Press Release: European Court of Auditors signs off the EU accounts for 8th year in a row

The European Court of Auditors signed off on 10 November 2015 the accounts of the European Union, for the 8th year in a row.

The court stated both the revenue side and administrative expenditure were free from significant errors. It stressed the progress made by the European Commission to increase transparency and absorption concerning the management of EU funds.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/6027, 10.11.15: Question and Answers on the annual report of the European Court of Auditors http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-6027_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors. Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-and-the-court-of-auditors-consolidated-annual-accounts-of-the-european-union-2014/

EurActiv, 10.11.15: EU auditors urge new thinking on spending http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/eu-auditors-urge-new-thinking-spending-319323

ECA: Press Release, 10.11.15: 'Wholly new approach' needed for EU investment and spending, say EU Auditors http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/INauditinbrief-2014/INauditinbrief-2014-EN.pdf

ECA: Annual reports concerning the financial year 2014 http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=33470

BBC News, 10.11.15: EU budget: Auditors urge reform of spending http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34769733

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/6042, 10.11.15: Speech at the Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament following the presentation of the European Court of Auditors' annual report http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-6042_en.htm

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 10.11.15: EU must align spending with political priorities, says budget control committee http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151109IPR01728/

Politico, 11.11.15: Watchdog: Time to rethink EU budget http://www.politico.eu/article/watchdog-time-to-rethink-eu-budget-eu-money-eca-vitor-caldeira/

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