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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.

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.

On 25 October 2022, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Montenegro. Overall, the report found that ublic confidence in institutions in preventing and fighting corruption should be strengthened, but a comprehensive national strategy in this area is lacking.

The new website EPPO-LEX (www.eppo-lex.eu) – the legal research library on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – provides easy access to all types of legal documents concerning the EU’s new criminal law enforcement body. The website is designed to help users find their way through the complex legal framework guiding the operation of the EPPO.

At the beginning of November 2022, the Commission adopted a revised EU Action Plan to put an end to illegal wildlife trade, as announced in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. It directs the EU efforts in combating wildlife trafficking until 2027 and addresses four main priorities.

On 8 November 2022, the EU finance ministers agreed on a revised code of conduct for business taxation in order to tackle harmful tax competition, tax evasion, and tax avoidance in the EU.

On 22 November 2022, the EP celebrated its 70th anniversary. On 10 September 1952, the first meeting of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Parliament’s forerunner, took place. Speakers emphasised that only a democratic Europe has a future.

In November 2022, OLAF concluded investigations into fraud and irregularities in relation to several water infrastructure and wastewater modernisation projects. Two cases played in Bulgaria, one in Romania, and one in Hungary. In total, OLAF recommended the recovery of over €19.5 million.

In November 2022, OLAF closed investigations into an EU-funded waste management project in Hungary. OLAF recommended that the European Commission recover almost €11 million spent from the EU’s budget. The EU supported the establishment of a plant to produce compostable waste in an efficient …

During the operation OPSON XI targeting food fraud almost 15 million litres of beverages (including alcohol and wine) and almost 27,000 tonnes of fake food were seized. The results of the operation were reported by OLAF and Europol on 17 November 2022.