This year, in the area of structural funds, the Commission has decided to ask the Greek authorities to pay back some € 518 million because of irregular tendering of public works between 2000 and 2004 (see IP/05/687).Since the Court’s mandate is to look at payments when they are made, the methods used by the Court does not take these later corrections into account.
Quant aux Fonds structurels, la Commission a demandé cette année aux autorités grecques de restituer 518 millions € au titre d’irrégularités commises dans la passation de contrats de travaux publics entre 2000 et 2004 (voir IP/05/687).