OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING THE ABSORPTION OF EU FUNDS THROUGH IMPROVING ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROL

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Keywords
internal control, accounting, EU funds

Summary
To best protect the national and European interests in the process of funds absorption requires complying with certain criteria such as legality, efficiency and economy. Applying them requires good functioning of the accounting systems and timely internal control on the administration of EU funds and programmes. The processes of absorption of EU funds throughout the Union are accompanied by attempts of fraud and abuse. Bulgaria is the only country in which no one has been convicted for illegal actions with European funds so far. This omission is not due to lack of offenders but to the imperfection of accounting and control systems. They do not function effectively, and therefore are unable to identify infringements or provide convincing evidence for them.

Internal audit is part of the system of public internal financial control established by the executive authorities. Its purpose is to confirm that the spending of national and European public finances is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Directives of the EU Council. It must ensure the protection of public property, the proper preparation and correctness of financial documents and the accounting policy applied.

JEL: M41, M42
Pages: 1
Price: 3 Points

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