Brussels, 15/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - MEPs want Eurostat to have considerable auditing powers and are concerned about the scope of the agreement reached in Council on the review of the regulation to enhance the quality of statistics in excessive deficit procedures. Going beyond the Commission proposal (see EUROPE 10078), the general approach adopted by the Ecofin Council on 8 June sets out conditions for the methodological visits which Eurostat may have to carry out (giving examples of...