Press Release: Commission efforts to strengthen controls over structural funds is paying off

On 28 October 2009 the European Commission adopted a progress report on the implementation of its action plan to strengthen the shared management of the EU structural and cohesion funds. The report, presented by Commissioners Paweł Samecki (Regional Policy) and Vladimir Špidla (Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities), highlighted measures taken to improve financial controls in Member States and to reduce errors that can result in incorrect payment claims from the EU budget.

European Commission: MEMO/09/481: Q&A: Progress report on Action Plan to strengthen the European Commission's supervisory role over shared management of structural actions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/481&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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