Brussels, 29/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Auditors has criticised the clearance of accounts procedure put in place by the European Commission to recover illegal or fraudulent agricultural expenditure paid to member states. In a report published on Friday 29 October, the Court notes that, between 1999 and the end of 2008, the Commission recovered €5,582 million from member states through its conformity clearance procedure. “However, significant shortcomings still affect...