This publication contains information on the national statistical systems of the 13 candidate countries covering legal setting and administrative capacity of official statistics, principal providers of statistical data, organisation of NSIs including the staff and financial resources, major...

The biggest ever enlargement of the European Union both in terms of scope and diversity is scheduled to take place on the 1 of May 2004 when 10 of the 13 candidate countries are expected to join the Union. This constitutes a challenge both for the current member states and for candidate...