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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud

Financial impact of irregularities on EU expenditure rises sharply in 2009

Brussels, 14/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 14 July, the European Commission adopted its annual report (2009) on protecting the financial interests of the European Union and the fight against fraud. The number of irregularities and cases of suspicion of fraud notified by the countries of the EU regarding expenditure for agriculture, cohesion, direct expenditure and pre-accession funds rose by 20.7% between 2008 and 2009, from 6,595 cases to 7,963. The financial impact of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Economic governance and financial supervision: indicated timeframes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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GENERAL NEWS
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission makes British Airways, Iberia and American Airways commitments binding in order to ensure competition on transatlantic air passenger market - BA-Iberia merger approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal approved
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Financial impact of irregularities on EU expenditure rises sharply in 2009
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Socialist and Democrat Group adopts proposals for reforming European budget
(EU) EU/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Rules for calculating support to fruit and vegetable producer organisations clarified
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Adoption of recast version of first rail package delayed probably until September
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU and euro area annual inflation rate down in June
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Schouppe sets out transport priorities
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission to base its work on findings of expert group on emerging technologies
(EU) EP/ENERGY: By initiative of Paul Magnette, Belgian Presidency hopes to make liberalisation process more favourable to consumers
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Renewables made up 10.3% of EU energy consumption in 2008
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament endorses, in committee, trialogue compromise on draft regulation on gas supply security
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to propose renegotiating PNR agreement in September
(EU) EP/JHA: Civil liberties committee accepts EU-Pakistan readmission agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Malmström puts asylum high on her agenda
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT-SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Belgian Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU seeks agreement on funding of ITER
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council adopts BONUS initiative
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Seven Heads of Representations in member states appointed
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Ford in UK for new generation of environmentally friendly engines and vehicle technologies
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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