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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