EU Budget Discharge Report 2013

Summary

The European Parliament reviews and approves the 2013 EU budget implementation, while warning about high error rates and funding gaps.
10 30.09.2015
Other
budget
government
european union
administrative law
public finance and budget policy

Key points

  • The European Parliament grants discharge to the Commission and its executive agencies for the 2013 budget implementation.
  • A significant concern is raised regarding the persistent error rate in payments, which has remained high for two decades.
  • The Commission implemented financial corrections and recoveries amounting to approximately 3.3 billion euros in 2013.
  • Outstanding financial commitments reached a massive level of approximately 322 billion euros by the end of 2013.
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