Brussels, 28/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 22 December, the European Commission adopted a Communication defining a strategy to improve the governance of the European system of fiscal statistics. The strategy identifies three lines of action set out by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia (see Europe of 21 October, p.7). The strategy provides for a draft Regulation allowing the Commission to conduct a thorough verification of figures, to be presented to EU finance...