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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12961

31 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 27
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
EU’s 2014-2020 budget contribution to climate action was insufficient and overestimated, says European Court of Auditors
Brussels, 30/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Union failed to meet its target of devoting at least 20% of its budget to climate action for the 2014-2020 period, contrary to what the European Commission had indicated, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on Monday 30 May.

On 8 June 2021, the European Commission announced that €216 billion, or 20.1% of the expenditure in its 2014-2020 budget, had been used to combat climate change.

However, the auditors found that the expenditure...

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