European Court of Auditors’ overview of the legislative proposals for the EU’s 2028-2034 budget

Dear reader,

We are pleased to inform you that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has just published “EU budget 2028-2034 – The ECA’s view: Many changes may not make it better”, an overview prepared under the responsibility of ECA President Tony Murphy.

The significant and manifold changes the European Commission has proposed for the EU’s long-term budget may ultimately not make funding and spending methods for implementing EU policies and programmes after 2028 better, according to the auditors. As certain parts of the proposed arrangements fundamentally change the way EU spending is planned, managed and scrutinised, the auditors warn of risks to sound financial management and call for stronger safeguards. In a document published today that summarises their concerns, the auditors reiterate warnings to EU policymakers as they embark on negotiating the outcome of the proposed budget of almost €2 trillion for the 2028-2034 period.

The overview is now available in English, and the other EU languages will follow shortly. A press release in all 24 languages is already available here.

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Best regards,

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