EU’s democratic safeguards on financial aid fall short, auditors say
Publicat:EU conditions for ensuring rule of law among member states before they can receive financial aid are not strong enough to completely rule out a backsliding in democracy, the 27-nation bloc’s auditors said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The European Union has tightened democratic safeguards on payouts from the bloc’s shared budget in recent years […] The post EU’s democratic safeguards on financial aid fall short, auditors say appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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