European Court of Auditors: Recent reports issued

International Journal of Government Auditing, Oct 2003

During the first half of 2003, the European Court of Auditors produced a number of special reports. These include the following:

* No. 1/2003: Prefinancing of export refunds.

* No. 3/2003: The invalidity pension scheme of European institutions.

* No. 4/2003: Rural development: Support for less-favored areas together with the Commission's replies.

* No. 5/2003: Funding of environmental projects in the candidate countries together with the Commission's replies.

* No. 6/2003:Twinning as the main instrument to support institution-building in candidate countries together with the Commission's replies.

* No. 7/2003: Implementation of assistance programming for the period 2000-2006 within the framework of the Structural Funds.

* No. 9/2003: System for setting the rates of subsidy on exports of agricultural products (Export Refunds) together with the Commission's replies.

* No. 10/2003: Effectiveness of the Commission's management of development assistance to India in targeting the poor and ensuring sustainable benefits together with the Commission's replies.

For a complete list of the special reports and the text of the reports, consult the Web site of the European Court of Auditors: www.eca.eu.int or email the Court at euraud@eca.eu.int.