The Europe 2020 social inclusion target is measured through work attachment, income and material deprivation indicators using the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). However, there has been increasing interest in recent years in whether expenditure and consumption provide...

This document presents the basic definition and methodology for the PREF data collection. It covers basic definitions of funding streams and funding instruments, the thematic classifications, characterization of research funding organizations and umbrella public research organizations. It also...

The Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders (CESS) brings together European stakeholders, such as official statisticians, methodologists, private data producers/providers and data users. The conference, held biennially, gives participants an opportunity to discuss user needs and exchange...

This methodological manual of city statistics aims to provide data suppliers with the necessary information to achieve coherence and comparability of the data collected, and to support users in understanding and interpreting the meaning of the data for their own purposes. The core part of the...

This year's report focuses on the importance of good governance to maintain and increase trust in official statistics, accessing administrative and privately-held data, and the practical challenges of coordinating national statistical systems (NSSs). It further reviews how well Eurostat and...

This compilers guide is meant to serve as a practical reference document for all national statistical authorities involved in the compilation of European trade in goods statistics. It is not intended to replace or complement any national instructions regulating the provision of statistical...

Big data are part of a paradigm shift that is significantly transforming statistical agencies, processes, and data analysis. While administrative and satellite data are already well established, the statistical community is now experimenting with structured and unstructured human-sourced,...