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Next meeting of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT)

06-11-2024 - 09:51

Highlights

Berlaymont building, European Commission, RePower EU wall banner
08-11-2024 - 10:42

Hearing on 11 November 2024 on MFF Heading 2 with Commissioners Ferreira and Schmit, in the presence of ECA reporting Member Helga Berger.

European Commission, Berlaymont building
08-11-2024 - 10:41

Hearing on 12 November 2024 on MFF Heading 3 with Commissioners Wojciechowski and Hoekstra in the presence of ECA reporting member Klaus-Heiner Lehne.

European Commission sign at the entrance of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium
08-11-2024 - 10:41

Hearing on 12 November 2024 on the RRF with Commissioners Dombrovskis and Gentiloni, in the presence of ECA reporting Member Jan Gregor.

View of Spaak Building with EP logo
08-11-2024 - 10:41

Hearings on 12 November 2024 with Secretaries-General or Directors of the Other Institutions (except EEAS), in the context of the Discharge to Other Institutions in the presence of ECA reporting member Jan Gregor.

Banner Confirmation Hearings 2024
08-11-2024 - 09:51

Piotr Serafin, Commissioner-designate for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration was heard by the BUDG and CONT committees on 7 November 2024 afternoon. During the confirmation hearing, the Commissioner-designate gave an opening speech and then answered questions by committee members.

Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, at the EP Plenary session, with some European flags in the background
06-11-2024 - 09:28

Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, attended CONT meeting of 5 November 2024 to present the Annual Report on the Protection of the European Union’s financial interests and the Fight against fraud 2023.

The Paul Henri Spaak building of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium
05-11-2024 - 10:10

On 4 November 2024, in the context of the discharge to the European Parliament for the financial year 2023, CONT Members exchanged views with the Directorates-General of DG COMM, DG PERS, DG INLO and DG ITEC.

Facade of Berlaymont building with row of European flags
05-11-2024 - 10:10

Hearing on 4 November 2024 on MFF Heading 1 and Heading 5 with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the Commission, responsible for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner responsible for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, in the presence of ECA Reporting Members Mihails Kozlovs (MFF Heading 1) and Marek Opioła (MFF Heading 5).

Entrance of the Barleymont building in Brussels - European Commission
18-10-2024 - 12:08

On 17 October 2024, CONT Members had an exchange of views with the Directors-General of the Commission on their Annual Activity Reports (AAR). Each Director-General briefly presented its AAR, followed by questions from the Members.

Activity Report 2019-2024

Discharge Procedure

CONT Members scrutinise the implementation of the EU Budget by the European Commission and all the other EU intuitions and bodies.

Fact Sheets on the European Union

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Supporting Analyses

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CONT Publications

10th Term Coordinators, Sector Allocations, Balance Sheets, ECA Appointments

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European Parliament Research Service

STOA

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology

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