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The European Court of Auditors is the external auditor of the European Union (EU)
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04/09/2026

“While the EU has launched several initiatives for member states to work together and pool their efforts, capitalising on new opportunities and heeding the existing risks is key, as the goal of defence readiness by 2030 remains challenging.”

— Marek Opioła, Member of the European Court of Auditors

🔗 Link to the review in the first comment 👇

03/09/2026

🛡️ 📡 Despite ambitious EU plans and rising spending within the bloc, achieving defence readiness by 2030 remains challenging, according to a review by the European Court of Auditors.

Key points:
⚠️ New landscape provides opportunities for innovation and partnerships
⚠️ weaknesses and supply chain vulnerabilities persist
⚠️ has a complex framework entailing coordination difficulties

🔗 Link to the review in the first comment 👇

02/09/2026

Russia’s war against Ukraine exposed the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and disrupted markets. In response, the European Commission launched plan with nearly €300 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility ( ).

Is the REPowerEU energy independence plan living up to expectations?

🔜 Find out in our special report, out on 9 September at 17:00 Luxembourg time.

01/09/2026

🚬 Smuggling remains a concern, and illegal production of counterfeit ******es inside the EU is on the rise. Illicit manufacturing sites have now been detected in almost all EU countries.

Is the EU winning the fight against the illegal ***co trade?

🔜 Stay tuned for our special report on combating illicit trade in to***co, out on 8 September at 17:00 Luxembourg time.

31/08/2026

📗 | ✏️ “The curse of : how digital giants are eroding the constitutional foundations of liberal democracy” – an article by Prof. Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digitalisation and Constitutional Democracy, Open University of the Netherlands, and Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, Leiden University.

💡 While acknowledging the benefits of Big Tech, European governments and citizens are increasingly aware of the risks this techno-economic model poses to the fundamental European values of privacy, electoral integrity, and sovereignty.

❓ How resilient must the EU be to protect its constitutional identity? And how can it restore what has already been lost?

📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/cChTs8N

24/08/2026

📗 | ✏️ “When the rulebook arrives before the road is built” – an article by Mustafa Elmoslhey, space engineer and entrepreneur based in Luxembourg.

💡 The article offers a practitioner’s perspective on AI regulation and sovereign infrastructure from the vantage point of a space engineer working in Luxembourg, with a particular focus on the compliance asymmetry between EU-based deep-tech startups and their international competitors.

📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/5atdUzZ

19/08/2026

As wildfires, floods and other disasters become more frequent and severe, effective emergency response has never been more important. On World Humanitarian Day, we recognise the people who provide life-saving assistance in times of crisis and the systems that help them respond when every minute counts.

As Europe faces one of its most severe wildfire seasons, with France, Spain and other parts of southern Europe heavily affected and hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate, the importance of preparedness and rapid response is once again in sharp focus.

The ECA has recently assessed one of the EU's key emergency response tools, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism's rescEU reserve, to examine whether it is helping Europe respond more effectively to crises.

👉 Read the report: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/SR-2026-17

Last year, the ECA has also published a report on the EU funding to tackle forest fires.

👉 Read more: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/SR-2025-16

17/08/2026

📗 | ✏️ “From experimentation to integration: advancing AI in European public audit” – an article by Alvar Nõuakas, the head of the EUROSAI IT Working Group Secretariat, which is currently led by the National Audit Office of Estonia.

💡 The article focused on the great capabilities that AI offers. Yet it also notes how reluctant many Supreme Audit Institutions are to embed AI into their daily audit work.

📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/6uPxcIE

12/08/2026

Every young person’s journey into the world of work starts with ambition, but turning ambition into opportunity is not always straightforward.

On International Youth Day, we recognise that young people need more than aspiration to succeed. They need access to the right skills, quality jobs and effective support that helps them make a confident transition into working life.

We have recently examined how the EU cohesion policy has supported youth employment, and whether it is delivering lasting results.

👉 Read more: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/SR-2026-15

10/08/2026

📗 | ✏️ “The ECA’s audit of the EU’s ambitions – examining an industrial ecosystem” – an article by Rafal Gorajski, Investment for cohesion, growth and inclusion directorate, and Austin Maloney, private office of Annemie Turtelboom, ECA Member.

💡The article provides insights into the challenges of putting together a performance audit on such a highly publicised and fast-moving topic.

📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/SR39cek
📝 Read our special report 12/2025 on the EU’s Microchips Strategy: https://buff.ly/hfgWaq7

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