Palermo, 19/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - Romano Prodi introduced himself to the Conference of Directors General and the presidents of the national statistics institutes in Palermo on Thursday as "a big consumer of statistics". He considers "a few, well-chosen, well-presented figures can be more helpful and much more enlightening than hours of talk". He stressed the crucial role of quality statistics and of their correct dissemination in a democratic system, using two examples as a basis for his...