๐Ÿ“ข Errors in #EUspending persist while #debt burden increases, according to the @EUauditors Annual Report on the #EUfinances for 2024. ๐Ÿ’ถ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ The level of #error in EU budget spending in 2024 is estimated at 3.6%.
โš ๏ธ The EUโ€™s COVID recovery mechanism is also affected by irregular payments and systemic #weaknesses.
โš ๏ธ A growing debt burden poses #risks to future EU budgets.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full report ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/AR-2024

๐Ÿ“ข ๐ŸŒ Review of the EUโ€™s โ‚ฌ650 billion #RecoveryFund, issued today by the #EUauditors: #RRF suffers from several weaknesses in terms of performance, accountability and transparency.

Key findings:

๐Ÿ’ถ #EUrecovery fund brought a new approach to #EUspending decoupled from costs.
๐Ÿ’ถ Auditors warn about its many weaknesses ahead of key #EUbudget decisions
๐Ÿ’ถ The RRF suffers from insufficient focus on performance, and weak control.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full review ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/RV-2025-02

Review 02/2025: Performance-orientation, accountability and transparency โ€“ lessons to be learned from the weaknesses of the RRF

European Court of Auditors