On Tuesday 21 February, the Council of Ministers of the EU recommended that the European Parliament grants the Commission discharge for the execution of the EU budget for the financial year 2015.
The UK, the Netherlands and Sweden voted against the recommendation.
In its recommendation analysing the annual report of the Court of Auditors on the 2015 budget (see EUROPE 11597), the Council notes, with satisfaction, that the overall estimated level of error has improved in recent years. The...