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"Systemic problems" with Greek statistics (Photo: European Commission)

Brussels takes action against Greece for 'systemic problems'

The European Commission on Wednesday (1 December) launched a bid to "clean up" the reporting of EU statistics.

In a statement, Brussels said it would soon propose "concrete measures to ensure the credibility of the entire statistical system".

This follows a recent crisis over some Greek economic data, which were found to have been misreported since 1997.

Announcing the launch of an "infringement procedure" against Greece today, a spokeswoman for Commission President Jose M...

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