Court of Auditors' Special Report on the EU Solidarity Fund

Raad van de Europese Unie Council Conclusions concerning the Court of Auditors' Special Report o 3/2008 on the European Union Solidarity Fund 2885th GEERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Bruxelles, 22 Juillet 2008 The Council adopted the following conclusions: "THE COUNCIL, 1. WELCOMES the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 3/2008 which examined how rapid, efficient and flexible the European Union Solidarity Fund was between 2002 and 2006; 2. NOTES that the Court's main conclusions and recommendations are that: (a) the Fund does not provide a rapid response. The response time necessary mainly depended on the extent of the administrative rules applied, the rapidity of the Commission, the promptness of national authorities and the quality of information provided by the applicants; (b) the Commission's management has proved efficient... [read full story]