INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATION IN A MEETING OF WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS

Jaklina Tzvetkova-Angelova

Abstract: The main objective of the meeting was a review of the status of work in the field of environmental accounts, discussion of the priority methodological issues and recommendations to Member - States of the EU in connection with the future activity.<br><br>Among the discussed topics with highest priority were the physical energy-flows accounts, air emissions accounts, accounts for material flows in the economy, the issue of trial economy (circular economy) and issues related to the allocation of road transport data by economic activities. The focus points of these discussions were the production and distribution of data, resolving of existing methodological and technical issues and upcoming tasks in their respective fields.<br><br>During the joint discussions of the Environmental accounts working group with the working group on costs for environmental protection were discussed priorities of Eurostat and planned activities for 2016 and 2017, the current status of water and forests accounts; Eurostat funding of pilot projects for development of the accounts in 2016, improving the use of environmental accounts, implementation of SDMX standard in reporting; problems with confidential national data and other topics.<br><br>At the meeting were presented reports of the line-DGs in the European Commission on policy development in the field of environment.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

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Date published: 2016-06-07