Communication and dissemination

Eurostat’s communication and dissemination strategy respects a number of specific principles, such as objectivity, impartiality, statistical confidentiality and accessibility, which are laid down in Regulation N°223/2009 on European statistics and in the European Statistics Code of Practice. In particular, a general principle of our strategy is the provision of free access to the full range of our products and services via our website.

Pre-release access: All users have equal access to statistical releases at the same time. Privileged pre-release access is limited, controlled and publicised. The ‘ Protocol on impartial access to Eurostat data for users’ sets out how Eurostat fulfils its responsibilities in this respect and gives details on the conditions of pre-release access.