IPA 2014 Multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programme
Grant Agreement Number: 14463.2014.003-2015.142
Project duration: 01/10/2015 – 31/08/2017
EU contribution: 90%
Within the IPA programme framework, the European Commission, in cooperation with Eurostat, has again awarded a direct grant to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia which represents a continuation of the work done so far and a confirmation that the successful cooperation will extend in the future as well. Like in the previous IPA multi-beneficiary programmes, the goal of this project is also the enhancement of the statistical system of Serbia aimed at harmonization with the European Statistical System. In addition, the purpose of the project is to help build the capacities of the SORS to programme its activities that are in connection with the integration into the European Statistical System.
Also, the purpose of this international programme of statistical cooperation is to improve the collection and quality of official statistics that are comparable in key areas at the level of the EU, as well as to maintain the achieved harmonization within the already implemented statistical assistance programmes.
The project represents a logical continuation of the projects implemented so far and it covers 14 statistical areas:
• National accounts methodology
• ESA 2010 Transmission programme; QNAAnnual crops statistics
• Government finance statisticsStructure of earnings survey
• Price statistics – PPPs
• Social protection statistics (ESSPROS)
• Income and living conditions (SILC)
• International trade in goods statistics
• Transport statistics - passenger and freight statistics
• Short-term statistics
• Labour force survey (LFS)
• Price statistics - HICP; House price index
• Annual crops statistics
• Animal production statistics
• Ad-hoc Developing Job Vacancy Statistics in statistical system of Serbia
Also, the project covers attending of the meetings at the Eurostat, trainings in the country and abroad, missions of experts for the stated statistical areas, study visits, as well as several-month long additional vocational education of the SORS employees at the Eurostat and other statistical institutions of the EU member countries.