ESSPROS Manual The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics - 2011 edition - Products Manuals and Guidelines

The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s by Eurostat jointly with representative of the Member States of the European Union in response to the need for a specific instrument of statistical observation of social protection in the EU Member States. The ESSPROS Manual – 2011 edition is the reference document in the four Commission Regulations implementing the EP and Council ESSPROS regulation (No 458/2007). It contains all detailed definitions and classifications.