%0 Journal Article %T OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICS FROM E.U. COUNTRIES %J Revista Roman£¿ de Statistic£¿ %D 2012 %I Romanian National Institute of Statistics %X The European Union, through the Europe 2020 program, adopted by European Council in June 2010, aims at exploiting in the next decade the globalization potential in order to stimulate the economic growth and employment. At EU level it was defined the integrated industrial policy for globalization era, being pointed out the competitiveness and sustainability.The strategy of Europe 2020 launches a new vision for Europe economy in the next decade (based on an extended coordination of economic policies) to generate an economic growth and an enhanced employment helping the Union economic and financial re-launch. The new strategy is focused on some key fields: knowledge and innovation, a more viable economy, a high level of employment and social inclusion. %K strategy %K globalization %K foreign branches %K Entrepreneurship %K enterprises demography %K financing source %K research-development %K innovation %U http://www.revistadestatistica.ro/Articole/2012/art3en_rrs_7_2012.pdf