12/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - After the opinion of the European Parliament (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.15), the EU Council of Ministers adopted without debate, on Monday, the modifications of certain provisions in the financial regulation of December 1977 concerning the general budget of the Community, in view of separating the functions of internal audit and financial control. A new article is introduced stipulating that the Commission must name an internal auditor, independent from the...