When it comes to funding for NGOs, transparency is lacking in the EU - Brussels Report

Hundreds of billions of euros flowed from the EU-Corona reconstruction fund – but where is the money? While the EU is stumbling over lack of transparency, Europe's poorest suffer from growing poverty. An incomprehensible scandal typical of the self-governing actions of the European People's Party (EPP). The European Union, in the course of the Corona pandemic, launched the Reconstruction Fund "NextGenerationEU", a stimulus package of 750 billion…

S&Ds: EU Court of Auditors is clear that funding NGOs from EU budget complies with EU laws

The Socialists and Democrats welcome the findings of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) regarding the compliance of funding civil society organisations from the EU budget. This follows the presentation of the EU Courts of Auditors’ report on the matter in the EP's committee on budgetary control. In its report the controller responsible for European Union spending is formal –...

Under EU law, the EU will have no choice but to freeze the funds

When it comes to funding for NGOs, transparency is lacking in the EU - Brussels Report

By MEP Auke Zijlstra If it’s not about war, it’s usually about money these days. Last week, the European Court of Auditors published a damning report on the spending of EU Covid recovery funds. The €672.5 billion fund was intended to kick-start the economy after the downturn caused by the self-imposed Covid measures. The report finds that the RRF suffers from weaknesses in performance, accountability and transparency, with unclear results and a …