European Court of Auditors report No 10/2016

11.5.2016

Question for written answer E-003934-16
to the Commission
Rule 130
Miguel Viegas (GUE/NGL)

The European Court of Auditors recently published special report No 10/2016: ‘Further improvements needed to ensure effective implementation of the excessive deficit procedure’.

The report states that there is still too little information available on the Commission's data assumptions and parameters, and on its understanding of key concepts. The report also notes that the Commission's analyses of the impact of budgetary measures lack transparency and that its conclusions are not always sufficiently clear or well-founded. What is more, even in cases where the Commission has set clear internal rules, doubts remain about decisions to keep countries in the excessive deficit procedure, which raises questions about the overall reliability of its assessments.

What is the Commission's view of this report, and what steps will it take to respond to the concerns raised?