๐ข EU countries differ in how they implement trade sanctions against Russia, thus reducing their overall impact, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors.
Key findings:
โ ๏ธ Sanctions significantly reduced EU trade with Russia
โ ๏ธ Enforcement remains uneven and limits the overall impact
โ ๏ธ Circumvention remains an issue despite a broad range of measures
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 17:30 CET: ECA Member @MaleticIvana will present our Special Report 29/2026 on the use of #RRF funds in public administration at the @Europarl_ENโs @EP_BudgControl meeting.
๐ Read the report: https://t.co/noh5rWcgcE
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 16:30 CET: ECA Member @petrisarvamaa will present our Special Report 24/2026 on #Horizon2020 at the @Europarl_ENโs @EP_BudgControl meeting.
๐ Read the report: https://t.co/XqinH66PS4
๐บ Watch the meeting live: https://t.co/ZSPqBvR2rC
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 14:30 CET: In the context of 2025 #EUbudget discharge, ECA Member @petrisarvamaa will participate in an exchange of views at @europeanparliamentโs @EP_BudgControl with Secretaries-General or Directors of several EU institutions and bodies (excluding EEAS).
@EU_Commission Key points:
๐ Auditors have already identified 28 opportunities to improve the EU budget
๐ Eight were not addressed at all, and only one was fully addressed
๐ The least progress was made on financing not linked to costs
๐ Read the review ๐
https://t.co/8Ig52yE2Lk
๐ถ The @EU_Commissionโs proposal for the next seven-year #EUbudget fails to address several ways to make it more accountable and transparent to citizens, according to a new review by the European Court of Auditors.
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 16:30 CET: In the context of the 2025 discharge, ECA Member Stef Blok will participate in the Hearing on #MFF Heading 2 with the @EU_Commissionโs Executive Vice-Presidents @RaffaeleFitto and @RoxanaMinzatu.
๐บ Watch the meeting live: https://t.co/EAVbYTNeM7
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 14:45 CET: In the context of the 2025 discharge, ECA Member @Ili_Ivanova will participate in the Hearing on #MFF Heading 3 with Commissioners @CHansenEU and @WBHoekstra.
๐บ Watch the meeting live: https://t.co/EAVbYTNeM7
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 11:30 CET: ECA Member @petrisarvamaa will present our Special Report 23/2026 on combating the illicit trade in #tobacco in the EU to the @Europarl_ENโs @EP_BudgControl meeting.
๐ Read the report: https://t.co/AdDmVPlemp
๐ข Starting soon ๐ 10:30 CET: ECA Member Marek Opioลa will present our Review 01/2026 on the EU #defencepolicy in the spotlight at the joint meeting of the @Europarl_ENโs @EP_BudgControl and @EP_Defence committees.
๐ Read the review: https://t.co/IsgXxAaAqf