General principles
Article 2
1. Each Member State shall set up a mechanism to collect the data specified in this Decision from the respective national EURES Members and Partners and from any other sources who could provide the data needed. 2. Data that has been collected and verified shall be transmitted to the European Coordination Office using a common template and in accordance with to the processes set out in Article 7. 3. Member States shall, where appropriate, ensure that in case data is not readily available, alternative data sources or methods of collection are used and duly described. 4. Member States shall make their best efforts to cooperate with each other and the Commission in order to ensure the highest possible quality of the data input and, in particular, when presenting and analysing the data, indicate any identified double counting. 5. The data collection under the EURES Performance Measurement System shall be followed by an annual data analysis of the results at national level, in close connection with the annual programming cycle of EURES activities at national level as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589. The EURES Performance Measurement System shall be used for the identification of the results of the activities programmed and carried out in the previous calendar year, which shall be analysed and used for the development of new national work programmes for the next calendar year. 6. The data analysis referred to in paragraph 5 shall support the presentation of the collected data by outlining the conditions under which the results were obtained, any limitations existing in the data collection methodology and any limitations in the ability of the data to measure the actual activities which have occurred. Each Member State shall be responsible for its own data analysis and ensure that the data is understood and presented in the appropriate domestic context. 7. The data analysis referred to in paragraph 5 shall contribute to a better understanding of the data and the results obtained in the specific domestic context. Moreover, the data analysis shall contribute to identifying strengths and weaknesses over time relating to the EURES activity in the Member State concerned and thus support monitoring, evaluation and where appropriate decision making on strategic and operational changes at national level. 8. The Commission shall support the analysis process of individual Member States by compiling the national data, providing EU aggregate totals, sharing data within the EURES network, disseminating data in accordance with Article 8 and by drawing attention to synergies and common issues.