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The ECA Journal features articles on a variety of current audit topics, the ECA’s role and work. It is available in electronic form below, and paper copies can be ordered online at the EU Bookshop.

Was the RRF set on the right track?

Was the RRF set on the right track?

By Giuseppe Diana, Regulation of Markets and Competitive Economy Directorate
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European Court of Auditors
Dec 21, 2022
An innovative approach to public policy‑making: resilience as a central pillar of the RRF

An innovative approach to public policy‑making: resilience as a central pillar of the RRF

Over the years, the EU has launched numerous initiatives to address policy concerns and disruption, as well as crisis situations. The most…
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European Court of Auditors
Dec 19, 2022
Europe seen from the stars: evaluating EU cohesion funding using satellite data

Europe seen from the stars: evaluating EU cohesion funding using satellite data

For public auditors, auditing policy performance relates by and large to the effectiveness of any given policy. It involves identifying and…
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European Court of Auditors
Jul 28, 2022
NextGenerationEU — a game changer for audit authorities?

NextGenerationEU — a game changer for audit authorities?

The launch of the NextGenerationEu initiative has added an extra dimension to the audit of EU expenditure. Not least for the national…
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European Court of Auditors
Jul 28, 2022
Auditing COVID‑19 recovery and resilience plans: some initial experiences and findings relating to…

Auditing COVID‑19 recovery and resilience plans: some initial experiences and findings relating to…

Member States’ National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) have now been designed, submitted and approved, and the first steps have been…
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European Court of Auditors
Jul 28, 2022
EU integration for a shared space of common values

EU integration for a shared space of common values

Interview with Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary of Slovenia
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European Court of Auditors
Jun 15, 2022
Cohesion in a time of transition

Cohesion in a time of transition

Cohesion was one of the drivers of the creation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 1958, and remains one of the Bank’s top priorities…
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European Court of Auditors
Jun 15, 2022
Cohesion policy and the Recovery and Resilience Facility: not just two sides of the same coin

Cohesion policy and the Recovery and Resilience Facility: not just two sides of the same coin

Economic convergence is one of the key objectives of EU cohesion policy. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has had precisely the opposite…
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European Court of Auditors
Jun 15, 2022
Redefining public sector audit scrutiny in a post-COVID 19 environment

Redefining public sector audit scrutiny in a post-COVID 19 environment

Major shocks can lead to substantial societal changes, as illustrated by the 2008 financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Often…
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European Court of Auditors
Jun 9, 2022
‘Cohesion policy is essential to the functioning of Europe’

‘Cohesion policy is essential to the functioning of Europe’

Interview with Elisa Ferreira, European Commission for Cohesion and Reform
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European Court of Auditors
Jun 2, 2022
‘The sky fell on our head.

‘The sky fell on our head.

Interview with Willy Demeyer, Mayor of Liège, about the floods in Wallonia in July 2021
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European Court of Auditors
Feb 22, 2022
Towards stronger and more accountable EU-wide disaster risk management

Towards stronger and more accountable EU-wide disaster risk management

By Mette Petersen, Red Cross EU Office
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European Court of Auditors
Feb 22, 2022
The COVID‑19 pandemic and its effects on the future of Europe

The COVID‑19 pandemic and its effects on the future of Europe

Insights by Federica Mogherini, Rector of the College of Europe, and former EU High Representative and Vice-President of the European…
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European Court of Auditors
Feb 18, 2022
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