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European Statistical System / ESS

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Definition

The European Statistical System (ESS) is a partnership between the EU’s statistical authority, i.e. the Commission (Eurostat), and the national statistical institutes as well as other national authorities responsible for the development, production and publication of European statistics in member nations.

Note

The European Statistical System is defined at article 4th of Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11th 2009 concerning European statistics.