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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8508

19 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud
Increase in fraud and irregularities in 2002 especially in structural actions

Brussels, 18/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Commission is expected to adopt its annual report for 2002 on protecting the financial interests of the Communities and fighting against fraud. In total, 10,060 cases were brought to the Commission last year, which represented a total amount of almost EUR 1.13 bio. This constitutes a serious increase on 2001, which registered almost half the number of fraud cases in both the number of cases as well as the amounts involved...

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