Press Release: A new step reinforcing the quality of European statistics

The Commission on 15 April 2011 adopted a Communication to reinforce the quality of European statistics by moving from correction to prevention. The Communication 'Towards robust quality management for European Statistics' proposes among other things to reinforce the governance of the European Statistical System, to further standardise public accounts, to review regularly the quality of data supplied by government bodies to National Statistical Institutes and to assess the risk of revisions at an earlier stage. This is the latest step to improve the quality of European statistics, an objective which is of crucial importance in strengthening economic governance for the euro area and the EU as a whole.