The European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a new report, on Monday 17 January, in which it calls on the European Union to clarify the contributions of EU funds to businesses’ energy efficiency.
While €2.4 billion from the ‘European Regional Development Fund’ (ERDF) and the ‘Cohesion Fund’ has been earmarked to support companies in their efforts to improve energy efficiency for the period 2014-2020, the auditors found weaknesses in the planning and selection of energy saving...