Brussels, 15/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 14 March, the Ecofin Council, by a qualified majority, adopted conclusions in which it recommended the European Parliament to give a discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2004. It regretted however that the Court of Auditors was still unable, for the eleventh consecutive year, to give a Statement of Assurance (DAS) for a large part of the transactions....