The EU's top accounting inspector has for the 12th year in a row criticised irregularities in the bloc's annual spending, particularly within member states but also within the commission itself.
In a report launched on Tuesday (24 October 2004), the European Court of Auditors analysed the 2005 EU budget of €104.8 billion and stated that irregularities in EU spending prevented it from giving a completely positive judgment.
The court said some EU spending in 2005 had involved improp...
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