tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post218619385680324800..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Avoiding the issueOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-81156275224441937452009-12-02T18:49:19.998+00:002009-12-02T18:49:19.998+00:00Thanks french derek
But is it not precisely becau...Thanks french derek<br /><br />But is it not precisely because of the nature of the EU budget that funds get lost? Isn't the sheer size and complexity of the budget ultimately the problem? <br /><br />Clearly, member states need to tighten up their controls. But as pointed out by the European Court of Auditors this year: "In many situations the errors are a consequence of too complex rules and regulations".<br /><br />In previous reports the Auditors have stressed that the EU budget – and especially cohesion policy – is particularly prone to errors because of its sheer size, complexity and the number of levels involved in its administration. <br /><br />It seems pretty simple to us: the bigger and more complex the spending scheme, the more susceptible it is to mismanagement, and the harder it is to hold policy makers and bureaucrats to account for how taxpayers' money is being spent.<br /><br />How would you suggest we help get the accounts signed off, given that 15 yeras of the current system has failed?Open Europe blog teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264607701574814301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-33269808990718806092009-12-02T18:32:53.472+00:002009-12-02T18:32:53.472+00:00The "hon gentleman" Philip Davies (Con) ...The "hon gentleman" Philip Davies (Con) would also know that it is the EU member states that spend the money, not the "EU". And, it is those EU states (UK included, according to the EU website) that cannot fully account for where the money went/how the money was spent.<br /><br />The EU budget is not about how little each member nation is willing to put in, nor how much they would like to suck out. Responsible governance is more strategic than that.french dereknoreply@blogger.com