Romania To Return Misused EU Farm Funds Of EUR41M

Thus, EUR41.7 million will be charged to Romania for weaknesses in the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS-GIS), in the administrative procedure as regards controls and cross checks and for incorrect calculation of payments and sanctions.

„As a result of a decision adopted today by the European Commission, a total of EUR578.5 million of EU farm money unduly spent by member states is claimed back. This money returns to the EU budget because of non-compliance with EU rules or inadequate control procedures on agricultural expenditure” the European Commission said in a press release.

EU member states are responsible for paying out and checking expenditure under the CAP and the Commission is required to ensure that member states have made correct use of the funds.

Commenting on the decision, Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, said: „We are working hard to achieve the best possible control of farm spending in order to verify that taxpayers money is not being misspent”.

Under this latest decision, funds will be recovered from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom.