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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13807
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy

European Court of Auditors points to shortcomings in European and national fraud detection systems related to post-Covid-19 recovery plan

The European Court of Auditors has identified a number of weaknesses in the systems put in place by the European Commission and Member States to detect, report and deal with fraud linked to the NextGenerationEU post-Covid-19 recovery plan, in a special report published on Wednesday 11 February.

“These weaknesses may undermine the protection of [...] EU financial interests”, it warned.

The €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the NextGenerationEU recovery plan’s...

Contents

Informal EU leaders' retreat
COMPETITIVENESS: meeting in Alden Biesen, EU27 more or less agree on how to boost European competitiveness
ENERGY/CLIMATE: European leaders to examine a new design for European electricity market and ‘ETS’
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: ‘European preference’ should include trusted third countries contributing to EU’s competitiveness, according to European Commission
MIGRATION: in absence of agreement between rapporteurs, vote of European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee on returns of irregular migrants postponed to 9 March
DIGITAL: EU27 propose new amendments to omnibus on AI, which are further and further removed from European Commission’s version
DIGITAL: France and Spain want to amend AI Act to explicitly ban AI that generates sexual ‘deepfakes’
BIODIVERSITY: EU making progress towards global targets, according to European Commission report
ENERGY: European Commission and Algeria commit to strengthening their strategic partnerships in field of hydrocarbons and hydrogen
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: ACEA and Port of Antwerp-Bruges call on European leaders to act in quick and focussed manner to boost EU’s competitiveness
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: Elbridge Colby promotes Alliance based on “partnership” rather than “dependence” on United States
NATO: European Allies support Arctic Sentry
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE : Ukraine’s supporters announce $35 billion in military aid
EXTERNAL ACTION
AUSTRALIA: European Commission continues talks with Canberra on main obstacles to trade agreement
SUDAN : Quintet alarmed by use of increasingly destructive means of warfare
DEVELOPMENT: European NGOs call on EU co-legislators to put sustainable development back at heart of 2028-2034 budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors points to shortcomings in European and national fraud detection systems related to post-Covid-19 recovery plan
ECB: Isabel Schnabel advocates “28th regime” to anchor ‘Made in Europe’ brand
BANKS: European Commission consults on competitiveness of EU banking sector
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Advocate General of EU Court of Justice proposes cancelling unfreezing of EU funds for Hungary
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - according to Centre for European Policy Studies, without common vision, Member States risk settling for “inconsequential” MFF
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : European Commission searched as part of an investigation by European Public Prosecutor’s Office into sale of real estate assets
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE : MEPs approve new rules to prevent unfair cross-border commercial practices
HEALTH: European Parliament calls for “renewed commitment” to implementing Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
SOCIAL: European Parliament calls for eradication of poverty in EU by 2035
UGANDA: MEPs condemn post-election climate
SYRIA: European Parliament welcomes agreement between FDS and Syrian government
IRAN: European Parliament urges Iranian regime to end violence against civilians
TÜRKIYE : European Parliament condemns targeted expulsions under pretext of national security
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: CSW70 - European Parliament adopts a recommendation for EU to combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality internationally
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FINLAND: Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group welcomes Finland’s progress
NEWS BRIEFS
EDUCATION: 27 young winners selected in latest ‘Juvenes Translatores’ European translation competition