2013 EU audit in brief summarises and explains the main findings in our annual reports on the implementation of the 2013 EU budget and the European Development Funds. As in previous years, the reports provide insights into the extent to which those responsible for managing EU funds, at EU and...

Upon successful conclusion of the financial assistance programme, Ireland has regained policy credibility and made substantial progress in addressing macroeconomic imbalances. Yet challenges remain. The three papers as well as the discussion material from this conference explore these challenges...

This is the first 'landscape review' produced by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Landscape reviews are a new type of publication of the ECA. They consider broad themes on the basis of the Court's research and accumulated experience, in relation to issues directly related to the ECA's...

This is the first 'landscape review' produced by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Landscape reviews are a new type of publication of the ECA. They consider broad themes on the basis of the Court's research and accumulated experience, in relation to issues directly related to the ECA's...

This study aims to describe control of the EU budget exercised by the European Parliament, in particular ex-post control of the budget after it has been implemented, and to compare it to ex-post control of national budgets carried out by the parliaments of the EU Member States. The subject is...