Following receipt of proposals from the national authorities, and after consultation with the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union has appointed the following new Members to the European Court of Auditors. Four new Members of the Court of Auditors have been appointed as of 1 March 2012, for a renewable term of six years: Mr Kevin CARDIFF (Ireland), Mr Ville ITÄLÄ (Finland), Mr Henrik OTBO, (Denmark), Mr Pietro RUSSO (Italy).
Furthermore, the six-year mandates of the following current Members of the Court of Auditors have been renewed as of 1 March 2012: Mr Vítor Manuel da SILVA CALDEIRA (Portugal), Mr Karel PINXTEN (Belgium), Mr H.G. WESSBERG (Sweden).
The Court concludes that EU pre-accession assistance has significantly contributed to Croatia’s progress in building up its capacity to manage increased EU funding after becoming a Member State. The assistance was soundly planned, taking into account lessons learned from previous enlargements. However, the objectives of the assistance have not yet been fully achieved and more capacity building work remains to be done. The Court’s recommendations address the need to strengthen assistance in relation to procurement capacity, regional bodies, project preparation, rural development programmes and anti-corruption measures, and to draw lessons from experience gained in Croatia in the Commission’s management of pre-accession assistance to other countries. Press release Press pack
39 Specific Annual Reports published on 15 and 16 December 2011
Visit by a delegation from the Audit Authority of Montenegro
Luxembourg 16/02/2012
Presentation of the ECA work programme 2012
ECA President Vítor Caldeira to present the ECA work programme 2012 to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control at its meeting on 29 February 2012
on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
