COURT OF AUDITORS PIECE
November 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORNWILL there be no end to the European Commission's financial mismanagement before somebody is made to take the blame? We ask this in the light of the latest annual report by the European Court of Auditors which, for the ninth year running, has refused to sign off the accounts."The Community's accounting systems do not guarantee the complete presentation of all assets and liabilities," says the report, adding that the Court "refuses to provide assurances on the legality and regularity of payments in most areas of the budget."As is usual, the charges ...
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