European Court of Auditors
EU likely exaggerating climate-friendly spending, auditors say
The EU is exaggerating spending on climate-friendly projects, potentially by billions of euros, the bloc's auditors said on Wednesday, citing examples of countries claiming spending on IT systems and salaries as green.
EU probe into Vasilikos LNG project
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the Vasilikos liquefied natural gas import terminal project in Cyprus, amid suspicions of public procurement fraud, misappropriation of funds and corruption.
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European Parliament passes resolution on Serbia
STRASBOURG - The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution on the situation in Serbia following the December elections in the country.
The resolution was carried with 461 votes in favour and 53 against and 43 abstentions.
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EU rules have failed to cut car emissions: Report
Bigger, more-powerful cars have negated the impact of tighter CO2 emissions regulations in the EU, a report by the bloc's internal auditor found yesterday.
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EU auditors say real CO2 emissions from most cars have not fallen
Real CO2 emissions from most passengers cars on EU roads are the same as 12 years ago despite reduction targets set in 2010 for newly registered vehicles, putting in jeopardy Europe's green agenda, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Wednesday.
EU to propose all members scrutinize investments
The European Commission will propose next week a law requiring all European Union member states to scrutinize foreign investments in order to determine whether they pose a security risk, as part of the bloc's efforts to boost its economic security, Reuters has reported.
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EU foreign investment scrutiny has blind spots, say auditors
The European Union's scrutiny of foreign investment suffers from blind spots because some EU members do not carry out screening and those that do have widely different approaches, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Wednesday.
One-bid tenders are the norm
More than three out of every seven public contracts are awarded following procedures in which there was only one tender, and even when there is more than one tender the average per procedure is only 2.6 participants.
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The Bulgarian Candidate for EU Commissioner said She will only give Promises she could Fulfill
"The European Parliament is at the heart of my commitment to the European idea of my years as a MEP in 2009 and as a member of the European Court of Auditors.
The European Commission prefers Iliana Ivanova for Bulgarian European Commissioner
The European Commission announced that they interviewed the candidates for European Commissioner of the Bulgarian government - Daniel Laurer and Iliana Ivanova.