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	European Court of Auditors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Court of Auditors is one of five institutions of the European Union.
		The Court of Auditors checks that all the Union's revenue has been received and all its expenditure incurred in a lawful and regular manner and that the EU budget has been managed soundly.
		The Court was established on 22 July 1975 by the Budgetary Treaty of 1975.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Court_of_Auditors (713 words)

	The European Court of Auditors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Its main brief conferred by the TCEE is to control the good implementation of the budget of the European Union with the aim of improving financial management, and reporting to the citizens of Europe on the use made of public funds by the authorities responsible for their management.
		The Court of Auditors has the right of access any information it requires to perform its audit that is carried out in liaison with the national audit authorities or with the national departments responsible in the member states.
		The Court of Auditors has no juridical powers and for this reason, when auditors discover cases of irregularities or frauds, including suspected fraud, the information obtained is communicated quickly as possible to the Community bodies responsible in order that they may take the appropriate action.
	www.dip-badajoz.es /eurolocal/entxt/eu/origenes/trib_con.htm (701 words)

	European Court of Auditors reports favorably on implementation of EU aid to Kosovo
		The Court of Auditors Report was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on December 13, 2001.
		The Court also obtained reasonable assurance that the financial accounts for the financial year ended December 31, 2000 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are, taken as a whole, legal and regular.
		The recommendations of the Court of Auditors included: the computerization of budgetary accounts; the clarification of the role and responsibilities of the European Agency for Reconstruction's Governing Board with respect to the Agency's Management Committee; the setting up of policy framework and strategy by UNMIK to ensure the sustainability of EU-financed investments in Kosovo.
	www.seerecon.org /news/n20020108.htm (340 words)

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		In fact, the Members of the Court of Auditors are chosen from among persons who belong or have belonged to external audit bodies in their respective countries, or who are especially qualified for this office [Footnote 8].
		The Court of Auditors shall be informed of the appointment of authorizing officers, financial controllers, accounting officers and administrators of imprest accounts and of the acts of delegation or appointment under Articles 22, 24, 25 and 54.
		The Court of Auditors shall be empowered to audit the documents in respect of the revenue and expenditure of the Communities which are held by the departments of the institutions and, in particular, by the departments responsible for decisions in respect of such revenue and expenditure.
	europa.eu.int /ca/intro.html (8785 words)

	European Ombudsman Decision 1757/2003/(ADB)MF
		In February 2003, the European Court of Auditors organised a selection procedure for the recruitment of auxiliary/temporary typists/clerical assistants of C grade.
		According to the Court of Auditors, the complainant was informed that the Selection Board had given him 2 points for his job as a secretary and 3.6 points for the period spent as a typist in a European Institution.
		The Court of Auditors thus appears to have informed the complainant of the selection criteria used in the selection procedure and of the detailed marking scale which had led the Selection Board to give him 18.6 points.
	www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int /decision/en/031757.htm (3476 words)

	Court of Auditors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		European Court of Auditors - interpreting the criticisms
		The Court of Auditors has refused to sign-off European Community expenditure for the year 2002 (the 9th consecutive year).
		For the remaining 90% of the budget, the Court is not able to guarantee that expenditure was legal and regular.
	www.newton-dunn.com /press-releases/auditors.htm (364 words)

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		We were required to consider the role of the European Court of Auditors paying particular attention to its capacity to fulfil its functions and efficiently and effectively discharge its responsibilities in the context of the needs of a 25 member Union, or possibly more.
		One of the problems facing the Court of Auditors as things stand is that the burden of dealing with the degree of difference will be multiplied enormously by the advent of the new member states.
		If one tries to revamp the Court of Auditors so that each member has his or her own division for which he or she is responsible, there simply are not enough credible areas for this to happen.
	www.irlgov.ie /committees-29/c-europeanaffairs/20031210-J/Page1.htm (8900 words)

	ECB: Corporate governance
		Report by the Court of Auditors on the audit of the operational efficiency of the management of the European Central Bank for the financial year 2003, together with the replies of the European Central Bank, 15 October 2004, pdf 94 kB, cs.
		Report by the Court of Auditors on the audit of the operational efficiency of the management of the European Central Bank for the financial year 2002, together with the replies of the European Central Bank.
		Report by the Court of Auditors on the audit of the operational efficiency of the management of the European Central Bank for the financial year 2000, together with the replies of the European Central Bank, Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ), C 341, 4 December 2001, pdf 110 kB, da.
	www.ecb.int /ecb/orga/governance/html/index.en.html (1324 words)

	House of Lords - European Union - Written Evidence
		We shared the Court's satisfaction that the SAIs were, despite their heavy preoccupation with the auditing of national funds, paying increasing attention to the way the Community budget was being implemented by national administrations.
		We are grateful for your letter of 10 April to the Financial Secretary, seeking an update on progress with regard to certain conclusions of your report "The European Court of Auditors: The Case for Reform" (Session 2000-01, 12th report, HL 36).
		Although Members of the Board of Auditors General would be completely independent in the operation of their duties, for this proposal to be acceptable to all Member States the selection of Members of the Board of Auditors General would operate on a system of strict rotation.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld200304/ldselect/ldeucom/71/71we16.htm (3164 words)

	The Marta Andreasen and Fabra Valles cases - exclusive report from Dougal Watt Dossier
		The fundamental accounting control weaknesses in the European Commission’s SINCOM accounting system, brought to light in April 2002 by Ms Andreasen, the Commission’s Chief Accountant, have been known to the European Court of Auditors for several years.
		SINCOM is used by the Court as the basis for selecting its sample of transactions to be examined by the annual “Declaration of Assurance” audit.
		Allegations of nepotism by Members of the Court, financial corruption to the benefit of Members of the Court, and systematic mismanagement by Members of the Court, have not been given public consideration by the Committee.
	www.justresponse.net /DougalWatt16Sep02.html (605 words)

	Court of Auditors sees need for stronger administration in future EU members
		The European Court of Auditors has released a special report on 21 May, assessing the effectiveness of PHARE and ISPA aid to the candidate countries.
		The Court's audit confirmed the Commission's view that there is still a need for candidate countries to further strengthen their administrative capacities in the environment sector if they are to be able to comply with the EU environmental law.
		The Court states that this situation partly reflects the limited scale of funding committed to institution building, despite the particular challenges faced by institutions in this sector, as well as the modest impact of the twinning and technical assistance projects funded by the Commission.
	www.euractiv.com /Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-115418-16&type=News (413 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A member of the European Court of Auditors Maarten Engwirda, who is in charge of financial supervision of EU projects in Central and Eastern Europe, visited Slovenia on Thursday, 8 June.
		The European court has offered to co-operate with Slovenia, Engwirda said, while Antoncic announced that two auditors of the Slovenian Court of Auditors would leave for a longer training period at the European Court of Auditors, which is seated in Luxembourg.
		Antoncic said that the adoption of European standards in financial supervision and state audit, which falls within the competence of the court of auditors, is part of the general framework of the alignment to the EU acquis.
	www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=5292 (342 words)

	Institutional corruption: open letter from Whistleblower Watt
		Seven months later, coincidentally or otherwise, recommendations for prosecution of a former Member of the Court, and her associates, on allegations of fraud, nepotism, and soliciting bribes in return for jobs, were presented to state prosecutors in Greece and Luxembourg.
		And although my allegations against the Court precipitated an internal enquiry by the institution, the results of which I understand have been privately passed to the European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee; yet that Committee’s members neither acknowledge my contribution, nor protest the Court’s vindictive pursuit of the “whistleblower” who gave rise to that internal enquiry.
		Reliance cannot be placed upon the oversight of the European Parliament, the hierarchy of which has failed to react to evidence of serious wrong-doing in both the Court of Auditors and OLAF.
	www.justresponse.net /WattOpen.html (926 words)

	THE HANDSTAND
		The official who blew the whistle in April on allegations of corruption and mismanagement at the European Court of Auditors is reported to have been suspended today, Monday.
		this year, he complained formally to the European Ombudsman, MEPs and court staff of "systematic corruption and abuse in the European court of auditors." He was subsequently supported by 205 of his colleagues – 40% of the court’s staff – in a secret ballot.
		The auditor then fled to Scotland where he was diagnosed as suffering from an anxiety disorder.
	www.thehandstand.org /archive/december2002/articles/marta.htm (885 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He met with a delegation from the Slovenian Court of Auditors to discuss Slovenia's preparations to enter the EU, and the leadership of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIS), which introduced him to the Slovenian macroeconomic policy and CCIS's role in it.
		The Luxembourg-based European Court of Auditors established in 1977 is one of the five EU institutions.
		The President of the Court is elected for a three-year period.
	www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=6135 (272 words)

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		The European Court of Auditors is a collegiate body that does not have any judicial functions or decision-making powers.
		The Court of Auditors examines the accounts of all revenue and expenditure of the Community and provides the European Parliament and the Council with a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions.
		The Court of Auditors examines whether all revenue has been received and all expenditure incurred in a lawful and regular manner and whether the financial management has been sound.
	viadrina.euv-frankfurt-o.de /~murawska/seminar/summary_Wkleklik.doc (391 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 31 Jan 2005 (pt 10)
		To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what liabilities arise for the European Commission where budget discharge has not been granted by the Court of Auditors under Article 276 of the EC Treaty and Article 143 of the Financial Regulation.
		The European Court of Auditors publishes an annual report on the Commission's management of the Community budget.
		The European Parliament considers the Council's recommendation, as required under Article 276 of the EGA Treaty and votes on a resolution on discharge.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050131/text/50131w10.htm (1132 words)

	Princeton University - European Union Research Guide
		Accession to the European Union of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, June 24, 1994, 1994 O.J. (Fourth Accession Treaty).
		The European Convention met in Brussels beginning in 2002 and in June 2003 completed its task of drafting a constitutional treaty to be considered by an intergovernmental conference beginning in the fall of 2003.
		Five EU institutions are involved in the legislative process: the Commission, the Council of the European Union, the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, and the Economic and Social Committee.
	www.princeton.edu /~ssrc/eurefgdpu.html (7078 words)

	EU Court of Auditors proposes abolishing milk quotas
		The Court says that the current level of milk quotas is too high and that European consumers pay too much for milk.
		The Court emphasises that the Commission should ensure proper collection of the additional levy charged to milk producers who exceed their quotas.
		It says that the reform suggested by the Court that would entail a reduction of the milk quota would also create imbalances in the meat market because an equivalent percentage of cattle would have to be slaughtered.
	www.euractiv.com /Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-113017-16&type=News (632 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The institutions of the European Union are equal opportunities employers and take great care to avoid any form of discrimination based on race, creed or handicap.
		Tasks and fields: For the continuity of the activities under this Key Action, the European Commission is constituting a reserve list to allow talented scientists, engineers and administrators in the field of fusion research to be recruited for the research on experimental, operational and administrative activities concerning complex installations.
		The European Union is stronger if people from all its Member States are involved in running it, and the British Government wants to see more Britons working alongside our fellow Europeans in the institutions of the EU.
	members.lycos.co.uk /lalas/recruitment.html (2318 words)

	infoBASE Europe AtoZ of Europe : Counrt of Auditors - Role and Functions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The European Court of Auditors is one of the five main institutions of the European Union.
		The headquarters of the Court are in Luxembourg.
		The Court has a staff of over 500 drawn from all EU Member States, almost half of whom are auditors.
	www.ibeurope.com /Issues/CAF.htm (332 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 437 - 27 January, 1994 - Written Answers. - European Court of Auditors Appointment.
		The European Parliament, in giving its opinion on the recent group of nominees submitted by the member states, expressed concern about the lack of gender balance in the group nominated.
		The selection of nominees to the Court of Auditors and their final appointment is a matter for the member states and for the Council.
		The fact that the Parliament drew attention to the lack of gender balance among the nominees and the fact that there were no women among the group proposed will be carefully noted by the Council and by the member states.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0437/D.0437.199401270016.html (242 words)

	EUROPA - European Union institutions and other bodies - The European Court of Auditors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Court’s job is to check that EU funds, which come from the taxpayers, are properly collected and that they are spent legally, economically and for the intended purpose.
		One of its key functions is to help the European Parliament and the Council by presenting them every year with an audit report on the previous financial year.
		Finally, the Court of Auditors gives its opinion on proposals for EU financial legislation and for EU action to fight fraud.
	europa.eu.int /institutions/court-auditors/index_en.htm (456 words)

	European Union - Committee of the Regions - Home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ms Janice Cave, President of the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), one of the organisers, said 'Children are the most vulnerable of Europe’s citizens but there is no consensus on how the needs of children and young people should be taken into account in policy-making.
		The conference has plenary sessions and a number of parallel policy workshops which address key issues such as child-focussed local services, overcoming disadvantage for young people, a safe and sure start in the early years, child consumers, supporting healthy behaviour patterns for teenagers and the health impact of children’s exposure to chemicals.
		At its extraordinary seminar in the Slovak capital on 28 October, co-organized by Bratislava Mayor Andrej Durkovsky, the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions called on the European Commission and Member States to promote a new partnership, based on a bottom-up approach and the subsidiarity principle, to boost growth and jobs.
	www.cor.eu.int /en (652 words)

	JUST Response \| Robert Dougal Watt \| Auditing Euro-Court corruption
		On 22 April 2002, I “blew the whistle” on systematic corruption and abuse in the European Court of Auditors, in a letter addressed to the European Ombudsman, MEPs, and the staff of the Court.
		On 17 June, I separately alleged to the Court that the European Anti-Fraud Office (known by its acronym in French, OLAF) has misled the European Parliament regarding the violent death in suspicious circumstances in 1993 of a Commission official, Dr Antonio Quatraro.
		The allegations of corruption, including nepotism, which I presented against the Members of the European Court of Auditors on 22 April and substantiated on 18 June, are serious in nature.
	www.justresponse.net /DougalWatt.html (1240 words)

	European Court of Auditors - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Its "mission is to audit independently the collection and spending of European_Union funds and, through this, assess the way that the European institutions discharge these functions".
		The Court's main role is to check that the EU budget is correctly implemented - in other words, that EU income and expenditure is legal and above board and to ensure sound financial management.
		One of its key functions is to help the budgetary authority (the European_Parliament and the Council) by presenting them every year with a report on the previous financial year.
	www.indexsuche.com /European_Court_of_Auditors.html (616 words)

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