In an Opinion published on Wednesday 31 October, the European Court of Auditors expresses concern about the legal uncertainty brought in by the simplification measures set out by the European Commission in its proposed Common Provisions Regulation for after 2020, presented in May 2018 (see EUROPE 12029).
First and foremost, the auditors note that the proposal was not the subject of a prior impact assessment, unlike the proposal made for the period 2014-2020. There are a number of blind...