ECA criticises persistent medicine shortages as a chronic headache for the EU
Medicine shortages have been a recurring issue throughout the EU for years, but the EU still lacks a well-oiled system…
EU Auditors publish review of “Smart specialisation strategies”
On Tuesday 23 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a review of...
EU auditors recommend simpler and smarter budget flexibility approach
The framework that enables the EU to mobilise money for unforeseen circumstances and emergencies is too complex, with multiple tools…
EU Auditors publish report “EU budget flexibility”
On Monday 8 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report examining...
Protecting the EU budget: EU Commission plans anti-fraud revamp
The review of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture is of outmost importance, due to evolving threats to the EU's financial interests,…
EU Auditors outline how to make future EU cohesion policy more successful
Strategic focus, flexible funding, timely implementation, and simpler rules — these are the core principles the European Court of Auditors…
ECA launches report on EU humanitarian aid under remote management
On Wednesday 18 June, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report examining...
ECA review: “Opportunities for the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework”
On Monday 16 June, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a review on...
EU Auditors: Special report on EU support to tackle forest fires
On Wednesday 11 June, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report...
EU Auditors present special report on supplementary pension schemes in the EU
On Wednesday 21 May 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
EU auditors spotlight impact in 2024 report with 32 reviews and recommendations
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released its 2024 annual report, highlighting key achievements and oversight work. Through 32…
EU Auditors publish review of EU €650 billion recovery funding (RRF)
On Tuesday 6 May 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a review...
EU Auditors present publication “Our activities in 2024”
On Monday 5 May, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a report on...
EU Court of Auditors: Report on the EU strategy for microchips
On Monday 28 April 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
EU Auditors ask for more energetic efforts to level up the EU electricity grid
Enhancing the EU’s energy independence and combating climate change require a modernised electricity grid, capable of integrating more renewable energy…
ECA Special Report: Support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the digital transition in EU member states
On Thursday, 3 April 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
EU Auditors on EU labour markets: Key challenges unaddressed despite billions from EU budget
EU countries have only partially addressed their labour market challenges through the reforms they pledged in return for money from…
EU Auditors: EFSI helped to substantially address investment gap after the financial crisis
The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) helped a great deal in addressing the investment gap in the EU that…
EU Auditors’ report “Control systems for the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)”
On Monday 10 March, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report...
ECA report on EU sea pollution: Polluting ships can still slip through the net
A report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) sounds the alarm: ships and vessels continue to pollute…
EU audit report on EU’s Cohesion’s action for refugees in Europe
On Wednesday, 12 February 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
EU Auditors: Upcoming audit report on EU military mobility
On Wednesday, 5 February 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
Digital payments: EU auditors concerned over price interventions in the card market
The value of digital payments for retail sales in the EU has skyrocketed, doubling since 2017 to exceed €1 trillion.…
EU Auditors’ report on “Urban pollution”
On Wednesday 15 January, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report...
ECA report on ‘Digital payments in the EU’
On Thursday 9 January 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special...
EU Auditors on EU infringement procedures: Enforcing EU law takes too long
Although the EU Commission has improved the way it detects and corrects breaches of EU law, it still takes too…
EU auditors give their opinion on the evaluation of the External Action Guarantee
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has today provided its opinion on the EU Commission’s evaluation of the EU External Action…
EU Auditors: Tax revenue losses due to corporate profit shifting could amount to €100bn per year
Strengthening the EU’s defence measures against harmful tax regimes and corporate tax avoidance has not closed all the gaps, according…
Food labels may fool EU consumers – ECA Special Report
Consumers can easily get lost in a maze of food labels, EU auditors warn in a report published today. Food…
EP Budget Control Committee backs Iliana Ivanova for Court of Auditors
Iliana Ivanova is the current EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth. Holding a Master’s degree in International…
EU Auditors on digitizing healthcare: Use of EU funds difficult to establish
Over 14 years, the EU planned to allocate at least €16 billion for healthcare digitalisation—yet accessing these funds proved challenging…
EU auditors reviewed the EU Commission’s performance reporting
Every year, in its annual management and performance report (AMPR), the European Commission reports on how the EU budget is…
EU Auditors see finances of the EU’s public-private partnerships in good shape
The EU Court of Auditors (ECA) has given the green light to the 2023 accounts of the EU’s Joint Undertakings…
ECA: EU Commission’s 2023 annual management and performance report
Publication on Thursday 14 November at 5.00 p.m. CET On Thursday 14 November 2024, the European...
EU Auditors: EU institutions need to improve their workforce management
The EU institutions need to step up their efforts to meet the need for an increasingly diversified workforce, according to…
Artificial intelligence: EU Council approves conclusions to strengthen EU’s ambitions
The EU Council agrees that the EU must scale up investments in AI and facilitate access to digital infrastructure to be a globally competitive…
EU audits of EU agencies: Problems with procurement errors persist
While the majority of the 43 EU agencies managed their finances well in 2023, according to the annual audit report…
ECA: EU Commission must intensify state aid checks for recovery and industrial policy
In recent years, the EU Commission has introduced three temporary state aid frameworks to enable member states to support companies…
EU auditors on the risk of double funding with EU money: Beware of the blind spot
There is an increasing risk that EU money could be handed out twice for the same action. This is the…
EU auditors on climate adaptation: EU action not keeping up with ambition
Progress towards climate adaptation is difficult to measure, the EU auditors say in their report. Between 20214 and 2020, at…
EU auditors on 2023 budget: Rate of errors and irregular spending increased
The European Court of Auditors sounds an alert about the EU's budget in 2023: The rate of error in EU…
EU Auditors call for more robust design of the European Defence Industry Programme
The European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) aims to increase the EU’s defence readiness and buttress its armaments industry. Auditors call…
EU auditors point at poor health aid coordination on the ground
Support through global health initiatives has increased, while EU bilateral assistance to partner countries has decreased. Auditors criticise cases of…
ECA discussion: How transparent is EU COVID recovery money?
Is COVID recovery funding disbursed transparently from Brussels to national capitals, and from national treasuries to final recipients? The EU…
EU auditors: Greener national agricultural plans still do not match EU targets
Europe's Common Agricultural Policy has greater environmental and climate ambition, but national plans are not substantially greener. Green performance is…
ECA: How the EU supports the integration of migrants
Migration is high on the public and political agendas, but the migration narrative is not always free from bias. At…
EU Auditors see challenging start for EU revenue based on plastic packaging waste
The new own resource generated over €7 billion for the EU budget in 2023, according to the latest report of…
EU Auditors: How green are the EU’s recovery funds?
As a response to the COVID pandemic, the EU launched the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a nearly €700 billion…
Irregular migration from Africa: EU Auditors ask if root causes are well addressed
Migration flows from Africa to the EU have fluctuated over the years, peaking in 2014-2016. In October 2015, the European…
EU Auditors prepare annual check‑up of the EU budget
The EU is coming to the middle of its multi-year budget cycle covering 2021 to 2027. Unprecedented challenges, such as…