Det var den konklusion, Det Europæiske Råd nåede frem til i juni 2006, da det anmodede EU og dets medlemsstater om at lade centrale aspekter af bæredygtig udvikling indgå i de nationale regnskaber.
That was the conclusion reached by the European Council in June 2006, when it called on the European Union and its Member States to extend the national accounts to key aspects of sustainable development.