The European Parliament approved, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, the Council's position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
The Council's position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in the framework of the interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage.
The proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 aims to improve European statistics on asylum and migration management by providing a legal basis for statistics that are currently collected on a voluntary basis, while at the same time providing the necessary flexibility to adapt to future data needs.
In particular, the revision of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 shall ensure the production of statistics in areas where needs have been clearly expressed by stakeholders, such as asylum, returns (for which statistics shall be produced more frequently), resettlement, residence permits and migrant children.