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Statistical programmes

The ESS’s work is guided by multiannual European statistical programmes.

These programmes establish priorities concerning European official statistics and data needed to carry out EU activities. They are both regulatory programming instruments, and EU spending programmes with a budget that covers actions to implement the priorities.

Legislations

The European Statistical Programmes are implemented by individual statistical actions, decided by 

  • the European Parliament and the Council 
  • the Commission
  • or by an agreement between the National Statistical Institutes or other national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat), within their respective spheres of competence.

e.g. legislative acts adopted by the European Parliament and the Council.

Education and training

Eurostat supports initiatives to promote education and training in official statistics as part of its work to ensure the European Statistical System can rely on a highly skilled workforce.