information for practice

Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service. In addition to cooperating closely with international organisations such as the UN and OECD, Eurostat works with countries outside the EU. A key tasks for Eurostat is to coordinate the improvement of statistical systems in candidate and developing countries. Special programmes have been established with countries in Central and Eastern Europe (Phare) and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (Tacis). Eurostat also works closely with national statistical offices in Mediterranean countries and in many African countries.