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  • Auditors reject EU spending 18th year in a row

    11/07/2012 11:24:03 PM PST · by Olog-hai
    EU Observer ^ | 06.11.12 @ 17:19 (November 6) | Valentina Pop
    The EU’s top auditing body has for the 18th year in a row said there are too many errors in how EU money is spent, particularly in subsidies going to farmers and fishermen. “A farmer was granted a special premium for 150 sheep. On inspection, the European Court of Auditors found that the beneficiary did not have any sheep,” the annual report on EU spending released on Tuesday (6 November) said in a typical case. The auditors also found an alleged fruit processing factory built with EU aid to the tune of €0.2 million, which turned out to be a...