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National Statistical Council (NSC) represents the highest forum promoting and developing official statistical activity at national level, providing by its structure, the involvement of authorized representatives of main categories of suppliers, producers and users of official statistical data and information in the statistical process.
National Statistical Council (NSC) was established based on the stipulations of Law 226/2009 on official statistics organisation and functioning in Romania, with further amendments. It assures the objective, transparent and scientific nature of methodologies, indicators, nomenclatures and classifications used in the statistical activity.
| National Statistical Council tasks |
- debates and formulates recommendations regarding the development and improvement of statistical information system, in order to increase the degree of meeting the data users’ requirements;
- debates, formulates recommendations and endorses the draft strategy and national statistical programmes;
- debates and formulates recommendations regarding the plans for elaborating the methodologies, the systems of indicators, nomenclatures and classifications used in the National Statistical System;
- debates and formulates recommendations on all plans for the organisation and development of national importance statistical surveys, elaborated within the National Statistical System;
- debates and formulates recommendations on the improvement of tools and mechanisms aimed for implementing the principles of the National Statistical System functioning;
- debates, formulates recommendations and endorses the draft normative documents regarding the National Statistical System;
- points out and debates the dysfunctionalities within the National Statistical System and formulates recommendations for their prevention and correction.
| National Statistical Council membership |
The members of the National Statistical Council are appointed by Prime Minister Decision, the National Bank Governor Decision, respectively by Order of the President of Romania. The members who are representatives of the Romanian Parliament are appointed by the Decision of the two Chambers of the Parliament plenum. They are appointed for a 2 years period, at the proposal of the NSC bodies and institutions.
The President of the National Institute of Statistics is member by right.
A president, assisted by three vice presidents chosen through open vote with simple majority from its members, chairs the National Statistical Council.
The following persons have been appointed as NSC members for the 2021-2023 period:
| Prof. Tudorel Andrei, PhD, NIS President (permanent member) | CV | |
| Prof. Marian Preda, PhD, University of Bucharest, NSC Chairman | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Prof. univ. dr. Marian-Gabriel Hâncean, PhD, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Political Science, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Dumitru Pîrvu, Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics Unit, National Bank of Romania, NSC Vice Chairman | Mandate 2024 | CV |
| Nicolae Cristian Stănică, President of the National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis, NSC Vice Chairman President of the National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis, NSC Vice Chairman | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Steluța Enache, economic manager – Blocul Național Sindical | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Acad. Emilian Dobrescu, Romanian Academy | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Acad. Aurel Iancu, Romanian Academy | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Prof. Marian Dârdală, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics, Academy of Economic Studies | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Prof. Emilia Țițan, PhD, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics, Academy of Economic Studies | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Alina Ioana Burlă, General Manager, Ministry of Public Finances | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Mona Mihaela Dumitru, General secretary, Ministry of Development, Public Work and Administration, Conselor Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Eduard Corjescu, General secretary, Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Viorel Morărescu, Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Bogdan Cristescu, Secretary of state, Ministry of Education | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Daniel Traian Pele, National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Luca Lucian, deputy director, Institute of Agricultural Economics | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| George Georgescu, PhD, Deputy General Manager, National Institute of Economic Research | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Dan Gheorghe Băjan, president of FSCM | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Paul Mirică, president of CONPIROM | Mandate 2023-2025 | CV |
| Dragoș Pufulete, Project Manager, National Council of Romanian Private Small and Medium Enterprises | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Elena Borcea, Manager, Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Florentina Stan, Head of Human Resources, Romanian Television Corporation | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Cristina Gabriela Țintescu, Deputy Financial Director, Romanian National News Agency AGERPRES | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Prof. Valentina Vasile, PhD, Vice President, General Association of Romanian Economists | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Prof. Constantin Anghelache, PhD, Vice President, Romanian Society of Statistics | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Constantin Mitache, General Manager, National Union of Romanian Municipalities | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Diana Raluca Lupescu, Presidential Administration | Mandate 2023 | CV |
| Doina Ruxandra-Nohaiu, Presidential Administration | Mandate 2023 | CV |
According to the Order of the NIS President, the NSC members can be also appointed as members of the Committee for Methodological Endorsement.
It represents the professional authority within the National Institute of Statistics responsible to endorse the methodological projects on the organisation and carrying out of statistical surveys, statistical classifications and nomenclatures, statistical tools as well as other statistical papers.
| OFR NSC |
| NSC organisation and functioning regulation - pdf |
| National Statistical Council meetings 2013 - 2021 |
| The meeting by written consultation of October 14, 2021 |
Agenda:
1. Debate and approval of the project on the Multiannual Statistical Program 2021-2024;
2. Debate and approval of the project on the Strategy for the Development af the National Statistical System 2021-2027;
3. Debate and approval of the project on the Law official statistics in Romania.
| The meeting of June 24, 2021 |
Agenda:
1.Election of the NSC leadership, mandate 2021-2023;
2. Election of the leadership of the MAC and of the coordinators by specialized fields of
MAC, mandate 2021-2023;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NIS Activity Report 2020;
4. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Activity Report 2020;
5.Debate and endorsement of National Annual Statistical Programme 2022;
6.Overview of the establishment by the NIS of the value minimum consumption basket for a decent living;
7.The General Agricultural Census and the Population and housing census – modern approaches;
8.5o years since the first application of the input-output method in Romania.
| The meeting of July 01, 2020 |
Agenda:
1. Debate and endorsement of the NIS Activity Report 2019;
2. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Activity Report 2019;
3. Debate and endorsement of National Annual Statistical Programme 2021.
| The meeting of June 11, 2019 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the NIS Activity Report 2018;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Activity Report 2018;
4. Debate and endorsement of National Annual Statistical Programme 2020;
5. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of May 25, 2018 hrs. 930 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debriefing NSC members mandate 2016 – 2018 and 2018 – 2020;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NIS Activity Report 2017;
4. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Activity Report 2017;
5. Debate and endorsement of National Annual Statistical Programme 2019;
6. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of June 9, 2017, hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2018;
3. Debate and endorsement of the National Multi-Annual Statistical Programme 2018-2020;
4. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of May 11, 2017, hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the Annual Report 2016;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Report 2016;
4. Debriefing on actions undertaken in view to use administrative data for statistical purposes;
5. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of November 28, 2016, hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Approval of the NSC leadership for the period 2016 – 2018;
3. Approval of the CME leadership and the leaders of the working groups;
4. Endorsement of the activities planned for the celebration of Great Union Centenary;
5. Debriefing on the Memorandum on the commitment for supporting Romanian statistics reliability;
6. Debriefing on the Memorandum on actions undertaken in view to use administrative sources for statistical purposes;
7. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of June 10, 2016 hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2017;
3. Debate and endorsement of CME Organisation and Functioning Regulation;
4. Debriefing and debate on the state of play in terms of statistical quality management;
5. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of April 22, 2016 hrs. 1030 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the Annual Report 2015;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Report 2015;
4. Amendments to Law 226/2009;
5. Amendments to CME regulation;
6. Debriefing on the future 2 years mandate of NSC members;
7. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of May 21, 2015 hrs. 1030 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Multi-Annual Statistical Programme 2014-2017;
3. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2016;
4. Debate and endorsement of the Annual Report 2014;
5. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of November 14, 2014 hrs. 1100 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Statistical System Strategy 2014-2020;
3. Debate and endorsement of the draft law on demographic statistics;
4. State of play and next steps on press releases and statistical publications;
5. ESA 2010 implications on National Accounts;
6. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of July 18, 2014 hrs. 1100 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2015;
3. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of April 25, 2014 hrs. 1100 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the NIS Activity Report 2013;
3. Guidelines for NIS communications;
4. Debriefing on the Peer Review second round;
5. Debriefing on demographic statistics;
6. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of January 25, 2014 hrs. 1030 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2013;
3. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Annual Report;
4. Miscellaneous.
| The meeting of June 27, 2013 hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Voting for the NSC Chairman;
3. Debate and endorsement of the Activity Report 2012;
4. PHC methodology.
| The meeting of October 04, 2013 hrs. 1000 |
Agenda:
1. Adoption of the NSC meeting agenda;
2. Debate and endorsement of the NSC Annual Programme 2013-2014;
3. Debate and endorsement of the National Annual Statistical Programme 2014.
| NSC secretariat |
Address: 16, Libertății Avenue, Sector 5, Bucharest.
Phone: 021 318 18 70
E-mail: csn@insse.ro
Last update: March 26, 2024
