EU FRAUD REPAYMENTS
July 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has announced it will recover Euro 244.4 million of European Union (EU) agricultural subsidies that were wrongly administered by member states through "inadequate controls" or outright rule breaking. France was the worst offender, with Euro 63.79 being reclaimed, notably regarding subsidies paid for fruit and vegetable "withdrawn from the market". Britain will pay back Euro 49 million after officials missed deadlines for handing out subsidies, and Italy Euro 28.86 million for the same reason. Greece will repay Euro because ...
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