The system NUTS allows the european commission, the national authorities and other institutions to collect, develop and publish harmonized statistics of the regions of the eu member states. These statistics are crucial for the assessment and formulation of regional policies, especially those related to the economic and social cohesion.
Organic area
:
State
Subtype data model
:
Concept normalisation
Functional area
:
Government and public sector
,
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food
,
Education, culture and sport
,
Energy
,
Economy and finance
,
Environment
,
International issues
,
Health
,
Population and society
,
Transport
,
Regions and cities
,
Justice, legal system and public safety
,
Science and technology
,
Personal documents
License
:
Not applicable
Description
The NUTS classification (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics) is a hierarchical system for dividing up the economic territory of the EU for the purpose of:
the collection, development and harmonisation of European regional statistics
socio-economic analyses of the regions
NUTS 1: major socio-economic regions
NUTS 2: basic regions for the application of regional policies
