On Friday 20 January, the European Commission presented a proposal to modernise and streamline the legal framework for European population and housing statistics, in order to speed up the publication of the data collected.
The proposal brings together annual statistics on demography, migration and the population and housing censuses, which are carried out every 10 years.
According to the EU institution’s statement, the new framework also provides for more regular publication of data, such as quarterly data on civil status and immigration, as well as biannual updates of demographic data.
With the future regulatory framework, national statistical authorities would have a stricter legal framework for the re-use of administrative data available within the Member States. They would also be empowered to share relevant data securely between the EU27, to improve statistical quality.
See the legislative proposal: https://aeur.eu/f/50b (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)