Auditors attack EU spending again

The European Court of Auditors' Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union 2005 budget was issued to the public on 24 October 2006.

European Court of Auditors: Annual Reports http://www.eca.eu.int/audit_reports/annual_reports/annual_reports_index_en.htm

European Court of Auditors: Press Release, ECA/06/29: In its 2005 Annual Report, the European Court of Auditors reports considerable progress by the Commission in introducing its new accounting system, but found weak internal controls for the majority of EU expenditure, both within Member States and at the Commission, and a high incidence of errors in the underlying transactions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=ECA/06/29&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/1448: Positive verdict on the EU accounts; disagreement about the effectiveness of control systems http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1448&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/06/395: Glossary of terms http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/395&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Parliament: Info, 24.10.06: Community budget spending still prone to irregularities http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/035-12099-296-10-43-905-20061023IPR12098-23-10-2006-2006-false/default_en.htm

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