Brussels, 09/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On 4 February, the European Commission adopted a report on the impact of the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework. Although not achieving the objective (set by European Commissioner Siim Kallas) of an unqualified statement of assurance (DAS) from the Court of Auditors on the proper implementation and management of the EU budget, the Commission says that “significant progress” has been made in strengthening internal...