Italian presidency of the Council welcomes ECA´s Annual Report
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Rekenkamer i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 9 december 2014.
Today the president of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Vítor Caldeira presented the ECA's Annual Report for 2013 to the Council of Ministers (ECOFIN) in Brussels, in the presence of Commissioner Georgieva.
Italian Presidency welcomed the ECA's report and underlined the procedure for the Council and its role in the discharge procedure.
Extract from the speech by Vítor Caldeira
This is an important moment of change for Europe. A new European Commission is facing many important challenges.
One challenge is to improve the management of the EU budget. It has three main elements: spending the money available, ensuring compliance with the EU’s financial rules, and achieving valuable - and visible - results for citizens.
Full speech of Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner (shortly available)
09/12/2014