Comissão do Controlo Orçamental

On 30 January 2023, CONT and BUDG Members will hold a joint workshop on the role of the EU budget in international climate finance.

On 31 January 2023, the Committee on Budgets, jointly with the Committee on Budgetary Control, will hear the European Court of Auditors (ECA) present its report on “Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)” and discuss lessons to be learnt in view of potential future emergency instruments. The SURE instrument provided long-term loans to Member States, up to EUR 100 billion, under favourable financial terms to protect jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 24 January 2023, Commission representatives presented DG REGIO’s Cohesion Open Data Platform and DG ECFIN’s Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard to CONT Members.

On 24 January 2023, CONT Members considered the draft reports on the financial year 2021's discharge to the European Parliament, the Other Institutions (European Council and Council, European External Action Service, European Court of Justice, European Court of Auditors, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Ombudsman, European Data Protection Supervisor, European Public Prosecutor's Office) and the Joint Undertakings.

On 24 January 2023, ECA reporting Member Marek Opiola presented the Special Report 18/2022 "EU institutions and COVID-19 – Responded rapidly, challenges still ahead to make the best of the crisis-led innovation and flexibility" to the CONT Committee and to the COVI Special Committee.

On 23 January 2023, Members of the committee on Budgetary Control held a public hearing on "Cohesion policy investments and Next Generation EU recovery fund: state of play of the monitoring and controls".

On 23 January 2023, Marek Opiola, reporting Member of the European Court of Auditors, presented the Special Report 25/2022 "Verification of Gross National Income for financing the EU budget" to Members of the CONT and BUDG Committees.