European Parliament 15 May 2012, Written question E-004994/12 Georgios Stavrakakis (S&D) to the Commission. RAL (reste à liquider) and Member States

Question for written answer E-004994/12 to the Commission Georgios Stavrakakis (S&D) (15 May 2012) Subject: RAL (reste à liquider) and Member States RAL refers to all outstanding commitments that remain unpaid at a given point in time. The level of RAL at the end of 2011 (EUR 207 billion) was about EUR 50 billion above the level foreseen when the 2007-2013 financial framework was drawn up.