Europese Rekenkamer publiceert rapport over het terugwinnen van onterecht uitgekeerde landbouwsubsidies (en)
Time: Tuesday 21 September 2004 at 10h30
Place: ECA's Brussels office, 3rd floor, Eastmann building of the European Parliament,
135, rue Belliard, Brussels (via main entrance)
More than 3 billion euro of irregular CAP payments has been identified by the EU Member States and notified to the European Commission since 1971. This Special Report looks at the progress made by the Commission and Member States in recovering these sums, identifies some weaknesses in present arrangements and suggests possible improvements. The audit took place at the Commission and in nine Member States.
Other reports that have previously dealt with irregular payments or potential fraud cases are:
- Special Report 11/2000 by the ECA on olive oil schemes http://www.eca.eu.int/audit_reports/special_reports/docs/2000/c_215en.pdf
- a National Audit Office (UK) report on the Joseph Bowden case http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/01-02/0102615.pdf
- the European Commission "Fight against Fraud" reports http://europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/reports/index_en.html.
A press pack will be distributed during the press briefing. The special report, its summary and a press statement will be made available on the Court's website on Tuesday 21 September 2004 from 12h00 at http://www.eca.eu.int/index_en.htm
For security reasons Press Cards will be requested to be shown at the entrance to the Eastmann building.
For further information, including interview requests, please contact
the External Relations Department of the European Court of Auditors,
Tel. +352-4398-45410, GSM. +352-021-36-31-03, Fax +532-4398-46430 or e-mail : press@eca.eu.int