Brussels, 26/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 26 July, the General Affairs Council adopted a regulation strengthening the role of Eurostat in the verification of the quality of data provided by member states for statistics on their deficits and debt. The adoption of this regulation took place without debate and follows an agreement reached at the Council on 8 June last.
The goal of the regulation, which amends Regulation (EC) 479/2009, is to enable the Commission and member states to...