The European Statistical System (ESS) peer review visit to Cyprus will take place from 6 to 10 March 2023. The objective of the peer review is to assess the compliance of the National Statistical System (NSS) of Cyprus with the principles of the Code of Practice for European Statistics (Code). Statistical Authorities in all other EU Member States and EFTA countries, as well as Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union) are also subject to peer reviews scheduled to take place during the period 2021 - 2023.
Peer reviews are conducted by teams of independent experts, following a common methodology. The process involves the completion of a self-assessment questionnaire by the Statistical Authorities followed by a 4-5 day visit by the experts, who then provide their final report. In addition to assessing the authorities' compliance with the Code, the peer review reports make voluntary recommendations to further improve and develop the performance of the National Statistical Systems and Eurostat. At the same time, they should encourage government authorities to support the implementation of these recommendations. Each National Statistical Authority, and Eurostat, shall then develop an action plan to implement the recommendations from the peer reviews. Both the final reports and the accompanying action plans are published on the Eurostat website.
The development, production and dissemination of official European statistics are based on strong statistical principles, which are set out in the framework governing the Regulation No 223/2009 on European Statistics and further elaborated in the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. The implementation of these principles is essential to achieve high quality in European statistics and is subject to regular monitoring, mainly through the ESS peer reviews.
This third round of ESS peer reviews is a key moment in the development of the ESS. It provides a further opportunity to demonstrate that the ESS is a principles-based system with effective monitoring mechanisms, guided by the values of European statistics.
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Code of Practice for European Statistics
Code of Practice for European Statistics
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