European Court of Auditors @EUAuditors@respublicae.eu

📗#ECAJournal | Céline Gauer, a Director‑General at the @EU_Commission is Head of RECOVER, and below she covers its focus on performance, its rollout, & how the #RRF could serve as a model of performance for 🇪🇺 policies.
https://medium.com/@euauditors/the-recovery-and-resilience-facility-an-instrument-built-for-performance-9fc87459cf54

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1621795790657028097

🗨️“The EU’s reaction facilitated the use of Cohesion funds to help member states face the COVID-19-related economic distress.”

➡️“In any case, we still need to assess very carefully whether #EUcohesion policy is the right budgetary tool for crisis response.”

🎙️Iliana Ivanova

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1621427461748580357

The #EU swiftly adapted its rules to provide great flexibility to member states in using cohesion policy funds in response to the COVID-19.

👉But these measures also added to the pressure to spend 🇪🇺 funds quickly and well, according to our new report.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1621179913062547457

💬“Despite the welcome and needed ambition by the #EU, electricity markets in Europe could be much more integrated.

👉The current energy and cost-of-living crisis has made it even more urgent for the EU to finalise its internal electricity market.”

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1620715954140319745

Despite its efforts, the 🇪🇺 has made slow progress towards connecting electricity markets to ensure cheap power for citizens.💡

👉 weaknesses in EU governance
👉 a complex system of regulatory tools

and other factors has held back the implementation of market rules.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1620452683055243269

🔴Tune in!

Follow live the presentation of our report on 'Support to mitigate #Unemployment Risk in an Emergency (#SURE)' at the European Parliament @EP_BudgControl @EP_Budgets

📲Livestream: http://europa.eu/!6kXjkh
📄Report: http://europa.eu/!jMqTGf

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1620414182884605952

🗓️On Thursday 2 February, we will publish a special report on the use of #Cohesion policy funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1618932371746594816

💼Today, six new Members of the European Court of Auditors have undertaken formally their new duties at the @EUCourtPress in Luxembourg:

🇸🇮 Jorg Kristijan Petrovič
🇳🇱 Stef Blok
🇲🇹 George Marius Hyzler
🇨🇾 Lefteris Christoforou
🇱🇹 Laima Liucija Andrikiené
🇪🇪 Keit Pentus-Rosimannus

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1618640872635236354

🗓️On Tuesday 31 January, we will publish a special report on whether the @EU_Commission regulatory approach & the oversight by the 🇪🇺 Agency @eu_acer contributed to the integration of the internal electricity market and helped it to function properly.

👉http://europa.eu/!jJFmBY

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1618217959746600960

RT @Ailish_Campbell: A pleasure to discuss with @TonyMurphyECA the importance of strong institutions that enable accountability & improve transparency. Every nation can do better to build the trust citizens give their governments. Thank you for sharing lessons from @EUAuditors. #RuleOfLaw #CanadaEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1618163955872174082

Today @EUAuditors President @TonyMurphyECA met with @Ailish_Campbell Ambassador of Canada to the #EU 🇨🇦🇪🇺in Brussels. They discussed #CanadaEU relations alongside the work of the ECA.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1617913313870086146

🎙️ 'Violations of the #RuleOfLaw, such as failures to investigate corruption or a lack of judicial independence, can have major financial implications for the 🇪🇺.

👉 Our audit will determine whether the Commission’s use of the tools to protect the #EUbudget has been effective'.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1617802698824335367

🗒️We are assessing whether the @EU_Commission has been effective in protecting the 🇪🇺’s financial interests & the steps taken to ensure that countries receive #EUfunding only when they respect the #RuleOfLaw.

The audit focus on
🔹EU’s cohesion policy
🔹COVID-19 recovery funding

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1617553725630947328

👉Follow live the presentation of our Review 01/2023 🇪🇺 financing through cohesion policy and the Recovery and Resilience Facility at @EP_BudgControl

📄Read the full report: http://europa.eu/!tyXqCD
📲Livestream: http://europa.eu/!QkMHgn

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1617545261173071872

🎙️Today, we are presenting at @EP_BudgControl our Special report 25/2022: Verification of Gross National Income for financing the #EUbudget

📄Read the full report: http://europa.eu/!dqJg4W
📲Follow #Live: http://europa.eu/!QkMHgn

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1617522743855173635

Today, we have issued a comparative analysis of the #RRF and the #EU’s cohesion policy funding, to help draw preliminary conclusions to feed into the preparation of the 🇪🇺’s long-term budget after 2027.

Take a look at our review 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1616103917397463041

RT @EUombudsman: Good discussion yesterday between Ombudsman O’Reilly and @EUAuditors’ @TonyMurphyECA on cooperation in upholding ethics, transparency, and accountability in the EU administration.

Great to also meet @atu_ie students for a presentation and Q&A on the work of both institutions.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1616035825514577923

Pleased to meet @EUombudsman Emily O’Reilly, for a working lunch and bilateral meeting today 🤝🇪🇺

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1615741522028158978

💬 “When dealing with hazardous waste, disposal should only be used as a last resort. However, over 50 % of the #EU’s hazardous waste is still disposed of.

In our review, we show that preventing and treating hazardous waste remains challenging, but also presents opportunities”.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1615266914225225729

Despite EU action to reduce its generation, the amount of hazardous waste generated in the #EU has continued to increase.

🔹Improving classification,
🔹ensuring traceability,
🔹increasing recycling,
🔹& combating illegal trafficking

are the challenges when dealing with it.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUauditors/status/1615018052503965697