The EU's top financial watchdog has not been able to give the EU's accounts the all clear for the 10th consecutive year.
Presented on Tuesday (16 November), the Annual Report for the financial year 2003 does not approve major parts of the 97,500 million euro 2003-budget.
As last year, the Court of Auditors point to problems in member states as the reason for much of the financial mess.
The auditors say that "greater efficiency is needed in the supervisory systems and contro...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.