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Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme Cover

Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme

By: István Finta  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 328 - 345
Submitted on: Sep 19, 2022
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Accepted on: Mar 20, 2023
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Published on: Jun 28, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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