The situation is caused by deficiencies in internal control, in particular in Member States for shared management expenditure, but also within expenditure directly managed by the Commission, such as internal policies.
Sellise olukorra on tinginud sisekontrolli puudused, mis esinevad eelkõige liikmesriikides ühiselt juhitavate kulude osas, aga ka valdkondades, kus komisjon juhib kulusid otse, nagu sisepoliitika.