In the Ecofin Council report to the European Council 'Improving the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact ' of March 2005, the Ministers recalled that 'the implementation of the fiscal framework and its credibility rely crucially on the quality, reliability and timeliness of fiscal statistics'; they specify that 'the core issue remains to ensure adequate practices, resources and capabilities to produce high quality statistics at the national and European level with a view to ensuring the independence, integrity and accountability of both national statistical offices and Eurostat.
In the Ecofin Council report to the European Council 'Improving the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact ' of March 2005, the Ministers recalled that 'the implementation of the fiscal framework and its credibility rely crucially on the quality, reliability and timeliness of fiscal statistics'; they specify that 'the core issue remains to ensure adequate practices, resources and capabilities to produce high quality statistics at the national and European level with a view to ensuring the independence, integrity and accountability of both national statistical offices and Eurostat.