MAKING SURE THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRACTICES WHAT IT PREACHES

The European Commission needs to reform its governance systems to boost its efficiency and make it less prone to corruption scandals, Lazaros Lazarou, the Cypriot member of the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, the European Court of Auditors, has told Accounting & Business. During an exclusive interview at his Luxemburg offices, the 58-year-old (NOTE – HE TURNS 59 ON JANUARY 10) explained how had recently authored a report on Commission governance for the EU’s supreme audit institution, which he was to present to the European Parliament’s ...


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