MEPS CALL FOR TOUGHER FINANCIAL CONTROLS ON PRE-ACCESSION FUNDING
May 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for tougher financial controls on European Union (EU) spending in countries applying to become member states. This so-called 'pre-accession' expenditure helps enable applicant countries, such as Croatia, to bring their public administration, environmental regulations and other governance up to EU standards. But in its assessment of the European Commission's 2008 annual anti-fraud report, MEPs voiced concern that this spending has been inadequately controlled, particularly in the newest member states Bulgaria ...
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