Court president calls for a change of focus
The message of Vítor Caldeira, the president of the European Court of Auditors, is that the European Union must change its spending culture. “Current legal frameworks for spending do not do enough to...
View ArticleCall for country-specific reports to deal with worst offenders
In presenting the European Court of Auditors’ report to MEPs, Vítor Caldeira, the president of the court, was careful to stress that the error rates were not confined to particular member states. But...
View ArticleMEPs start review of 2013 spending
The president of the European Court of Auditors is scheduled to present the court’s annual report to MEPs on the budgetary control committee next Wednesday (5 November). Vítor Manuel da Silva...
View ArticleAuditors highlight spending errors
The European Union’s auditors have estimated that one in 20 payments made from the EU’s 2013 budget was affected by error. The auditors put the overall error rate for payments at 4.7%, marginally down...
View ArticleWatchdog: Time to rethink EU budget
The watchdog that monitors how EU money is spent has called for an overhaul of the EU budget, with a greater focus on key areas. The European Court of Auditors has to sign off on the EU’s accounts...
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