The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. The European Parliament should be kept informed of all such measures.
Ba cheart leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta comhréireacha feadh an timthrialla caiteachais, lena n-áirítear neamhrialtachtaí a chosc, a bhrath agus a fhiosrú, cistí a cailleadh, a íocadh nó a úsáideadh go mícheart a ghnóthú agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, pionóis a ghearradh, i gcomhréir le Rialachán (AE, Euratom) Uimh. 966/2012 Ba cheart Parlaimint na hEorpa a choimeád ar an eolas faoi na bearta sin uile.