In its communication on Short-term EU health preparedness for COVID-19 outbreaks (COM(2020) 318 final) the Commission calls for “targeted and localised non-medical countermeasures, informed by research and evidence” to avoid major social and economic consequences from large-scale lockdown measur...
The implementation of the cohesion policy funds through operational programmes entails a number of activities, which generate costs by the Commission, Member States and beneficiaries. We examined whether the Commission’s and Member States’ costs of implementing cohesion policy funds are comparab...
In this paper, we present the results of the comprehensive assessment of the accuracy of European Economic Forecasts. High-quality macroeconomic forecasts are a prerequisite for economic surveillance of the European Commission. We evaluate forecasts for three key variables – GDP growth, consumer...
The Vice-President-designate, Maroš Šefčovič, appeared before the European Parliament on 30 September 2019 to answer questions put by MEPs from the Committees on Legal Affairs, on Constitutional Affairs, on Industry, Research and Energy and on Petitions. During the hearing, he made a number of c...
Commissioner-designate Olivér Várhelyi appeared before the European Parliament on 14 November 2019 to answer questions from MEPs in the Committee on Foreign Affairs (the Committee on International Trade was invited). This document highlights a number of commitments which he made during the heari...
The EU provides money to venture capital funds for investment mainly in start-ups and innovative emerging firms. This audit assessed six centrally managed interventions that have been implemented since 1998. The EIF manages these interventions on behalf of the Commission. We found that the Commi...
The current report is based on contributions from hundreds of thousands of citizens who have made their voices heard through some 1,600 citizens’ dialogues and through the online consultation on the Future of Europe. It aims to inform the EU27 Leaders’ reflection on the occasion of their informa...