Discharge
Discharge
The European Parliament gives approval to or
"discharges" the accounts of the Commission each year. The member states then give their discharge through a decision in the Council.
Notes
- In 1998, the European Parliament refused discharge for the financial year 1996 because the accounts were unsatisfactory.
- This led to the resignation of the EU Commission headed by Jacques Santer on 15th March 1999.
- Since 1994 the European Court of Auditors has stated every year that it is unable to vouch for the correctness of all underlying financial transactions in the EU.
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See also Censure and Independent expert group
