“The ECA’s role of external auditor of the EU is more important than ever in its 35-year history”, says ECA President Caldeira2013-05-08
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 8 May 2013 Luxembourg Prime Minister Juncker, Minister of State Perry representing the Irish Presidency of the Council, and ECA President Caldeira, spoke today - the eve of Europe Day - at the inauguration of the ECA’s new building, about the challenges facing...

“Brownfield” sites: better planning needed if clean-ups are to work, say EU Auditors2013-04-18
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 18 April 2013 A new report from the European Court of Auditors, the EU spending watchdog, calls on the European Commission to improve the running of regeneration projects on so-called “brownfield” sites – former industrial and military areas which are often derelict and...

INVITATION - PRESS BRIEFING Have EU Structural Measures successfully supported the regeneration of industrial and military brownfield sites?2013-04-11
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS Luxembourg, 11 April 2013 In recent years, more and more derelict industrial and military sites (so-called brownfield sites) have become available for use. Their number in Europe is estimated to range from a few hundred in small Member States to a few hundred thousand in larger...

Food-processing subsidies: “no proof of added value” say EU Auditors2013-04-10
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 10 April 2013 Under the Common Agricultural Policy, EU rural development policy grants are made available to enterprises that process and market agricultural products through a measure called ‘Adding value to agricultural and forestry products’ that aims to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and...

INVITATION - PRESS BRIEFING Has the EU support to the food-processing industry been effective and efficient in adding value to agricultural products?2013-04-03
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS Luxembourg, 3 April 2013 Under the CAP, EU rural development policy grants are made available to enterprises that process and market agricultural products through a measure called ‘Adding value to agricultural and forestry products’ that aims to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry.

Older workers – Member States and Commission cannot assess if programmes actually help – say EU Auditors2013-03-05
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 5 March 2013 Increasing the employment rate of older workers is part of the EU’s strategic goals. But a new report by the European Court of Auditors has found that neither the Member States nor the Commission are in a position to establish...

INVITATION - PRESS BRIEFING Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund (ESF) spending on older workers?2013-02-26
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS Luxembourg, 26 February 2013 The European Social Fund is a key financial instrument designed to help the Member States achieve EU employment policy objectives. Its aims are to promote the integration in the labour market of the unemployed and disadvantaged, primarily by supporting training activities.

Audit leads EU to rethink “temporary accommodation” rules after natural disasters2013-02-25
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 25 February 2013 Following a report from the EU auditors, the European Commission is to clarify rules on financing “temporary accommodation” following natural disasters.

“The effectiveness of EU funding for municipal waste management infrastructures was limited due to the poor implementation of supporting measures” – say EU Auditors2013-01-31
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 31 January 2013 In 2010, it was calculated that the average EU citizen generates approximately 500 kg of municipal waste annually, which if not collected, treated and disposed of properly, can cause negative environmental impacts.

Poor maintenance “threatens roads in Sub-Saharan Africa” – say EU Auditors2013-01-15
Description:EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 15 January 2013 The EU is one of the leading donors in the road sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Road transport is a focal sector for EDF (European Development Fund) cooperation strategy with most Sub-Saharan African countries.