Brussels, 21/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Court of Auditors published its special report (n°3/2004) which heavily criticises the functioning of Community procedures to recover irregular agricultural aid. Of the 3.139 billion EUR in irregular payments notified by the Member States between 1972 and 2002, only 25% has been recovered, states the Court. It also criticises the "delays, gaps and incoherence" in the system of notification of irregularities, and avers that the...