statistical Law is approved by the Council.

Eurostat issues the first set of Euro indicators related to the launch of the European Monetary Union (EMU).

Start of free of charge dissemination of all statistical data, except microdata for research purposes.

Adoption of the European Statistics Code of Practice.

The European Statistical Governance Advisory Body is established to provide an independent overview of the implementation of the Code of Practice in the European Statistical System (ESS).

The European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) is established to ensure that user requirements are taken into account in developing the Statistical Programmes.

Regulation N°223/2009 on European statistics is adopted.

Commission Decision on Eurostat, defining its role and responsibilities within the European Commission.

The 'ESS Vision 2020' is adopted.

Adoption of the European Statistics Programme as part of the Single Market Programme 2021-2027.