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Although there is a framework to prevent conflicts of interest in #EU spending, there are loopholes in transparency & in detecting situations at risk.
Our🆕report look at how the issue is addressed in agricultural & cohesion policies, the biggest spending areas in the EU. 🌾
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1635310044534145026
Member States report irregularities and fraud to @EUAntiFraud via the Irregularities Management System (IMS).
Since 2000, member states have reported:➡️440 conflict-of-interest cases in cohesion and agriculture. 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1635310775215734787
Around half of 🇪🇺 spending is under shared management by the Commission and the Member States.
This includes the:
◽️ European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)
◽️ European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
and the three main cohesion funds 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1635310467005710336