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
REGI-AD-746870
Committee on Regional Development · Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee
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The Committee on Regional Development's opinion supports the Commission's proposal for a regulation on population and housing statistics, with amendments to improve data on hard-to-reach groups, informal housing, and regional detail.¶¶ It calls for mandatory collection of housing affordability data, revised definitions, longer deadlines for data transmission, and use of unique identifiers for administrative data sharing.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Regional Development proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal, supporting its ambition but seeking to improve data on hard-to-reach groups, informal housing, and regional detail.¶¶
Key points
- Supports the proposal's aim for coherent statistics, stressing the need for up-to-date, reliable data for cohesion policy and to address disparities.¶¶
- Calls for statistics to cover vulnerable populations, marginalised communities, informal housing, and territorial types like regions with industrial transition or natural handicaps.
- Highlights the need for uniform European statistics to reflect post-COVID, war in Ukraine, energy costs, and Green Deal requirements.
- Adds a definition of 'hard-to-reach population groups' to clarify groups needing attention under Article 12(2).¶
- Revises the definition of 'conventional dwellings' to include separate and independent premises, excluding collective households.¶
- Deletes 'other specific resources' from the definition of 'household' to avoid broad interpretation.¶
- Extends deadlines for transmitting statistics to the Commission: seven working days for quarterly/six-monthly, fourteen for annual, twenty-one for multi-annual/decennial.¶¶¶
- Allows Member States to develop innovative sources and methods if they meet quality requirements.¶
- Requires national authorities to provide administrative data to statistical offices using a unique statistical identifier or PIN where applicable.¶
- Aligns the definition of 'citizenship' with the proposed regulation COM(2023)31.¶