Brussels, 12/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - After discovering irregularities in the management of 12 programmes under the Structural Funds in the Netherlands, the European Commission decided to recover 33.1% of the total amount allocated to the Netherlands over the period 1994-1996, under the European Social Fund. The Netherlands should therefore reimburse the sum of EUR 157,188,991. Irregularities noted concern false payment declarations, a total lack of supporting documents, and no account...