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Romania Halts SAPARD Payments To Fix Deficiencies Notified By EC

Romanian authorities temporarily suspended payments to beneficiaries of the SAPARD program until the resolution of payment authorization technical deficiencies signaled in the European Commission’s audit report, Finance Ministry state secretary Alice Bitu said Wednesday.
Romania Halts SAPARD Payments To Fix Deficiencies Notified By EC
20 aug. 2008, 15:22, English

"It’s just a few weeks. All payments will be resumed when the technical procedures notified by the European Commission are improved,” Bitu told MEDIAFAX.

Bitu said the European Commission notified in June several deficiencies, mostly having to do with payment authorization, when it audited Romania’s Payment Agency for Rural Development and Fishing, which manages SAPARD funds.

She added the audit mission was a regular one, as paying agencies are checked regularly.

Officials of the Payment Agency confirmed payments have been temporarily halted.