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Spotlight ECA Warns of Gaps in the Control of the Recovery and Resilience Facility 
9 July 2023 (updated 1 year, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
On 8 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a report in which it warns of gaps in the protection of the EU's financial interests and criticises the Commission's control system for the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The ECA took a closer look at the design of the Commission’s control system for the RRF and how it fulfils criteria of assurance and accountability. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
RRF Disbursements Break €150 Billion 
9 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 31 March 2023, the Commission reported that it has meanwhile disbursed over €150 billion to EU Member States under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which started 2 years ago. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Will Probe Effectiveness of Rule-of-Law Conditionality Mechanism 
20 February 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Court of Auditors has started working on an audit to assess the Commission’s actions in protecting the EU’s financial interests and the sound financial management of the EU budget against rule of law breaches. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
European Chief Prosecutor Complained about Ireland’s Non-Cooperation 
17 January 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 November 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi addressed a letter to the Commission on Ireland’s refusal to cooperate with the EPPO. Kövesi pointed out that Ireland has persistently refused to execute EPPO’s requests for judicial cooperation since it does not recognise the EPPO as a competent authority for the application of existing instruments for judicial cooperation. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
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New Challenges in Fighting Expenditure Fraud  Report on the Conference in Prague, 23-25 November 2022
16 January 2023
Georg Roebling Georg Roebling
This report summarises the content and main findings of the conference “Prevent – Detect – Investigate; New Challenges in Fighting Expenditure Fraud and Irregularities”, held by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Czech Ministry of Finance in Prague in November 2022. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EP Calls for Revision of Current Multiannual Financial Framework 
29 December 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a resolution of 15 December 2022, MEPs pushed for a reform of the EU budget to respond more effectively to evolving needs, address funding gaps, increase flexibility and extend the capacity to respond in a crisis. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Council Adopted Historic Decision on Budget Protection vis-à-vis Hungary – Conditions also for RRF Payments 
28 December 2022 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
On 16 December 2022, the Council decided to withhold €6.5 billion of EU funds for Hungary. It is the first Council decision applying the new conditionality mechanism which allows the EU to protects its budget if certain breaches of the rule of law by an EU Member State adversely affect the sound financial management of the EU budget. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
EU Budget for 2023 Adopted 
14 December 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Council and the European Parliament (on 22 and 23 November 2022, respectively) formally approved the EU budget for 2023. In total, next year's budget amounts to €186.6 billion in commitment appropriations and €168.6 billion in payment appropriations. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Council Conclusions on Cohesion Policy 
12 December 2022 (updated 2 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In conclusions adopted on 22 November 2022, the Council stressed the importance of the protection of the EU's financial interests in spending EU money for cohesion policy. Expenditure for cohesion is traditionally the biggest part of the EU budget. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EP Endorses Introduction of New Own Resources 
12 December 2022 (updated 3 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a legislative resolution of 23 November 2022, the EP paved the way for new EU revenue sources based on the Emission Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the OECD/G20 global corporate tax agreement. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Gives its Opinion on Recast of Financial Regulation 
15 November 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its Opinion 6/2022, the ECA welcomes several proposals made by the Commission to recast the EU's Financial Regulation. However, the auditors also raise critical points, such as the fact that the proposal does not tackle the insufficient reporting on the Commission's debt management. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Identified Increased Errors in EU Spending in 2021 
27 October 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2022
On 13 October 2022, the ECA published its statement on the EU's general budget in 2021. It found that errors in spending from the EU budget were on the rise and issued an adverse opinion in this regard. Furthermore, it is stressed that several risks exist in relation to the EU funds made available in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war of aggression in Ukraine. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 33rd PIF Report 
25 October 2022 (updated 2 years, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2022
On 23 September 2022, the European Commission presented the 33rd annual report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests and the fight against fraud in 2021. the report stated that 11,218 cases of fraud and irregularities in total were reported. This is a bit less than in 2020. The related irregular amounts increased to €3.24 billion. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Report on Commission’s Assessment of National Recovery and Resilience Plans 
4 October 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
According to a report by the European Court of Auditors, the Commission’s assessment is generally appropriate, but there remain risks to the successful implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans, such as unclear milestones and targets. Read more
EU Corona Protection of Financial Interests
Commission Proposes Budgetary Protection Measures against Hungary - EP Remains Sceptical 
4 October 2022 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2022
On 18 September 2022, the Commission proposed measures against Hungary under the conditionality mechanism. The Council has now one month to adopt the proposed measures, which include the suspension of 65% of commitments for three operational programmes under cohesion policy. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Commission Triggers Conditionality Mechanism against Hungary 
10 August 2022 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2022
On 27 April 2022, the European Commission officially triggered the so-called conditionality mechanism against Hungary. Based on Regulation 2020/2092, the mechanism allows the EU to cut off an EU Member State from receiving EU money if it breaches principles of the rule of law. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests