The independent auditor of the European Union's accounts has called for a "wholly new approach" to the way the EU spends and invests its money.

The taxpayer may have to pay up to €181m for wrongful claims made by farmers from the EU’s agriculture fund.

THE President of the European Court of Auditors has accepted an apology from Ireland’s member over emails lobbying against Kevin Cardiff.

The grilling Kevin Cardiff got over the ‘missing €3.6bn’ was probably unique for a civil servant, but it is not clear yet if this represents a new era of accountability, writes Michael Clifford