REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013

10.10.2023 - (COM(2023)0031 – C9‑0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD)) - ***I

Committee for Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: Irena Joveva
Rapporteur for the opinion of the associated committee pursuant to Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure: Yana Toom, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Amendments

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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013

(COM(2023)0031 – C9‑0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0031),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9‑0010/2023),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Regional Development,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A9-0284/2023),

Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

 

Amendment  1

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda.

Amendment  2

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 the progress of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Union needs reliable and comparable statistics. Migration and international protection statistics are essential for establishing an overview of migratory flows within the Union and for ensuring that Member States apply Union law properly. 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 data and information collected via surveys on living and working 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, while respecting the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725.
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23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.	23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.

Amendment  3

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, and to fight the cost-of-living crisis, the development and evaluation of effective policies should be based on 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 mandatory collection of data should be balanced against the additional administrative burden and the additional costs to the Member States. Taking this into account, it should be possible to grant derogations from the requirements on the timing of data collection.

Amendment  4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(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.

Amendment  5

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 reduce the administrative burden by embracing effective and efficient reuse of available data sources including administrative data.
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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).

Amendment  6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(9a) A reduction of the administrative burden arising at Union level is a central objective of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. The Commission communication of 16 March 2023 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 related Commission proposal has the potential to reduce the administrative burden and to improve the competitiveness of all undertakings in the Union, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

Amendment  7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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) Russia’s ongoing 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.

Amendment  8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, where possible through the use of administrative data and administrative records. To that end, the Member States should provide adequate resources for their national statistical institutes.

Amendment  9

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 as well as to address other challenges and to support policy and decision-making.

Amendment  10

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services on the basis of the conclusion of protocols between the national statistical institutes of the Member States and providers of data from private databases. They should respect the privacy of personal data by establishing the necessary safeguards for personal data collection to avoid any potential misuse and guarantee fundamental rights. They should also be used to re-establish the demographic baseline and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources.

Amendment  11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 . Data sources should also contain data related to hard-to-reach population groups, such as homeless people and people living in informal settings. 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.
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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).

Amendment  12

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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. In order to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms of data holders, the Commission should establish a list of the types of privately held data sources that may be used for the production of statistics.

Amendment  13

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(23a) In that respect, data sharing between privately held data providers or businesses and the national statistical institutes and the Commission (Eurostat) should be based on data-sharing protocols and cooperation agreements to be concluded by the stakeholders concerned and in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725, as well as Directive 2002/58/EC.

Amendment  14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 in which 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 to organise site visits at 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.

Amendment  15

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(26a) European statistics on population and housing should address the persistent lack of data regarding hard-to-reach population groups, such as persons residing in institutions (e.g., military institutions, correctional and penal institutions, school and university dormitories, religious institutions, hospitals, residential care centres, including for persons with disabilities and orphans), persons aged over 75 years, persons with disabilities, homeless people, persons with a migrant background and stateless persons. In order to bridge that 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.

Amendment  16

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(26b) Adequate, timely and effective policies presuppose reliable and comparable data, disaggregated by gender, age and disability, socio-economic status, geographical area, where relevant nationality, 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 use of such data should be conducted with full respect of Union and national privacy and fundamental rights standards, particularly with regard to statistical research involving minors.

Amendment  17

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 29

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 discrepancies 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.

Amendment  18

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 principles of lawfulness, fairness and transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, only data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be used for the transmission of personal data.
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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).

Amendment  19

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 32

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, for example, the introduction of single digital identifiers established at Union level by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014

Amendment  20

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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. Anonymised or pseudonymised data should be used for the processing, sharing and archiving of personal data for statistical purposes in order to guarantee the safeguards as adopted under Article 89 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Preference should be given to processing anonymised data when producing and sharing statistics within the scope of this Regulation unless a serious impediment exists, in which case pseudonymised data should be processed.
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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).

Amendment  21

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 34

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(34) European statistics on population and housing should evolve to take into account emerging data needs stemming from changing policy priorities, as well as changes in the demographic, migratory, social or economic situation in the Union. The Commission (Eurostat) should undertake pilot studies assessing the feasibility of the adaptations concerned as appropriate and should take into account aspects such as costs and administrative burdens on Member States and the availability of appropriate data sources.	(34) European statistics on population and housing should evolve to take into account emerging data needs stemming from changing policy priorities, as well as changes in the demographic, migratory, social or economic situation in the Union. The Commission (Eurostat) should undertake pilot studies assessing the feasibility of the adaptations concerned as appropriate and should take into account aspects such as costs and administrative burdens on Member States and the availability of appropriate data sources. When preparing those studies, the Commission should ensure the representativeness of the studies at Union level, in particular with regard to regional differences.

Amendment  22

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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.
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39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.	39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

Amendment  23

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(35a) The importance of European statistics as vital part of evidence-based decision-making is reflected in the Union Multiannual Financial Framework 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 (TSI), established by Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. To that 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 with regard to providing ad hoc data collection pursuant to this Regulation.
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	1a Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).

Amendment  24

 

Proposal for a regulation

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(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;

Amendment  25

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(10) ‘conventional dwelling’ means a premise at a fixed location that is designed for permanent human habitation but that is not intended for institutional or collective housing;	(10) ‘conventional dwellings’ means dwellings that are structurally separate, namely surrounded by walls and covered by a roof or ceiling in such a way that one or more persons can reside there independent of others, and independent, namely with direct access from a street or stairway, passage, corridor or land, , that are in a fixed location,  that are designed for permanent human habitation, and that, at the reference date, are being used for residential purposes or unoccupied, or which are used as a secondary or seasonal dwelling;;

Amendment  26

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(12) ‘household’ means a group of two or more persons who share living quarters or other specific resources; or an individual person who does not form part of any other household;	(12) ‘household’ means a group of two or more persons who share living quarters or financial resources, or an individual person who does not form part of any other household;

Amendment  27

 

Proposal for a regulation

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

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

Amendment  28

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 at least for part of the time in the same household and who are related through parenthood or through marital, registered or consensual union partnership;

Amendment  29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e

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

Amendment  30

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

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

Amendment  31

 

Proposal for a regulation

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ca) households.

Amendment  32

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 set out in the demography domain, as well as in other relevant domains, in the Annex shall be disaggregated, in accordance with national law and practice on data collection and disclosure, by age, gender and disability and where relevant other characteristics in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.

Amendment  33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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.

Amendment  34

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 any decision to revise particular data sets without undue delay.

Amendment  35

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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, provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12 and that the data is collected and processed in accordance with the applicable Union law on data protection, respecting data subjects’ fundamental rights:

Amendment  36

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 in accordance with the applicable Union law on data protection.

Amendment  37

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 reasoned 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.

Amendment  38

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, for example by introducing single digital identifiers;

Amendment  39

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) reduce asymmetries of migration flows;	(f) avoid possible risks of undercounting or double counting and ensure better comparability of migration flows;

Amendment  40

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	Any major adaptation provided for by such implementing acts may be the subject of a financial and technical support pursuant to Article 15 or a derogation pursuant to Article 19(1a).

Amendment  41

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 and shall take action to resolve the issue without undue delay.

Amendment  42

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 reasoned request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarifications to evaluate the quality of the statistics without undue delay.

Amendment  43

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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.

Amendment  44

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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;

Amendment  45

 

Proposal for a regulation

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ba) without prejudice to the rules on personal data protection pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725;

Amendment  46

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(d) reducing asymmetries of migration flows;	(d) avoiding possible risks of undercounting or double counting and ensuring better comparability of migration flows;

Amendment  47

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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. The Commission (Eurostat) shall ensure the representativeness at Union level, reflecting national diversities.

Amendment  48

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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. Upon the request of a Member State, 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:

Amendment  49

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) the development and implementation of new or enhanced data sources, methodologies, data sharing, statistical units, topics, detailed topics, variables and their breakdowns;	(a) infrastructure and training necessary for the development and implementation of new or enhanced data sources, methodologies, data sharing, statistical units, topics, detailed topics, variables and their breakdowns;

Amendment  50

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	1a. Member States may apply for support from the TSI to improve the quality of statistics and developing methodologies meeting the requirements of this Regulation. Assistance from the Commission may also be provided for the coordination of exchange of best practices across Member States.

Amendment  51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 shall keep the European Parliament informed about the preparatory work relating to its delegated act.

Amendment  52

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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 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 that Member State, for a maximum duration of seven years.

Amendment  53

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	1a. Where delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation require major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 12(4), second subparagraph, derogations to that Member State, for a maximum duration of three years.

Amendment  54

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 862/2007

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d

Present text	Amendment
	(3a) in Article 2(1), point (d) is replaced by the following:
(d)  ‘citizenship’ means the particular legal bond between an individual and his or her State, acquired by birth or naturalisation, whether by declaration, choice, marriage or other means according to national legislation;	“(d) ‘citizenship’ means citizenship as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2023 of the European Parliament and of the Council.+
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	+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document PE-CONS (2023/0008(COD)) and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Regulation in the footnote.”

Amendment  55

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – Table 1

Text proposed by the Commission
Demography	Population stocks	The person's basic characteristics	6M	30.6.YY and 31.12.YY
			A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		The person's socio-economic characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Fertility	Births	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Legally induced abortions1	A	Year
	Mortality	Deaths	Q	Month, Week
			A	Year
		Infant deaths	A	Year
		Late foetal deaths	A	Year
	Partnerships	Marriages and registered partnerships	A	Year
		Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnership	A	Year
		Divorces and terminated registered partnerships	A	Year
	Migration	Immigrants	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Emigrants	A	Year
		Internal migration	A	Year
	Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the Union	Persons who acquired citizenship	A	Year
		Persons who lost / gave up citizenship	A	Year
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.
Amendment
Demography	Population stocks	The person's basic characteristics	6M	30.6.YY and 31.12.YY
			A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		The person's socio-economic characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Fertility	Births	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Legally induced abortions1	A	Year
	Mortality	Deaths	Q	Month, Week
			A	Year
		Infant deaths	A	Year
		Late foetal deaths	A	Year
	Partnerships	Marriages and registered partnerships	A	Year
		Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnership	A	Year
		Divorces and terminated registered partnerships	A	Year
	Migration	Immigrants	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Emigrants	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Internal migration	A	Year
	Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the Union	Persons who acquired citizenship	A	Year
		Persons who lost / gave up citizenship	A	Year
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.

MINORITY POSITION

pursuant to Rule 55(4) of the Rules of Procedure

Sandra Pereira

 

 

We understand that the structures, specific features and levels of development of national statistical systems vary between Member States. Harmonisation of the concept of population base relating to periods of residence and signs of life, which this position maintains, could accordingly have a disproportionately adverse impact on certain Member States, especially those using administrative sources. Moreover, it is the responsibility of the Member States to decide how their statistical data and population records are kept and this should continue to be the case.

 

In view of the undeniable need to increase technical and human resources at the national statistical institutes of some Member States, such as Portugal, we also believe that the reporting interval set in this Regulation would put a disproportionate burden on institutions, some of which would not be in a position to carry through on those reporting obligations.

 

We believe that the final text did not include adequate safeguards regarding data privacy and protection, particularly because the text includes digital traces in its definition of signs of life and allows for the use of the Internet of Things.

 

 

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (31.5.2023)

for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and No 1260/2013

(COM(2023)0031 – C9‑0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD))

Rapporteur for opinion: Younous Omarjee(Simplified procedure – Rule 52(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure)

 

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

The Committee on Regional Development (hereinafter the REGI committee) decided to draft an opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013. On the basis of Article 338 in its opinion, the REGI committee supports the ambition of the Commission’s proposal for the coherence of national statistics on population and housing. Statistics are a key tool for the construction of the Union’s public policies and in particular for the Structural Funds. In order to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Union must have up-to-date, reliable and harmonised statistics.

 

The report focuses on hard-to-reach populations and takes better account of geographical realities that have an impact on the construction of cohesion policy. The REGI committee gives great importance to the collection of statistical data on vulnerable populations and marginalised communities as well as on informal housing within the Union. In accordance with Article 175 and on the basis of Articles 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Commission is to submit to the European Parliament a detailed report on regional and local data taking into account the different territorial types such as regions with an industrial transition and regions with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density, islands, cross-border, mountainous and outermost regions. Co-legislators must have a relevant level of statistical detail in order to meet the objectives of cohesion policy to reduce disparities. Furthermore, in the context of the post-COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising energy costs for households, as well as the new requirements of the European Green Deal, statistics need to find a uniform framework at European level to clearly reflect these new changes in populations and housing. In addition, there is a need for up-to-date and harmonised data on housing in order to best assess the energy capacity and various costs that may affect the population.

 

Finally, the European Parliament intends to work closely with the European Commission, Eurostat, the Member States and the national statistics institutions to include new provisions on statistics with a view to legislating on the future of cohesion policy.

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Regional Development calls on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take the following into account:

Amendment  1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 (including people in informal housing) 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. The spiralling cost of living brought by high inflation and energy prices has reaffirmed the need for accurate and comparable data on housing affordability in order to monitor the situation and adequately inform policy makers. 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.

Amendment  2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(10) The evaluation of existing statistics25 on the population and housing censuses in the Union, statistics on international migration flows, migrant stocks and acquisitions of citizenship and demography statistics has shown that the current legal framework comprising Regulations (EC) No 862/200726 , (EC) No 763/200827 and (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council has led to significant overall improvements of statistics compared to the 2005 situation without the current legal framework in force. That framework, however, has potential for a lack of coherence and comparability, which should be addressed.	(10) The evaluation of existing statistics25 on the population and housing censuses in the Union, statistics on international migration flows, migrant stocks and acquisitions of citizenship and demography statistics has shown that the current legal framework comprising Regulations (EC) No 862/200726 , (EC) No 763/200827 and (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council has led to significant overall improvements of statistics compared to the 2005 situation without the current legal framework in force. That framework, however, does not capture adequately the scale of informal housing and has potential for a lack of coherence and comparability, which should be addressed.
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25 SWD(2023)13.	25 SWD(2023)13.
26 Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 23).	26 Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 23).
27 Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 14).	27 Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 14).

Amendment  3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity, confidentiality and impartiality 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.
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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).

Amendment  4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 34

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(34) European statistics on population and housing should evolve to take into account emerging data needs stemming from changing policy priorities, as well as changes in the demographic, migratory, social or economic situation in the Union. The Commission (Eurostat) should undertake pilot studies assessing the feasibility of the adaptations concerned as appropriate and should take into account aspects such as costs and administrative burdens on Member States and the availability of appropriate data sources.	(34) European statistics on population and housing should evolve to take into account emerging data needs stemming from changing policy priorities, as well as changes in the demographic, migratory, social or economic situation in the Union. The Commission (Eurostat) should undertake pilot studies assessing the feasibility of the adaptations concerned as appropriate and should take into account aspects such as costs and administrative burdens on Member States and the availability of appropriate data sources. When preparing these studies, the Commission should ensure the representativeness of the studies at Union level, in particular with regard to regional differences.

Amendment  5

Proposal for a regulation

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(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;

Justification

A definition for hard-to-reach groups is necessary to clarify the groups that Member States have to pay attention to under Art. 12(2).

Amendment  6

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(10) ‘conventional dwelling’ means a premise at a fixed location that is designed for permanent human habitation but that is not intended for institutional or collective housing;	(10) ‘conventional dwellings’ are structurally separate and independent premises in fixed locations that are designed for permanent human habitation and which at the reference date are (a) being used as a residence or (b) unoccupied or (c) used as a secondary or seasonal dwelling. ‘separate’ means surrounded by walls and covered by a roof or ceiling in such a way that one or more persons can reside there independent of others. ‘independent’ means with direct access from a street or stairway, passage, corridor or land.

Justification

We suggest that the definition which has to date been used in censuses be retained, as it is clearer. Besides this, the definition proposed would exclude collective households living in conventional dwellings from numbering among such conventional dwellings.

Amendment  7

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(12) ‘household’ means a group of two or more persons who share living quarters or other specific resources; or an individual person who does not form part of any other household;	(12) ‘household’ means a group of two or more persons who share living quarters or an individual person who does not form part of any other household;

Justification

We suggest that the words ‘other specific resources’ be deleted from the definition. This concept is far too broad and could be interpreted in a variety of ways.

Amendment  8

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) statistics of quarterly and six-monthly periodicity at the latest by up to one working day after the national publication;	(a) statistics of quarterly and six-monthly periodicity at the latest by up to seven working days after the national publication;

Amendment  9

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) statistics of annual periodicity at the latest by up to three working days after the national publication;	(b) statistics of annual periodicity at the latest by up to fourteen working days after the national publication;

Amendment  10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) statistics of multi-annual and decennial periodicity at latest by up to seven working days after the national publication.	(c) statistics of multi-annual and decennial periodicity at latest by up to twenty-one working days after the national publication.

Amendment  11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Member States shall continuously develop innovative sources and methods and use them to improve statistics compiled under this Regulation provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12.	3. If need be, Member States shall continuously develop innovative sources and methods and use them to improve statistics compiled under this Regulation provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12.

Amendment  12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
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. National authorities holding administrative data sources shall provide the data to the national statistical offices on the basis of a unique statistical identifier or a personal identification number (PIN), where applicable;

Amendment  13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(3a) in Article 2(1), point (d) is replaced by the following:
	‘citizenship’ means citizenship as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation EU No XXXX/2023 [insert reference to COM (2023)31/ 2023/0008 (COD)]

Justification

This amendment will ensure legal consistency.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission
Demography	Population stocks	The person's basic characteristics	6M	30.6.YY and 31.12.YY
			A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		The person's socio-economic characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Fertility	Births	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Legally induced abortions1	A	Year
	Mortality	Deaths	Q	Month, Week
			A	Year
		Infant deaths	A	Year
		Late foetal deaths	A	Year
	Partnerships	Marriages and registered partnerships	A	Year
		Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnership	A	Year
		Divorces and terminated registered partnerships	A	Year
	Migration	Immigrants	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Emigrants	A	Year
		Internal migration	A	Year
	Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the Union	Persons who acquired citizenship	A	Year
		Persons who lost / gave up citizenship	A	Year
Housing	Living quarters	Living quarters characteristics	D	31.12.YY
	Conventional dwellings	Basic building characteristics	MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		Energy related building characteristics	MA (A from 2031 onwards)	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Occupied conventional dwellings	Characteristics of occupied conventional dwellings	D	31.12.YY
		Usage of occupied conventional dwellings	D	31.12.YY
Families and households	Families	Family characteristics	D	31.12.YY
	Households	Household characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
		The person’s household situation	A	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
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1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.
Amendment
Demography	Population stocks	The person's basic characteristics	6M	30.06.YY and 31.12.YY
			A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		The person's socio-economic characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Fertility	Births	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Legally induced abortions1	A	Year
	Mortality	Deaths	Q	Month, Week
			A	Year
		Infant deaths	A	Year
		Late foetal deaths	A	Year
	Partnerships	Marriages and registered partnerships	A	Year
		Characteristics of persons entering a marriage or registered partnership	A	Year
		Divorces and terminated registered partnerships	A	Year
	Migration	Immigrants	Q	Month
			A	Year
		Emigrants	A	Year
		Internal migration	A	Year
	Acquisition and loss of citizenship of EU MS and the Union	Persons who acquired citizenship	A	Year
		Persons who lost / gave up citizenship	A	Year
Housing	Living quarters	Living quarters characteristics	D	31.12.YY
	Conventional dwellings	Basic building characteristics	MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		Energy related building characteristics	MA (A from 2031 onwards)	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
		Affordability related building characteristics	MA	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
	Occupied conventional dwellings	Characteristics of occupied conventional dwellings	D	31.12.YY
		Usage of occupied conventional dwellings	D	31.12.YY
Families and households	Families	Family characteristics	D	31.12.YY
	Households	Household characteristics	A	31.12.YY
			MA	31.12.YY
		The person’s household situation	A	31.12.YY
			D	31.12.YY
_______________________________________
1 To be provided on a voluntary basis.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title	Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013
References	COM(2023)0031 – C9-0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD)
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	EMPL 26.1.2023
Opinion by  Date announced in plenary	REGI 26.1.2023
Rapporteur for the opinion  Date appointed	Younous Omarjee 27.2.2023
Simplified procedure - date of decision	29.3.2023
Date adopted	25.5.2023

 

 

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS (19.7.2023)

for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013

(COM(2023)0031 – C9‑0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD))

Rapporteur for opinion: Yana Toom

(*) Associated committee – Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure

 

 

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

Statistics play an important role in the European lawmaking process. Statistics are often the inspiration for new laws by bringing to light problems or helping us identify areas that need regulatory action. Our evidence-based approach to legislating then turns to data for evaluating the appropriate solutions or for reviewing the effectiveness of legislation. All of this work is reliant on the accuracy of the numbers used. That is why we have to make sure that the statistics we collect are correct and comparable across the EU. For this purpose, the rapporteur supports the establishment of a framework that brings together the relevant provisions for the preparation and sharing of statistics on population and housing.

Very often, it is the missing pieces of information that also have the most profound impact. With statistics on population and housing, we know that we have difficulties collecting data about those that are in vulnerable situations, such as minorities, homeless people or people with disabilities. While a new framework for harmonised European statistics is welcome, we must strive to improve coverage of hard-to-reach groups in the collection of statistics. The framework that we set in place now needs to not only allow for the collection of data for vulnerable groups but also needs to set a high level of ambition for collecting data on those that have traditionally been left out by statistics.

The Commission proposes to use new data sources as a response to growing trends in the past year of switching from direct population enumerating to fully register-based censuses. Just as the methods used for collecting data have evolved over time, we should expect that new techniques will appear in the future. The rapporteur welcomes that the framework for European statistics enables novel approaches to preparing statistics and encourages experimentation with new techniques. At the same time, the production of statistics, especially stemming from novel methods or sources, involves the use of personal data. It is of utmost importance that the rights of individuals are protected and that the collection of statistics operates in full respect of the established EU data protection legislation.

 

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

Amendment  1

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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. Migration and international protection statistics are essential to establishing an overview of migratory flows within the EU and to ensuring that Member States apply EU legislation correctly, in compliance with the legislation in force. 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 in order to ensure the rights of individuals residing in the EU and fight inequalities and all forms of discrimination.
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23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.	23 OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 389.

Amendment  2

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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. 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 . Data sources should also contain data related to hard-to-reach population groups, such as homeless people and people living in informal settings. 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.
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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).

Amendment  3

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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. In order to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms of data holders, the Commission should establish a list of the types of privately held data sources that may be used for the production of statistics, including, where necessary, any additional safeguards needed to ensure the proportionality of using the relevant type of data.

Amendment  4

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 29

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 discrepancies 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.

Amendment  5

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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 principles of purpose limitation, data minimisation, storage limitation and integrity and confidentiality should be fully applied. In particular, only data sharing mechanisms based on privacy enhancing technologies that are specifically designed to implement these principles should be used for the transmission of personal data.
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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).

Amendment  6

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(30 a) The processing of any data under this regulation has to be in full compliance with the safeguards relating to processing for statistical purposes under Article 89 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) and Article 13 of the EUDPR.

Amendment  7

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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, the use of anonymised data for the production of statistics is to be preferred. Only where statistics cannot be produced by processing anonymised data, pseudonymised data should be processed.
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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).

Amendment  8

 

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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; to establish a list of types of other data sources that may be used for the production of statistics 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.
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39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.	39 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

Amendment  9

 

Proposal for a regulation

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

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(8 a) ‘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;

Amendment  10

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	5 a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 17 by establishing a list of types of data sources for the purpose of paragraph 1, point (c) of this Article. The delegated acts shall be adopted at least 12 months before the beginning of the use of the relevant data sources. Such delegated acts shall not 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 acts shall ask the Member States to collect or survey special categories of personal data as defined by Article 9 of Regulation 2016/679.

Amendment  11

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(f) reduce asymmetries of migration flows;	(f) avoid possible risks of double counting and ensure better comparability of migration flows;

Amendment  12

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(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;

Amendment  13

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(d) reducing asymmetries of migration flows;	(d) avoiding possible risks of double counting and ensuring better comparability of migration flows;

Amendment  14

 

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 862/2007

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(3 a) In Article 2(1), point (d) is replaced by the following: “‘citizenship’ means citizenship as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2023 of the European Parliament and of the Council.+
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	+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document PE-CONS (2023/0008(COD)) and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Regulation in the footnote.”

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title	Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013
References	COM(2023)0031 – C9-0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD)
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	EMPL 26.1.2023
Opinion by  Date announced in plenary	LIBE 26.1.2023
Associated committees - date announced in plenary	20.4.2023
Rapporteur for the opinion  Date appointed	Yana Toom 13.4.2023
Date adopted	18.7.2023
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	41 3 5
Members present for the final vote	Magdalena Adamowicz, Abir Al-Sahlani, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Malik Azmani, Katarina Barley, Pietro Bartolo, Theresa Bielowski, Vladimír Bilčík, Vasile Blaga, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Saskia Bricmont, Patricia Chagnon, Clare Daly, Lena Düpont, Nicolaus Fest, Maria Grapini, Sylvie Guillaume, Evin Incir, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Patryk Jaki, Assita Kanko, Fabienne Keller, Moritz Körner, Alice Kuhnke, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Lukas Mandl, Erik Marquardt, Nadine Morano, Emil Radev, Paulo Rangel, Isabel Santos, Birgit Sippel, Tineke Strik, Ramona Strugariu, Annalisa Tardino, Yana Toom, Elena Yoncheva, Javier Zarzalejos
Substitutes present for the final vote	Damian Boeselager, Matjaž Nemec, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Kostas Papadakis, Cristian Terheş, Miguel Urbán Crespo
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote	Andrus Ansip, Robert Biedroń, Eric Minardi, Jan Olbrycht, Christian Sagartz

 

 

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

41	+
PPE	Magdalena Adamowicz, Vladimír Bilčík, Vasile Blaga, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Lena Düpont, Lukas Mandl, Nadine Morano, Jan Olbrycht, Emil Radev, Paulo Rangel, Christian Sagartz, Javier Zarzalejos
Renew	Abir Al-Sahlani, Andrus Ansip, Malik Azmani, Sophia in 't Veld, Fabienne Keller, Moritz Körner, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Ramona Strugariu, Yana Toom
S&D	Katarina Barley, Pietro Bartolo, Robert Biedroń, Theresa Bielowski, Maria Grapini, Sylvie Guillaume, Evin Incir, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Matjaž Nemec, Isabel Santos, Birgit Sippel, Elena Yoncheva
The Left	Konstantinos Arvanitis, Clare Daly, Miguel Urbán Crespo
Verts/ALE	Damian Boeselager, Saskia Bricmont, Alice Kuhnke, Erik Marquardt, Tineke Strik

 

3	-
ID	Patricia Chagnon, Nicolaus Fest, Eric Minardi

 

5	0
ECR	Patryk Jaki, Assita Kanko, Cristian Terheş
ID	Annalisa Tardino
NI	Kostas Papadakis

 

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention

 

 

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013
References	COM(2023)0031 – C9-0010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament	20.1.2023
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	EMPL 26.1.2023
Committees asked for opinions  Date announced in plenary	BUDG 26.1.2023	REGI 26.1.2023	LIBE 26.1.2023	FEMM 26.1.2023
Not delivering opinions  Date of decision	BUDG 31.1.2023	FEMM 28.9.2023
Associated committees  Date announced in plenary	LIBE 20.4.2023
Rapporteurs  Date appointed	Irena Joveva 3.3.2023
Discussed in committee	8.6.2023
Date adopted	2.10.2023
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	36 4 6
Members present for the final vote	João Albuquerque, Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, Dominique Bilde, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Milan Brglez, David Casa, Ilan De Basso, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Klára Dobrev, Jarosław Duda, Loucas Fourlas, Cindy Franssen, Helmut Geuking, Alicia Homs Ginel, Agnes Jongerius, Irena Joveva, Radan Kanev, Ádám Kósa, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Katrin Langensiepen, Elena Lizzi, Jörg Meuthen, Max Orville, Sandra Pereira, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Dragoş Pîslaru, Dennis Radtke, Elżbieta Rafalska, Daniela Rondinelli, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Mounir Satouri, Monica Semedo, Beata Szydło, Eugen Tomac, Romana Tomc, Marianne Vind, Maria Walsh
Substitutes present for the final vote	Abir Al-Sahlani, Rosa D’Amato, Carina Ohlsson, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote	Predrag Fred Matić, Matjaž Nemec, João Pimenta Lopes, Michaela Šojdrová
Date tabled	10.10.2023

 

 

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

36	+
PPE	David Casa, Jarosław Duda, Loucas Fourlas, Cindy Franssen, Helmut Geuking, Radan Kanev, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Dennis Radtke, Michaela Šojdrová, Eugen Tomac, Romana Tomc, Maria Walsh
Renew	Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, Abir Al-Sahlani, Irena Joveva, Max Orville, Dragoş Pîslaru, Monica Semedo, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
S&D	João Albuquerque, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Milan Brglez, Ilan De Basso, Klára Dobrev, Alicia Homs Ginel, Agnes Jongerius, Predrag Fred Matić, Matjaž Nemec, Carina Ohlsson, Daniela Rondinelli, Marianne Vind
Verts/ALE	Rosa D'Amato, Katrin Langensiepen, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Mounir Satouri

 

4	-
ECR	Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
ID	Dominique Bilde
The Left	Sandra Pereira, João Pimenta Lopes

 

6	0
ECR	Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Elżbieta Rafalska, Beata Szydło
ID	Elena Lizzi
NI	Ádám Kósa, Jörg Meuthen

 

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention