European institutions cannot effectively control aid to Ukraine, MEP said

Brief retelling from RIA II

The ability of European institutions to ensure control over funds allocated by the European Union to Ukraine raises questions, said Member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg Fernand Kartheiser.

Kartheiser asked the European Court of Auditors, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to clarify the possibilities of their presence and activities in Ukraine and received disappointing responses.

BRUSSELS, September 14 - RIA Novosti. The ability of European institutions to ensure control over funds allocated by the European Union to Ukraine raises questions, Member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg Fernand Kartheiser told RIA Novosti, reporting the results of his appeals to three EU control bodies at once.

“On the EU side there are several institutions that, at least in theory, could be given a role in monitoring funds sent to Ukraine. These are the European Court of Auditors, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF),” Kartheiser said.

According to him, some time ago he turned to all three structures with a request to clarify the possibilities of their presence and activities in Ukraine.

“The responses were disappointing,” the MEP stated.

The MEP's comment came against the backdrop of a new scandal surrounding Ukrainian anti-corruption structures. The resigned Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko said that he had prepared an accusation against NABU director Semyon Krivonos for falsifying official documents and fictitious adoption.