… They shall not deal with matters in which they have any personal interest, in particular a family or financial interest, that could impair their
impartiality
. …
2. …
… Moreover, it is clear from the case file that, in fact, the applicant solely alleges a failure to state reasons regarding the undue nature of the various sums identified by the Court of Auditors, having regard, in particular, to the table of recoveries.
77 The right to sound administration, enshrined in
Article
41 of the
Charter
of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the
Charter
’), imposes an obligation on the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union to give reasons …
… FEU Treaty
2
Article
285 TFEU provides as follows:
‘The Court of Auditors shall carry out the Union’s audit.
It shall consist of one national of each Member State. Its Members shall be completely
independent
in the performance of their duties, in the Union’s general interest.’
3
Article
286(3) and (6) TFEU is worded as follows:
‘3. In the performance of these duties, the Members of the Court of Auditors shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or from any other body. …