The European Parliament adopted by 492 votes to 109, with 35 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
The European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission's proposal as follows.
Statistics on international migration
Members considered due to the constant changing and diverse nature of current migratory flows, comprehensive and comparable gender-disaggregated statistical data on the migrant population are needed to understand the reality of the situation, identify vulnerabilities and inequalities, and provide policy makers with reliable data and information for the development of future public policies that take into account the gender dimension and are based on human rights.
Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistics on aspects such as the number of persons having their usual residence in the territory of the Member State and having acquired during the reference year a long-term residence permit, disaggregated by age and gender.
The first reference year shall be 2020.
The national and Union statistical authorities shall collect the statistics on applications for international protection based on the grounds of gender, including gender-based violence. Migration statistics should also take account of variables such as gender identity and sexual orientation to collect data on LGBTQI+ persons’ experiences and inequalities in migration and asylum processes.
Sufficient financial resources shall be allocated for the collection, analysis and dissemination of high quality national and Union statistics on migration and international protection.
Implementation
Members propose to confer implementing powers to establish rules on appropriate formats for data transmission. The Commission shall also be able to adopt delegated acts in order to update certain definitions and to supplement Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 in order to determine the groupings of data and additional disaggregations and to lay down rules on accuracy and quality standards.
Report
The Commission shall thoroughly assess the statistics compiled pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, as well as their quality and timely provision, for the purpose of submitting reports to the European Parliament and to the Council. Close consultation should be held with all actors involved in asylum data collection, including United Nations agencies and other relevant international and non-governmental organisations.