Committee for official Statistics (COS)

The Committee for Official Statistics consists of representatives of the national authorities, the Ministries, the public institutions and the observatories which establish and disseminate statistics or which hold data that has been used or can be used for statistical purposes.

  • to coordinate and follow up the statistical programs of the different national authorities, Ministries, public institutions and observatories in order to improve the efficiency and the quality, to reduce the global statistical response burden and to fulfil European and international obligations within the time frame;
  • to analyse the needs of the users for statistics and economic, social and environmental analysis;
  • to give its opinion on regulatory projects that could affect the national statistical system;
  • to give its opinion on publicly funded statistical surveys planned by private entities.

The COS comprises around 40 members and is headed by the Director of STATEC.

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