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It is much broader than just a review of the Third Community Support Framework.
I should like to tell Mr Papadimoulis what stage we are at. As you know, the Greek authorities provided at the due time a description of the entire management and control systems of the ERDF established in Greece. As a follow-up, in October 2003 an audit – carried out by the services of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy – confirmed the existence of serious deficiencies in the systems and the management process. We agreed an action plan with the Greek authorities; the final deadline for the implementation of the actions under the plan was the end of September 2004.
The deliverables of the action plan have been analysed. The conclusion was that certain types of operations that were cofinanced and certain operations that were carried over from the Second to the Third Community Support Framework do not justify the contribution from the ERDF. We also confirmed the existence of serious failings in the management and control systems. As the Greek authorities did not investigate the irregularities and did not make the necessary financial corrections, the Directorate-General informed them of the possible suspension by the Commission of interim ERDF payments for specific measures of the operational programmes that were affected by the above-mentioned irregularities.
Many meetings took place between January and May 2005 and, throughout this process, the Commission stressed the urgency of arriving at an overall solution that would allow payments to continue on a sound basis in the future.
In response to your question, the amount of any correction will have to take full account of the audit findings, but the consequences in terms of loss of Community funds cannot be quantified at this stage. I can say that flat-rate corrections will be applied, in compliance with the regulations. Also, given that the discussions that have taken place have not led to an agreement so far, the Commission is currently proceeding with measures that may lead to suspension decisions. Nevertheless, we shall keep open the possibility of continued dialogue to find a solution. The next meeting with the Greek authorities will take place tomorrow. When the debate with the Greek authorities is closed I will be able to inform you in writing what programmes have been affected and to what extent.
As far as the modification of the Third Community Support Framework is concerned, the Commission has been informed that the Greek Ministry of Finance intends to submit an application in the course of the year. So far, however, the Commission has received no proposals for transfers of funds between programmes."@en1
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