Results for: European Court of Auditors

The European Union auditors expressed their inability to determine the effectiveness of billions of euros provided to Turkey for assisting Syrian refugees. The 2016 deal between the EU and Turkey committed to allocating at least $6.4 billion in aid, with additional funds pledged in 2021. The auditors faced difficulties in obtaining necessary information from Turkey’s education ministry, hindering their assessment of the impact of EU-funded education projects. Concerns were also raised about the accuracy of project budgets and the lack of systematic comparisons between costs of similar projects.

The European Court of Auditors has raised concerns about the EU’s plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Auditors argue that the EU’s dependence on overseas suppliers for raw materials and batteries needed for electric vehicles could lead to a surge in electric car imports from China, threatening European industrial sovereignty.