EU agencies stained by ‘conflicts of interest’, wrongdoing

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Series Details 9.5.12
Publication Date 09/05/2012
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The European Parliament decided on the 10 May 2012 to withhold approval on the 2010 accounts of three EU agencies marred by conflicts of interests. The agencies were the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
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European Parliament: Press Release, 27.3.12: EU medicines, environment and food safety agencies fail budget discharge test http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120327IPR41993/
European Voice / România liber, 11.5.12: Three European agencies brought into line (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1967851-three-european-agencies-brought-line
EUObserver, 27.9.12: Environment agency and Council fail MEPs' budget test http://euobserver.com/institutional/117674
European Parliament: Press Release, 26.9.12: MEPs recommend rejecting Council and European Environment Agency accounts http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120924IPR52149/
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