Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion

Mr. Tony Murphy:

The member states decide on the measures in the first instance. The Commission has a minor role in that regard. It does not approve them in advance. We talked about the risk of a legal uncertainty. Normally, under the MFF, there are operational programmes which are approved by the Commission with a general framework in place for how the funds will be spent. That is not the case for the BAR. Member states have a lot of flexibility. It will be assessed in September 2023, when the projects which are funded are submitted.

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