Eurostat havde rent faktisk forinden udsendt offentlige erklæringer, hvori de gjorde opmærksom på, at de data, som medlemsstaterne havde indberettet i første omgang, ikke var i overensstemmelse med regnskabsreglerne og i denne forbindelse anmodet medlemsstaterne om at ændre dem.
They were indeed preceded by public statements by Eurostat, drawing attention to the fact that the data initially reported by the Member States were not in compliance with the accounting rules and requiring Member States to amend them.