European Court of Auditors

Auditing the central bank: a jolly good thing!

What is so important about H.R. 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the ‘Audit the Fed’ bill? This bill “To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the...

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"Delegating implementing tasks to executive agencies

Vrijdag 20 november 2009 | European court of auditors ] The European Court of Auditors has assessed whether the delegation of operational tasks to executive agencies has proved to be a successful instrument for implementing the...

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EU member states may ban wild animals in circuses

The European Commission has confirmed again that the Austrian ban on wild animals in circuses is legal and thus has refuted a complaint by the European Circus Association (ECA) to the European Ombudsman. Now the path is finally...

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Remarks following presentation of the European Court of Auditors'

Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Remarks following presentation of the European Court of Auditors' annual report on the 2008 budget Figures and...

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Ganley link was business not politics says Geoghegan-Quinn

By Fionnan Sheahan, Political Editor Wednesday November 18 2009 IRELAND'S new European Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn last night insisted her links to Declan Ganley were merely professional. And questions were again raised...

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Máire set to be first female commissioner

By Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent Wednesday, November 18, 2009 IRELAND’S nominee for European Commissioner, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, will be the country’s first woman in the job and is tipped to get the prestigious budget...

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Geoghegan-Quinn nominated for Commissioner

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has been named as the Government's nominee for appointment to the next European Commission. Taoiseach Brian Cowen said 'she has been an exemplary Member of the European Court of Auditors for the past nine...

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[Comment] The EU budget is unmanageable

MATS PERSSON Today @ 09:02 CET EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - EU-funded projects can easily become expensive solutions to invented problems (Photo: wfabry) Every year we get a reminder of the state of the EU's finances, when the Court...

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Cowen to meet EU Commission President

The European Court of Auditors has given the EU annual accounts a clean bill of health. For the second year in a row the court has declared the accounts to be a true and fair reflection of the financial position of the union....

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EC accounts fail to win approval for 15th year

our parliamentary correspondent, Accountancy Age , Tuesday 10 November 2009 at 13:27:00 European Court of Auditors finds “weaknesses” in the EC’s accounting systems yet again The European Court of Auditors has declined to give...

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