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Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013

Document EMPL-AM-749193 · COM(2023)0031 – C90010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD)

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Amendment 34

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) European statistics on population and housing are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.(1) European statistics on population and housing play a central role in policy-making and decision-making processes and, as such, they are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda as well as the headline targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan.

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Amendment 35

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) European statistics on population and housing are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.(1) European statistics on population and housing are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of Union policies, in particular those addressing the demographic change, the green and digital transformations, the promotion of energy efficiency, economic, social and territorial cohesion, implementing the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.

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Amendment 36

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non-discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio-economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union.(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, and for monitoring progress towards the achievement of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non-discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio-economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. In addition, Eurofound provides insightful data and information collected via surveys on people’s working and living conditions. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union.
23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.

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Amendment 37

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non-discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio-economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union.(6) In 2017, the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) endorsed the Budapest Memorandum, which stated the need for annual statistics on the size and on certain social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population and improved statistics on migration. For the observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination of its citizens in all activities and the individual citizens’ rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union23 and Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 provides a framework for data collections from samples that allow to collect data on equality and non-discrimination in so far as this is feasible on samples and to analyse some aspects of equality and discrimination by producing socio-economic indicators and information on experience of discrimination. In addition, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) carry out specific studies and dedicated surveys that can further extend the availability of equality statistics at EU level. Future cooperation and coordination between Member States, Eurostat and these agencies should be enhanced to meet growing user demands for reliable and comprehensive data on equality and diversity in the Union, while respecting the privacy of sensitive personal data in accordance with Regulation 2016/679.
23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.

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Amendment 38

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. Furthermore, as the green transition is profoundly changing the European industry and economy, the changes in the labour market will be immense, thus the need for new evidence-based policies will be required to address the pressing challenges related to environmental and social aspects. Namely, better identifying and anticipating skills needs by timely disaggregated data collection is essential to adequately address the new ‘green jobs’ and prepare the workforce, especially workers with less training opportunities and urgent needs for up- and reskilling, throughout the transition. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.

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Amendment 39

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, to tackle the economic and social crises caused by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and to fight the cost-of-living crisis, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.

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Amendment 40

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.(7) To achieve the targets of the European Green Deal, the development and evaluation of effective policies require enhanced statistics relating to the energy use and efficiency of housing, detailed geographical data on the distribution of the population as well as deeper studies of the relationship between population and housing. With the COVID-19 pandemic the need for reliable, high frequency and timely statistics on deaths in the Union was manifested. While data needs were met with a voluntary data collection from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat), the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the European Statistical System (ESS) with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail. The extent of the mandatory collection of such data shall be balanced against the additional administrative burden and additional costs of the Member States.

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Amendment 41

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7a) Attention is drawn to a bolder and more in-depth study in the context of population and housing that can also outline the cause-effect relationship and serve as the basis for the future development of various EU and sectoral policies; such a study looks, for example, at infrastructural and geographic inequalities, corresponding inequalities in participation in employment, opportunities for and inequalities in participation in education, opportunities for mobility and associated inequalities in transport infrastructure; furthermore, it is important that social catching up and the various integration programmes in this regard should accordingly be capable of responding to other changes in social policies as well.

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Amendment 42

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7a) To monitor progress in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, its Action Plan’s headline targets and the European Child Guarantee at the national level and assess the distributional impact of climate change and policies in general, the Union needs an adequate mechanism for mandatory collection of such data within the ESS with the necessary frequency, timeliness and detail.

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Amendment 43

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burden reduction by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data.(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate a reduction of the overall administrative burden by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data.
24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

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Amendment 44

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burden reduction by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data.(9) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 established a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, based on common statistical principles. That Regulation sets out the quality criteria and refers to the need to minimise the response burden on survey respondents and to contribute to the more general objective of reducing the administrative burden. A new legal framework for European statistics on population and housing should implement and build upon the quality criteria set out in that Regulation and facilitate burden reduction by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data.
24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).24 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

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Amendment 45

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a) A reduction of administrative burdens arising at European level is a central objective of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. The Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aims to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the forthcoming Commission proposal has the potential to reduce the administrative burden and to improve the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Amendment 46

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) The evolving demographic situation and recent migration trends have created demands for timelier, more frequent, and more detailed European statistics on population, vital events and housing including details of topics or groups that have become politically and societally relevant during the past decade. In addition, the existing legal framework is not flexible enough to adapt to evolving policy needs and to enable the use of new sources at national and Union level. Furthermore, the structure of the existing legal framework in the form of three separate regulations, adopted at different times, has led to intrinsic inconsistencies of the statistics. Finally, as Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 will cease to apply on 31 August 2028, a new legal basis is required for the demographic statistics collected under that Regulation. It is therefore necessary to replace the current legal framework by a new, more coherent and flexible one that should amend relevant parts of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repeal Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013.(11) The ongoing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, climate change, digital transformation, evolving demographic situation and recent migration trends have created demands for timelier, more frequent, and more detailed European statistics on population, socio-economic developments, vital events and housing including details of topics or groups that have become politically and societally relevant during the past decade. In addition, the existing legal framework is not flexible enough to adapt to evolving policy needs and to enable the use of new sources at national and Union level. Furthermore, the structure of the existing legal framework in the form of three separate regulations, adopted at different times, has led to intrinsic inconsistencies of the statistics. Finally, as Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 will cease to apply on 31 August 2028, a new legal basis is required for the demographic statistics collected under that Regulation. It is therefore necessary to replace the current legal framework by a new, more coherent and flexible one that should amend relevant parts of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repeal Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013.

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Amendment 47

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced. To this end, the Member States should provide adequate resources for their national statistical institutes.

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Amendment 48

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should therefore be tangibly advanced, where possible through the use of administrative data and administrative records.

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Amendment 49

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration (within and outside Member States, or mobilisation) phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.

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Amendment 50

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.(13) The rapidly changing nature of some population and housing characteristics, in particular in relation to demographic, socio-economic and migration phenomena, and the corresponding need for a prompt targeting and adaptation of policies means that there is a need for statistics to be available on a timely basis soon after the reference period. The periodicity and timeliness of statistics should be therefore tangibly advanced.

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Amendment 51

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13a) The housing statistics and partial data on population surveys need to reflect consistently, in the light of the defined objectives, the effects of the various social mechanisms relating to housing that can identify the depth of the gaps between populations, their cause-effect relationships, such as the inequalities that principally affect minorities living in segregated settlements, people living in poverty and other marginalised citizens and those living in isolated villages, as well as other elements which reveal geological or infrastructural inequalities and inequalities in access to education and employment, and within them the impact of inequalities relating to housing conditions.

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Amendment 52

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13 b (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13b) Targeted resources allocated on the basis of the results of statistical surveys about data use to the various policy portfolios should be directed to investments intended to compensate for geographical disadvantages, which pursue the goals of green energy and other infrastructure projects, such as those intended to develop digital upgrading, which enhance the quality of life and housing in the most disadvantaged regions and in those with multiple disadvantages, as well as providing opportunities for free movement, which have an impact on education, participation in employment and access to health services, as well as promoting programmes aimed at helping marginalised social groups to catch up and thus be able to participate in economic activity.

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Amendment 53

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must enhance to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes in society.(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must be enhanced to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes in society and to provide the best possible support for policy and decision-making.

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Amendment 54

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must enhance to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes in society.(17) The current legal framework for European statistics on population and housing needs to be updated to ensure that the presently separate statistical processes are adequately integrated in a common framework which allows the ESS to respond effectively to new information needs of the Union and encourage statistical innovations. Statistical output must enhance to remain relevant in the face of demographic, migratory, social and economic changes and challenges.

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Amendment 55

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.(19) The Union censuses could become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. While the use of such sources would improve the availability and timeliness of available data, specific cooperation agreements for data sharing between national statistical institutes or other competent national authorities and database providers should be put in place to establish needed safeguards for personal data collection to avoid any potential misuse of sensitive data, as the access to such data should in no way alter or interfere with the fundamental rights of data subjects. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.

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Amendment 56

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective, in particular through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services, while respecting the privacy of sensitive personal data. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.

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Amendment 57

Katrin Langensiepen

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of innovative methodologies and different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.

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Amendment 58

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20) Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) should have sustainable access to the widest possible range of data sources to produce European statistics on population and housing of high quality and in a cost-effective manner. In this regard, it is crucial that national statistical authorities get timely access and are able to use promptly the administrative data owned by public administrations at national, regional and local level, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. For example, statistics on energy efficiency of buildings can be based on administrative data relating to the issuance of energy certificates of buildings under Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council31 . The national statistical institutes also need to be involved in decisions concerning the design and redevelopment of relevant administrative data sources to ensure that they can be further reused for compilation of official statistics.(20) Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) should have sustainable access to the widest possible range of data sources to produce European statistics on population and housing of high quality and in a cost-effective manner. In this regard, it is crucial that national statistical authorities get timely access and are able to use promptly the administrative data owned by public administrations at national, regional and local level, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, in a cost-efficient manner. For example, statistics on energy efficiency of buildings can be based on administrative data relating to the issuance of energy certificates of buildings under Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council31 . The national statistical institutes also need to be involved in decisions concerning the design and redevelopment of relevant administrative data sources to ensure that they can be further reused for compilation of official statistics.
31 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).31 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).

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Amendment 59

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(23) Privately held data can improve the coverage, timeliness and crisis response capacities of European statistics on population and housing or to enable statistical innovation. Such data have the potential to complement existing demography and migration statistics, bring statistical innovation and even serve for production of early estimates. The national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) should have access to and use such data.(23) Privately held data can improve the coverage, timeliness and crisis response capacities of European statistics on population and housing or to enable statistical innovation. Such data have the potential to complement existing demography and migration statistics, bring statistical innovation and even serve for production of early estimates. The national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) should have access to and use such data, based on specific data-sharing protocols.

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Amendment 60

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(23a) In that respect, data sharing between privately held data providers or businesses and the national statistical institutes and the Commission (Eurostat) will be based on established specific data-sharing protocols and cooperation agreements designed by involved actors and in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, outlining the necessity for data subject to give consent to the use of their data and in accordance with the specific rules of data communication services including accessing information in end-user’s device provided in Directive 2002/58/EC.

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Amendment 61

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 24

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24) To ensure the comparability of European statistics on population and housing at Union level, it is essential that common population definitions are used and implemented in a harmonised way. To implement the single harmonised population base consistently, robustly and cost-effectively while ensuring timely results, statistical methods and modelling techniques such as ‘signs of life’ and ‘rate of stay’ need to be applied.(24) To ensure the comparability of European statistics on population and housing at Union level, it is essential that common population definitions are used and implemented in a harmonised way. To implement the single harmonised population base consistently, robustly and cost-effectively while ensuring timely results, statistical methods and modelling techniques such as ‘signs of life’ and ‘rate of stay’ need to be applied, while the provisions of Article 2(d) of Regulation 763/2008 and Article 2(d) of Regulation 1260/2013 shall be kept.

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Amendment 62

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26) European statistics on population and housing should meet the quality criteria on relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and coherence specified in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Their quality should be enhanced as far as the needs of the Union evolve. Appropriate results from the quality assessment carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) should be publicly available to statistics users. Access to these statistics should be free and easy through Commission (Eurostat) databases on its website and in its publications.(26) European statistics on population and housing should meet the quality criteria on relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and coherence specified in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Their quality should be enhanced as far as the needs of the Union evolve, and mechanisms should be established to address possible situations where the quality of data is not guaranteed. In such instances, the Commission (Eurostat) should have the right to check the methodology that is being used and organise site visits of the authorities collecting the data. Assistance and technical support should also be provided upon the request of national authorities. Appropriate results from the quality assessment carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) should be publicly available to statistics users by assuring free and easy access to these statistics through Commission (Eurostat) databases on its website and in its publications.

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Amendment 63

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 b (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26b) Adequate, timely and effective policies presuppose reliable and comparable data, disaggregated by gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, socio-economic status, geographical area, and other parameters in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. This data is relevant to better understand population and housing trends, to combat intersectional discrimination and to implement and assess Union policies, objectives and actions, such as the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Child Guarantee, the European Care Strategy, the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, all of which rely heavily on data about households and families. The collection and the use of such data must be conducted with full respect of Union and national privacy and fundamental rights standards, particularly in statistical research involving minors.

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Amendment 64

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26a) European statistics on population and housing should address the persistent lack of data regarding vulnerable groups (hard-to-reach population groups), such as persons residing in institutions (e.g. military institutions, correctional and penal institutions, dormitories of schools and universities, religious institutions, hospitals, residential care centres, institutions for persons with disabilities and orphanages), persons aged 75+, persons with disabilities, homeless people, persons with migrant background and stateless persons. In order to bridge this data divide and to prevent social and economic inequalities arising from it, the Member States should develop strategies and targeted solutions for collecting data about hard-to-reach population groups, in particular with regard to locating, contacting, persuading and interviewing such populations.

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Amendment 65

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 27

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(27) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 includes rules on the provision of data from the Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and on the use thereof, including on the transmission and protection of confidential data. Measures taken in accordance with this Regulation should ensure that confidential data are provided and used exclusively for statistical purposes in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 of that Regulation.(27) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 includes rules on the provision of data from the Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and on the use thereof, including on the transmission and protection of confidential data. Measures taken in accordance with this Regulation should ensure that confidential data are provided and used exclusively for strictly statistical purposes in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 of that Regulation.

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Amendment 66

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 29

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(29) Data sources available at national level are not always able to capture accurately phenomena related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services on demographic vital events and the exercise of persons rights to buy and own housing property used as primary, holiday and secondary accommodation across the Union. There are also asymmetries in the bilateral migration flows and difficulties to measure population groups, for instance among the migrant, homeless or stateless population. Therefore, data sharing for the purposes of compiling statistics on population and migration and ensuring their quality should be reinforced and considered as yet another data source. Such reinforced data sharing may cover a wide range of relevant data, from data that clearly do not allow for the identification of statistical units, either directly or indirectly, to data potentially subject to statistical confidentiality requirements. Member States should, in their own interest and in the interest of the other Member States, participate in data sharing activities, including in pilot projects assessing innovative secure solutions. The Commission (Eurostat) should also establish a secure infrastructure to facilitate such data sharing while ensuring all necessary safeguards.(29) Data sources available at national level are not always able to capture accurately phenomena related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services on demographic vital events and the exercise of persons rights to buy and own housing property used as primary, holiday and secondary accommodation across the Union. There are also asymmetries in the bilateral migration flows and difficulties to measure population groups, for instance among the migrant, homeless or stateless population. Therefore, data sharing for the purposes of compiling statistics on population and migration and ensuring their quality should be reinforced and considered as yet another data source. Such reinforced data sharing may cover a wide range of relevant data, from data that clearly do not allow for the identification of statistical units, either directly or indirectly, to data potentially subject to statistical confidentiality requirements. Member States should, in their own interest and in the interest of the other Member States, participate in data sharing activities, including in pilot projects assessing innovative secure solutions. The Commission (Eurostat) should also establish a secure infrastructure to facilitate such data sharing while ensuring all necessary safeguards for data protection.

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Amendment 67

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) When data sharing entails processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be preferred over direct data transmission.(30) When data sharing entails processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the data shared shall be anonymised or pseudonymised and the principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should become the new standard.
37 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).37 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

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Amendment 68

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) When data sharing entails processing of personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be preferred over direct data transmission.(30) [Does not affect English version.] [Does not affect English version.]
37 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).[Does not affect English version.]

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Amendment 69

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 32

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(32) In the longer term, the collaborative efforts in the European Statistical System to mitigate cross-border statistical quality issues, such as double counting of Union residents enjoying freedom of movement, should profit as much as possible from single digital identifiers established at Union level by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014(32) In the longer term, the collaborative efforts in the European Statistical System to mitigate cross-border statistical quality issues, such as double counting of Union residents enjoying freedom of movement, should be facilitated through the introduction of single digital identifiers established at Union level by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014

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Amendment 70

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation.(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation. Following the needs for further processing of personal data for statistical purposes, anonymised or pseudonymised data shall be used to guarantee the safeguards as adopted under Article 89 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).

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Amendment 71

Katrin Langensiepen

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation.(33) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.38 Within their respective scope of application, the latter Regulations are to apply to the processing of personal data under this Regulation. In particular, statistics should be produced by processing anonymised data. Only where statistics cannot be produced by processing anonymised data, pseudonymised data should be processed.
38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).38 Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).

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Amendment 72

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends as well as technological developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends as well as technological developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description, periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. No such delegated act shall task the Member States with requirements accessible only through collection of data directly from individuals, and no such delegated act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

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Amendment 73

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends as well as technological developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.(35) In order to take account of demographic, economic and social trends, technological developments and the need to design well-targeted policies in a timely manner, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order to amend the list, description , periodicities and reference times of detailed topics covered by European statistics on population and housing; to update the periodicities and reference times in the Annex to this Regulation and to specify the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

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Amendment 74

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(35a) The importance of European statistics as vital part of evidence-based decision-making is reflected in the EU budget 2021-2027 for ensuring financial support for the development, production and dissemination of high-quality European statistics by the Single Market Programme. Reforming the collection of data via effective cooperation between relevant national authorities, statistical institutes and data providers as well as improving data quality should become eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument. To this end, the funds shall be used for the purpose of helping the national statistical institutes and other competent national authorities to collect the needed data as requested by the Commission (Eurostat), especially in cases of providing ad hoc data collection as specified under this Regulation.

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Amendment 75

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) Where the circumstances described in point (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the legal or registered place of residence;

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Justification

As population registers do not fully capture the concept of population base, the provisions of Article 2(d) of Regulation763/2008 and Article 2(d) of Regulation1260/2013 should be reintroduced.

Amendment 76

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(8a) ‘hard-to-reach population groups’ means groups of individuals for whom a real or perceived barrier exists for full and representative inclusion in the collection of statistical data;

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Amendment 77

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(8a) ‘hard-to-reach population groups’ means groups of individuals for whom real or perceived barrier exists for full and representative inclusion in the collection of statistical data;

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Amendment 78

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12a) ‘institution’ means a collective living quarter for the purpose of long-term inhabitation and provision of services to a group of persons;

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Amendment 79

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) ‘family’ means a group of two or more persons who live in the same household and who are related through parenthood or through marital, registered or consensual union partnership;(13) ‘family’ means a group of two or more persons who live in the same household or in multiple households and who are related through parenthood or through marital, registered or consensual union partnership;

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Amendment 80

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(21) ‘variable’ means a characteristic of a statistical unit that can assume more than one set of values;(21) ‘variable’ means a characteristic of a statistical unit that can assume more than one set of values; a variable is counted as a combination of a characteristic of an observation unit with the corresponding measurement unit with geographical break down counting as one;

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Justification

It would be useful to introduce a similar provision as included in the SAIO regulation following the agreement with the Commission on how to calculate the number of variables.

Amendment 81

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless, and regardless of whether the person’s residence or stay is authorised or permitted by the relevant authorities.2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless.

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Amendment 82

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless, and regardless of whether the person’s residence or stay is authorised or permitted by the relevant authorities.2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless.

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Amendment 83

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 6 – point b

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) estimation methods such as ‘signs of life’ to correct for actual presence at the presumed place of usual residence during most of the time in the 12 months ending with the reference date, and ‘rate of stay’ to estimate the number of persons who intend or are expected to stay during most of the time in the 12 months after arrival.(b) estimation methods to correct for actual presence at the presumed place of usual residence during most of the time in the 12 months ending with the reference date, and to estimate the number of persons who intend or are expected to stay during most of the time in the 12 months after arrival.

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Amendment 84

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. Paragraphs 5 and 6(b) shall not apply to the extent that scientifically based, well-documented, and publicly available statistical estimation methods can duly justify that the difference between the legal or registered residence of the total population in the Member States in accordance with Article 9(1)(a) and the usual residence is less than 3 percentage points.

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Amendment 85

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) buildings intended for habitation, living quarters and conventional dwellings.(e) buildings intended for habitation, living quarters and conventional dwellings, including institutions.

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Amendment 86

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. European statistics on population and housing shall cover the following domains:1. European statistics on population and housing shall cover the following domains and allow for the production of disaggregated data by age, sex, disability type and migration background:

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Amendment 87

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) families and households.(c) families;

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Amendment 88

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) households.

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Amendment 89

Katrin Langensiepen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Statistics in the domains listed in paragraph 1 shall be organised into data sets following the topics and detailed topics as set out in the Annex.2. Statistics in the domains listed in paragraph 1 shall be organised into data sets following the topics and detailed topics as set out in the Annex. The topics detailed in the Annex shall be disaggregated by age and gender.

Or. en

Amendment 90

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 to amend the list of the detailed topics in the Annex. The delegated acts shall be adopted at least 12 months before the beginning of the relevant reference time.3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 to amend the list of the detailed topics in the Annex.

Or. en

Amendment 91

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 4

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that those acts do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on the Member States and survey respondents. Any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States in accordance with Article 14.4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that:
a) the delegated acts aim to achieve cost and burden neutrality or reduction and do not, in any case, impose a significant additional cost or burden on the Member States or on the respondents;
b) a maximum of two detailed topics for the domain demography statistics, one detailed topic for the domain housing statistics and one detailed topic for the domain families and households statistics listed in the Annex are replaced by another detailed topic and a maximum of one detailed topic in total for all domains is added over a period of ten consecutive years;
c) any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States in accordance with Article 14. The delegated acts shall be adopted at least 18 months before the beginning of the relevant reference time.

Or. en

Justification

The present proposal gives a very broad empowerment to the Commission without any limitations and safeguards for Member States. The empowerment should be strictly circumscribed and safeguards should be included in order to avoid an increase in response, burden and production costs.

Amendment 92

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 4

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that those acts do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on the Member States and survey respondents. Any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States in accordance with Article 14.4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that those acts do not impose significant and disproportionate burdens on the Member States and survey respondents. No such delegated act shall thus task the Member States with requirements accessible only through direct data collection from individuals, or tasks that fall under the scope of Regulation 2019/1700. Further, no delegated act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. Any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States in accordance with Article 14.

Or. en

Amendment 93

Sara Skyttedal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the technical properties of the data sets and metadata to be provided to the Commission (Eurostat). Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate:5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the technical properties of the data sets and metadata to be provided to the Commission (Eurostat). No such implementing act shall task the Member States with requirements accessible only through direct data collection from individuals, or tasks that fall under the scope of Regulation 2019/1700. Further, no implementing act shall ask the Member States to collect or survey sensitive personal data as defined by Regulation 2016/679. Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate:

Or. en

Amendment 94

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 17 by specifying the data sets and metadata to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where the collection of additional statistics is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical needs under this Regulation.2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 17 by specifying the data sets and metadata to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where the collection of additional statistics is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical needs under this Regulation, while prioritising the administrative data sources and records to be used for the collection of requested data.

Or. en

Amendment 95

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. When Member States publish statistics required by this Regulation at national level ahead of the provision deadlines established in accordance with Articles 5(5) and 7(5), they shall provide them to the Commission (Eurostat) as follows:deleted
(a) statistics of quarterly and six-monthly periodicity at the latest by up to one working day after the national publication;
(b) statistics of annual periodicity at the latest by up to three working days after the national publication;
(c) statistics of multi-annual and decennial periodicity at latest by up to seven working days after the national publication.

Or. en

Justification

Data published at the national level may be presented in totally different format and scope than data sets transferred to the Commission on the basis of this regulation. To prepare for the appropriate form based on this regulation may be quite a difficult task. Therefore, to meet deadlines covered by proposed paragraph 2 Member States may be forced to delay national publications – what would be disadvantage for the users. Such earlier data transmissions may rather be a subject of agreements at the operational (Eurostat) level, especially bearing in mind the existing examples.

Amendment 96

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within the deadlines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and be complemented by quality reporting in accordance with Article 12.The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within the deadlines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and be complemented by quality reporting in accordance with Article 12. Member States shall inform the Commission of the decision to revise certain data sets as soon as the decision is made.

Or. en

Amendment 97

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within the deadlines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and be complemented by quality reporting in accordance with Article 12.The revised data sets and metadata shall be provided within 40 working days.

Or. en

Justification

The transmission deadlines specified in paragraph 2 are too short and should be extended to limit the additional burden for National Statistical Institutes.

Amendment 98

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) shall use one or a combination of the following data sources, provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12:1. Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) shall use one or a combination of the following data sources, under the condition, that data is collected and processed in accordance with safeguards determined in applicable EU data protection laws and provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12:

Or. en

Amendment 99

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) reuse of data derived from data sharing between national statistical authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) within the European Statistical System.(d) reuse of data derived from voluntary data sharing between national statistical authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) within the European Statistical System.

Or. en

Amendment 100

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall assess and monitor the quality of their data sources, including of administrative records and other appropriate sources used.2. Member States shall assess and monitor the quality of their data sources.

Or. en

Justification

There is no need to call attention to one of the sources specifically. All data sources should be of a similar high data quality.

Amendment 101

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 4

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The statistics compiled under this Regulation shall be based on statistically sound and well-documented methods taking into account international recommendations and best practice such as ‘signs of life’, ‘rate of stay’ and other scientifically-based statistical estimation methods used for compiling usually resident population in the Member States.4. The statistics compiled under this Regulation shall be based on statistically sound and well-documented methods taking into account international recommendations and best practice such as ‘signs of life’, ‘rate of stay’ and other scientifically-based statistical estimation methods used for compiling usually resident population in the Member States provided suitable measures to safeguard the data subjects’ rights and freedoms are respected.

Or. en

Amendment 102

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. When requested for reasons of assessment of statistical quality, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the assessment results of the data sources, the documentation of methods and necessary clarifications.5. On a duly justified request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the assessment results of the data sources, the documentation of methods and necessary clarifications.

Or. en

Justification

The wording used in the IESS (regulation EU 2019/1700) file seems more appropriate.

Amendment 103

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. National authorities in charge of administrative data sources relevant for the purposes of this Regulation shall allow reuse of these data in time and frequency sufficient to produce and submit statistics within the deadlines and compliant with the specific quality requirements according to this Regulation. The timely access to administrative records, as well as its operational modalities, shall be included in cooperation agreements to be established between those national authorities and the national statistical authorities.1. National authorities in charge of administrative data sources relevant for the purposes of this Regulation shall allow reuse of these data in time and frequency sufficient to produce and submit statistics within the deadlines and compliant with the specific quality requirements according to this Regulation. The timely access to administrative records, as well as its operational modalities, shall be included in cooperation agreements to be established between those national authorities and the national statistical authorities or in relevant national legal acts defining access to relevant data sources.

Or. en

Justification

The way of coming to agreement with national data providers should be left to discretion of Member States as there exist differences in administrative setting and legal procedures. Therefore, the provision should be more flexible here.

Amendment 104

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) capture or estimate hard-to-reach population groups;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As no generally accepted sources or methodologies to comply with this provision are at hand, it seems premature to legislate on this issue.

Amendment 105

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) disaggregate data, where relevant, by age, gender, disability, socio-economic status and other characteristics, in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) establish frames that are fit for the purposes of this Regulation and of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700;deleted

Or. en

Amendment 107

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services linked to vital events and the person rights to buy cross-border, own and use housing property across the Union;(e) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to the free movement of persons in the Union, the access of persons to cross-border services linked to vital events and the person rights to buy cross-border, own and use housing property across the Union, not least via the introduction of single digital identifiers ;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(f) reduce asymmetries of migration flows;(f) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting related to asymmetries of migration flows;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point g

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(g) provide all data to the Commission (Eurostat) that are needed to ensure the completeness of published European statistics.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 110

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the practical arrangements for the quality reports and their contents. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(2).4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the practical arrangements for the quality reports and their contents. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(2) and shall not impose a significant additional burden and costs on the Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 111

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 5

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) as soon as possible of any relevant information or changes with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the statistics provided.5. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) as soon as possible of any relevant information or changes with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the statistics provided. Member States shall remedy the causes that may affect the quality of the statistics provided as soon as possible and no later than four months after the statistics have been provided.

Or. en

Amendment 112

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 6

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics.6. On a duly justified request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarification to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

Or. en

Amendment 113

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 6

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics.6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics. The Commission has the right to organise visits to Member States’ national statistical authorities in case the level of statistics quality is not met.

Or. en

Amendment 114

Milan Brglez, Gabriele Bischoff, João Albuquerque, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Elisabetta Gualmini, Agnes Jongerius, Aurore Lalucq, Marc Angel, Klára Dobrev, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Daniela Rondinelli, Ilan De Basso, Carina Ohlsson, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 6

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics.6. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics without undue delay.

Or. en

Amendment 115

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Data shall be shared between the competent national authorities of different Member States, and between these competent national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat), exclusively for the purpose of developing and producing European statistics governed by this Regulation and of improving their quality.1. Data may be shared between the competent national authorities of different Member States, and between these competent national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat), exclusively for the purpose of developing and producing European statistics governed by this Regulation and of improving their quality.

Or. en

Amendment 116

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. In the interest of secure data sharing within the ESS, all necessary safeguards with regard to the physical and logical protection of data shall be taken. The Commission (Eurostat) shall set up a secure infrastructure to facilitate data sharing referred to in paragraph 1. Competent national authorities for statistics under this Regulation may use this secure data sharing infrastructure for the purpose specified in paragraph 1.2. In the interest of secure data sharing within the ESS, all necessary safeguards with regard to the physical, technical and logical protection of data shall be taken. The Commission (Eurostat) shall set up a secure infrastructure to facilitate data sharing referred to in paragraph 1. Competent national authorities for statistics under this Regulation shall use this secure data sharing infrastructure for the purpose specified in paragraph 1.

Or. en

Amendment 117

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) based preferably on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement the principles of Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725, with particular regard to purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality;(b) based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement the principles of Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725, with particular regard to purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b a) provided that the condition for ensuring the necessary protection of personal data, namely anonymisation or pseudonymisation, is met;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 5

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Where the pilot studies under paragraph 4 of this Article identify effective and secure data sharing solutions for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down technical specifications for the data sharing and measures for the confidentiality and security of information. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(2).deleted

Or. en

Amendment 120

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States may participate in those studies but shall, together with the Commission (Eurostat), ensure the representativeness of those studies at Union level.2. Member States may participate in those studies but shall, together with the Commission (Eurostat), ensure the representativeness of those studies at Union level so that the diversity of national situations is well reflected.

Or. en

Amendment 121

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Financial contribution may be provided from the general budget of the Union to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:1. Financial contribution shall be provided from the general budget of the Union to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:
(aa) the development and/or implementation, and the improvement of timeliness, of data collection, data collection methods, sampling frames and data processing for statistics under this Regulation, for the first four years of the data collection for each domain covered by this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Financial contribution may be provided from the general budget of the Union to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:1. Financial contribution should be provided from the general budget of the Union under the objectives of the Single Market Programme to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:

Or. en

Amendment 123

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Improving the quality of statistics and developing methodologies meeting the requirements of this Regulation can be eligible to benefit from the Technical Support Instrument or any other technical support and assistance from the Commission, which can also be provided via the exchange of best practices across Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 124

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 2

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(3), 6(6) and 7(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Publications Office: please insert exact date of entry into force of the Regulation].2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(3), 6(6) and 7(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Publications Office: please insert exact date of entry into force of the Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Or. en

Amendment 125

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making and keep the European Parliament informed about its delegated act’s preparatory work.

Or. en

Amendment 126

Irena Joveva, Sylvie Brunet, Anna Júlia Donáth, Max Orville

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of two years.1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of three years.

Or. en

Amendment 127

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of two years.1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of three years.

Or. en

Amendment 128

Beata Szydło, Elżbieta Rafalska, Anna Zalewska

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment: Text proposed by the Commission and Amendment
Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Where a derogation as referred to in paragraph 1 remains justified by sufficient evidence at the end of the period for which it was granted, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, grant a subsequent derogation for a maximum period of two years. The relevant Member State shall submit a request setting out the reasons and detailed grounds in support of such an extension to the Commission not later than six months before the end of the period of validity of the derogation granted pursuant to paragraph 1.

Or. en

Amendment 129

Katrin Langensiepen

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – table 1

Table from the text: Text proposed by the Commission
Text proposed by the Commission
DemographyPopulation stocksThe person's basic characteristics6M30.6.YY and 31.12.YY
A31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
The person's socio-economic characteristicsA31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
FertilityBirthsQMonth
AYear
Legally induced abortions1AYear
MortalityDeathsQMonth, Week
AYear
Infant deathsAYear
Late foetal deathsAYear
PartnershipsMarriages and registered partnershipsAYear
Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnershipAYear
Divorces and terminated registered partnershipsAYear
MigrationImmigrantsQMonth
AYear
EmigrantsAYear
Internal migrationAYear
Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the UnionPersons who acquired citizenshipAYear
Persons who lost / gave up citizenshipAYear
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.
Amendment
DemographyPopulation stocksThe person's basic characteristicsA31.12.YY
A31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
The person's socio-economic characteristicsA31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
FertilityBirthsAYear
AYear
Legally induced abortions1AYear
MortalityDeathsAYear
AYear
Infant deathsAYear
Late foetal deathsAYear
PartnershipsMarriages and registered partnershipsAYear
Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnershipAYear
Divorces and terminated registered partnershipsAYear
MigrationImmigrants
AYear
EmigrantsAYear
Internal migrationAYear
Persons detained in centres2AYear
Persons deported3AYear
Persons returned or refusals of entry4AYear
Places of arrest5AYear
Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the UnionPersons who acquired citizenshipAYear
Persons who lost / gave up citizenshipAYear
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.
2 Disaggregated by country of origin
3 idem
4 idem
5 idem

Or. en

Amendment 130

Irena Joveva

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – table 1

Table from the text: Text proposed by the Commission
Text proposed by the Commission
DemographyPopulation stocksThe person's basic characteristics6M30.6.YY and 31.12.YY
A31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
The person's socio-economic characteristicsA31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
FertilityBirthsQMonth
AYear
Legally induced abortions1AYear
MortalityDeathsQMonth, Week
AYear
Infant deathsAYear
Late foetal deathsAYear
PartnershipsMarriages and registered partnershipsAYear
Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnershipAYear
Divorces and terminated registered partnershipsAYear
MigrationImmigrantsQMonth
AYear
EmigrantsAYear
Internal migrationAYear
Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the UnionPersons who acquired citizenshipAYear
Persons who lost / gave up citizenshipAYear
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.
Amendment
DemographyPopulation stocksThe person's basic characteristics, including information related to age, sex, types of disability and migration backgroundA31.12.YY
A31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
The person's socio-economic characteristicsA31.12.YY
MA31.12.YY
D31.12.YY
FertilityBirthsAYear
AYear
Legally induced abortions1AYear
MortalityDeathsAYear
AYear
Infant deathsAYear
Late foetal deathsAYear
PartnershipsMarriages and registered partnershipsAYear
Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnershipAYear
Divorces and terminated registered partnershipsAYear
MigrationImmigrantsQMonth
AYear
EmigrantsAYear
Internal migrationAYear
Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the UnionPersons who acquired citizenshipAYear
Persons who lost / gave up citizenshipAYear
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.

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Amendment 131

Lívia Járóka

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – table 1 (new)

Table from the text: Text proposed by the Commission
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Domaintopics and detailed topics
Demographysex
age
Employment statusstudentgrade
employed
unemployed
retired
contractor
Geographical location / settlement characteristicscounty town / canton town
capital
city
small town
village
hamlet
Settlement characteristicscentre
agglomeration
garden city
edge of a settlement
segregated settlement
housing estate
Regional characteristicsalluvial location
isolated village
marshy soil
sandy/loess soil
clay soil
Public utilities coveragestreet lighting
guttering
asphalt road network
rubbish collection
mobile internet network coverage
Health service coverage for a given settlementfamily medicine practice for adults
paediatrician
district nurse
family support service
eldercare
seniors’ residence
social service – social worker
dentist service for adults
children’s dentist
outpatient clinic
hospital
Educational opportunities/coveragecrèche
nursery school
primary school
secondary vocational institute
post-secondary educational institute
language school
local library
music school
Cultural institutionslocal museum
theatre
child and youth centre
cultural institute
cinema
Local medianewspaper
radio
TV

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European Parliament (2023). “AMENDMENTS 34 - 131 - Draft report Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013”. Text, 13 June 2023. docId EMPL-AM-749193. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-AM-749193 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/EMPL-AM-749193 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-empl-am-749193,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{AMENDMENTS 34 - 131 - Draft report Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013}},
  year = {2023},
  date = {2023-06-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-AM-749193}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-AM-749193},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. docId EMPL-AM-749193. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}