Press Release: Commission to recover €426 million of CAP expenditure from the Member States

A total of €436 million of EU agricultural policy funds unduly spent by Member States is being claimed back by the European Commission under the so-called clearance of accounts procedure. As some of these amounts have already been recovered from the Member States, the financial impact is somewhat lower at €426 million. This money returns to the EU budget because of non-compliance with EU rules or inadequate control procedures on agricultural expenditure.