19.07.2021

The MEDSTAT IV project provides expertise and technical support to promote the harmonisation of statistics in line with EU and international standards in 6 domains: business register and business, trade and balance of payments, energy, labour market, migration and transport). It follows on the previous phase implemented over the period 2010-2013.
The specific objectives are: to contribute to the production of better quality data in the priority thematic sectors; Support to Working groups through relevant and timely expertise and activities; Harmonisation of statistical data in line with European and international standards; Raising awareness on statistics for a number of stakeholders, including a more user-friendly dissemination of statistics; Implementation of the Statistics Code of Practice (COP) for the Neighbourhood South countries.
MEDSTAT IV project is funded by the European Commission from 2016-2019 and had a budget of € 4700000. It is a regional project that targeted southern Mediterranean countries, such as Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia (cooperation with Syria is suspended).