Special Report No 18/2015: Financial assistance provided to countries in difficulties

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Series Details No.18, 2015 (January 2016)
Publication Date 2015
ISBN 978-92-872-3173-4
ISSN 1831-0834
EC QJ-AB-15-016-EN-C
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Summary:

When the 2008 financial crisis triggered a European sovereign debt crisis, some Member States were forced to seek macrofinancial assistance.

This report examines how well the European Commission managed the assistance provided to five countries — Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Ireland and Portugal. It found that the Commission was unprepared for the magnitude of the crisis, which largely explains the significant initial weaknesses in its management processes. A number of the identified weaknesses still persisted at the time of publishing, and the main message of the report is that the Commission had to strengthen its procedures for the management of financial assistance.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2865/278824
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ECA: News, 26.01.16: European Commission’s handling of financial crisis was 'generally weak' http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?nid=6473
ECA: Special Report No. 18/2015: Financial assistance provided to countries in difficulties [PDF] http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR15_18/SR_CRISIS_SUPPORT_EN.pdf
EUObserver, 26.01.16: Auditors flag EU's 'weak' handling of rescue plans https://euobserver.com/economic/132003
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