This report evaluates whether EU support - about 1,2 billion euro over the 2007-13 period - was effective in preparing Serbia for EU membership. The audited projects delivered their planned outputs although they suffered from weaknesses regarding their design, implementation and sustainability....

This report evaluates whether EU support - about 1,2 billion euro over the 2007-13 period - was effective in preparing Serbia for EU membership. The audited projects delivered their planned outputs although they suffered from weaknesses regarding their design, implementation and sustainability....

The Single Area Payment Scheme is a simplified transitional income support scheme for farmers in the new Member States. The Court observes that payments were also made to beneficiaries not or only marginally involved in farming or in relation to unutilised or non-agricultural land. Since the...

In 2014, the EU established the single resolution mechanism (SRM) to ensure orderly resolution of failing banks with minimal burden to taxpayers, avoiding costly bail-outs. We assessed the appropriateness of the policy framework and organisational setup of resolution planning, as well as the...

The European Central Bank (ECB) assumed responsibility for banking supervision in 2014, as part of the establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. Its mission in this regard is to contribute to the safety and soundness of the banking system. There are about 120 banking groups in the euro...

The EU Western Balkan enlargement policy has dealt with six European countries which have historically been affected by serious ethnic, political and economic conflicts and aspire to join the EU. The Court assessed whether the Commission's management of the IPA in the Western Balkans in the key...

The EU Western Balkan enlargement policy has dealt with six European countries which have historically been affected by serious ethnic, political and economic conflicts and aspire to join the EU. The Court assessed whether the Commission's management of the IPA in the Western Balkans in the key...

The EU Western Balkan enlargement policy has dealt with six European countries which have historically been affected by serious ethnic, political and economic conflicts and aspire to join the EU. The Court assessed whether the Commission's management of the IPA in the Western Balkans in the key...

Erasmus+ is a well-known, successful EU brand. Between 2014 and 2020 it will provide support worth over €16 billion in the fields of education and training, youth and sport. We assessed the performance and European added value of learning mobility, a key action in Erasmus + which represents...