27/04/2018 (Agence Europe) – New cost options for rural development are better but should be more widely used by member states, says the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in a report published on Thursday 26 April. It states that the new method of reimbursing the cost of rural development projects is easier for beneficiaries and for those who check the claims, but it should be more widely used. Simplified Cost Options are intended to complement the old system of reclaiming costs incurred,...