Press Release: Some improvement but still progress to be made

The European Court of Auditors' opinion on the EU accounts is now 'unqualified'. The opinion on the underlying transactions remains broadly similar to that of last year. The Court identifies the need for improvements in supervisory and control systems and recommends the simplification of regulations.

European Commission: SPEECH: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 2007 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/599&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/08/595: Statement on Court of Auditors' annual report http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/595&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/08/594: Presentation of the European Court of Auditors' Annual Report for 2007 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/594&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Court of Auditors: SPEECH/08/21: Speech by Mr Vitor Caldiera - President of the European Court of Auditors http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=ECA/08/21&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Court of Auditors: MEMO/08/22: What does this mean? Frequently asked questions about the audit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=ECA/08/22&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: PRESS RELEASE: Auditors give EU books a clean bill of health; Commission urges member states to do more to prevent errors http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1665&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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