EU agencies stained by ‘conflicts of interest’, wrongdoing

The European Parliament decided on the 10 May 2012 to withhold approval on the 2010 accounts of three EU agencies marred by conflicts of interests. The agencies were the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)

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EUObserver, 9.5.12: MEPs divided on whether to punish EU agencies http://euobserver.com/18/116197

EUObserver, 10.5.12: MEPs block budget approval for three EU agencies, EU Council http://euobserver.com/18/116221

European Parliament: Press Release, 27.3.12: EU medicines, environment and food safety agencies fail budget discharge test http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120327IPR41993/

European Voice / România liber, 11.5.12: Three European agencies brought into line (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1967851-three-european-agencies-brought-line

EUObserver, 27.9.12: Environment agency and Council fail MEPs' budget test http://euobserver.com/institutional/117674

European Parliament: Press Release, 26.9.12: MEPs recommend rejecting Council and European Environment Agency accounts http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120924IPR52149/

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