Brussels, 17/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 13 June, the European Commission claimed back a total of €180 million of EU agricultural policy funds (CAP) unduly spent by member states.
However, because some of these amounts have already been recovered, the financial impact of today's decision will be some €169 million. This money returns to the EU budget because of non-compliance with EU rules or inadequate control procedures on agricultural expenditure. Member states are responsible for...