Statistical governance in Greece – recent developments

This document provides an overview of the recent developments of Greek statistical system as well as an indication of the magnitude of the revision of public finance data after their first validation. It also covers legal proceedings before Greek courts against Andreas Georgiou (Head of the Greek Statistical Office, ELSTAT, between 2 August 2010 and 2 August 2015), among others on the ground of the accusation that he had inflated 2009 Greek deficit figures.

This document is an update of a briefing published in November 2016.