©W/A The bulletin of European statistics No 1/1993 - January/February 1993 The statistical programme, 1993-1997 BUrOStat Statistical Office of the European Communities ISSN 101&5739 ONTENTS c Editorial page 3 DIRECTIONS AND INDICATORS Publishers: Office for Official Publications of the A new programme for a new phase 4 European Communities Managing Editor: A. Chantraine, The view from Wiesbaden 9 Director of Dissemination, Eurostat General coordination: Eurostat - Public relations EUROPE AND STATISTICS Design & editorial: J. Drappier-CR.E.A.M. The climate is right 14 Graphics & lay-out: Eurostat - Database management The challenge of the 1990s 18 and publications Luxembourg: Office for The age of services 23 Official Publications of the European Communities, 1993 Catalogue number: MISSIONS, VISITS AND MEETINGS 27 CA-AB-93-001-EN-C © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels, Luxembourg, 1993 INSIGHT INTO EUROSTAT Reproduction is authorized, except for commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged. From the product to the service 29 Printed in Luxembourg NEWS ITEMS Portrait of the regions 31 The points of view expressed in this Eurostat-CD 33 publication are those of the authors and. The opinions expressed in this document are not necessarily those of the Commission of the European Communities.