In a report published on Tuesday, 29 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) finds that the 2013 recommendation ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ was certainly positive but that its effects are difficult, “if not impossible”, to assess.
The recommendation was followed by action on the part of the European Commission, which sought to assist Member States in implementing the content of said recommendation. The ECA laments that this was, however,...