Strasbourg, 15/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - For the 11th consecutive year, the European Court of Auditors has refused to give a positive "Statement of Assurance" (SOA) on all operations of the EU budget for 2004. The annual report of the Court, which was presented to the MEPs in Strasbourg on Tuesday, notes that the "vast majority" of payment appropriations are still affected by errors in the legality of underlying operations, even though it shows improvements in the implementation of the...