Publications

Opinion Regulation European Competitiveness Fund

European Court of Auditors. Opinion for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (“the ECF”), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

Innovation Fund in 2024

Report on the implementation of the Innovation Fund in 2024

A Decade of Creative Europe

A Decade of Creative Europe

Digital Europe Programme. Interim evaluation

The Digital Europe Programme: Main findings of the interim evaluation

New European Bauhaus

New European Bauhaus - from vision to implementation

Proposal New European Bauhaus

Proposal for a Recommendation on the New European Bauhaus

LIFE strategic projects

European court of Auditors. Special report 25/2025: LIFE strategic projects. Bridge the gap between strategy and implementation, but impact not entirely clear The LIFE programme was set up to address various environmental and climate challenges facing the EU, including air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. LIFE strategic projects support member states in […]

Financial instruments in Cohesion policy

Special report 24/2025: Financial instruments in Cohesion policy. A revolving use of funds materialised partially | OJ C/2025/6550, 5.12.2025 One of the advantages of financial instruments in cohesion policy over grants is that reflows can be used to support additional final recipients, leading to more efficient use of public financing. Our work concluded that only […]

European Union's External Action Instruments in 2024

Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2024

An EU Agenda for Cities

An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity

Support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa

European Court of Auditors. Special report 20/2025: Commission support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa – Commendable but insufficient focus on sustainability and impact We assessed the Commission’s development efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Overall, the Commission has made valuable efforts, but its actions have not always targeted those with […]

A Strategic Framework for EU Bioeconomy

A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy