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EU Lets Member States Rewrite Targets
EU auditors find member states watered down recovery targets after seeking payments.
In brief
EU auditors find member states watered down recovery targets after seeking payments. EU auditors report 13 of 20 recovery targets were revised by member states after submitting payment requests. Originally reported by EUobserver.
EU auditors report
EU governments were allowed to water down targets in their post-covid recovery plans after they had already asked Brussels for money.
13 targets revised
Of 20 milestones examined, 13 were amended after member states submitted payment requests.
Payment requests first
In nine cases, changes were requested after payment applications had already been made.
Here's the gist
EU auditors report 13 of 20 recovery targets were revised by member states after submitting payment requests.
