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DRAFT OPINION (COM(2023)0031 – C90010/2023 – 2023/0008(COD))

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

LIBE-PA-749075

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Yana Toom

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The draft opinion supports the proposed regulation on European statistics on population and housing, with amendments to improve coverage of hard-to-reach groups, ensure data protection, and allow new data sources.

Committee position. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the responsible committee to take into account its amendments, which aim to strengthen data protection and coverage of vulnerable groups.

Key points

  1. The Commission should establish a list of types of privately held data sources that may be used for statistics, with safeguards for proportionality.
  2. Data sharing mechanisms should use privacy enhancing technologies for transmitting personal data, and anonymised or pseudonymised data should be preferred.
  3. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a list of other data sources and to specify information from member states.
  4. Defines 'hard-to-reach population groups' as those with real or perceived barriers to full inclusion in statistical data collection.
  5. Delegated acts on data sources must be adopted at least 12 months before use.
  6. Data sharing should be based on privacy enhancing technologies that implement EU data protection principles.
  7. Amends Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 to align the definition of citizenship with the new regulation.

Who is affected

  • National statistical institutes and other authorities producing statistics on population and housing.
  • Data holders whose privately held data may be used for statistics.
  • Hard-to-reach population groups, including minorities, homeless people, and people with disabilities.

Figures and deadlines

  • 12 months before the beginning of the use of relevant data sources for delegated acts.