On Wednesday 7 February, the European Court of Auditors published a report in which it considers that the €6 billion envelope made available to the Western Balkan states as part of the growth plan for the region - announced on 16 October (see EUROPE B13282A2, B13288A2) - should be “betterprotected”.
According to the report, the Court of Auditors welcomes the fact that the allocation of budgets is subject to strict provisions that will be defined in the reform programmes of the six...