In our work on the Budgetary Control Committee, we always have in mind that we are defending your money. In fact, taxpayers pay for the whole EU budget, and it is our firm belief that they should receive the best possible value for money. To this end, the EPP-ED group strives to achieve better results each year, making it possible for the European Union to achieve good results while at the same time being cost effective.

PRESS RELEASES

09/07/2008	Kosovo donor conference to consider country's capacity for fresh money. Inge Gräßle MEP
27/06/2008	Commission to reply quickly to questions on reform of Financial Regulation. Inge Gräßle MEP
27/06/2008	Kommission muss Fragenkatalog zur Reform der Haushaltsordnung zügig abarbeiten/ Commission to reply quickly to questions on reform of Financial Regulation. Inge Gräßle MEP
23/06/2008	Jean-Pierre Audy, MdPE, participe à une délégation de la commission du contrôle budgétaire au Kosovo
05/06/2008	Hearing sheds light on Member States' difficulties to manage structural funds. Inge Gräßle MEP

POLICY

The Community budget is financed by taxpayers. The purpose of European policies is to implement projects of public interest. Using Community financing in the wrong way is consequently harmful to the interests of European taxpayers. The European Institutions have an obligation to guarantee the best use of their money and specifically, to fight as effectively as possible against fraud and corruption...

DISCHARGE

The Discharge procedure is the most important activity of the Budgetary Control Committee...

EVENT

Meeting with Members of the European Court of Auditors Jean-Pierre Audy MEP (EPP-ED, France) met Members of the European Court of Auditors to prepare the 2007 Discharge on Monday 7 July. Mr Audy is the European Parliament's rapporteur for the discharge process, which will start with the publishing of the Court of Auditors annual report in November, and end with the European Parliaments vote on the discharge in April 2009. The meeting took place at the Court's headquarters in Luxembourg. Photo of the meeting