Court of Auditors slam EU’s ‘softly softly approach’ in Egypt

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Series Details 18.06.13
Publication Date 18/06/2013
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A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in June 2013 was highly critical of EU aid spending to promote key areas of governance in Egypt in the periods before and after the Uprising of January 2011.

The audit focused on Public Finance Management (PFM) and the fight against corruption on the one hand and human rights and democracy on the other hand.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/court-auditors-report-exposes-eu-news-528681
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European Court of Auditors: Special Report no.4, 2013: EU Cooperation with Egypt in the field of Governance http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/22592778.PDF
ECA: Press Release, ECA/13/18: EU Support for Governance in Egypt – “well-intentioned but ineffective”, say EU Auditors http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_ECA-13-18_en.pdf
BBC News, 18.06.13: Auditors say EU aid for Egypt failed to stop abuses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22949616
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