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Budgetary control MEPs suggested postponing the discharge to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Council and the European Council in votes on Wednesday.

Budgetary control MEPs refused to endorse Karel Pinxten as a Court of Auditors member for Belgium in a secret ballot on Thursday.

EU countries that disrespect the rule of law will risk losing access to EU funds, under a provisional deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on Thursday.

Incomparable reporting systems, fragmented data, technical and legal barriers make it cumbersome to identify the top ultimate beneficiaries of EU funds.

Ahead of crucial summit, MEPs warn EU leaders against “watering down” the mechanism linking EU funds to respect for the rule of law in the next long-term budget.

Draft resolution adopted on Thursday regrets the isufficient protection of the EUR 1.8 trillion budgetary package (MFF 2021-2027 and NextGenerationEU) against the misuse and fraud.

MEPs demand more thorough checks on EU spending, more efficient measures to claw back EU funds lost through fraud or irregular spending and vigorous anti-corruption policies in member countries in a resolution passed by the budgetary control committee on Tuesday.

The Budget Control Committee recommended signing off on the expenses of the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency, but asked for part of the budget to be frozen.

On Thursday, the Budgetary Control Committee recommended clearing most of the EU accounts for 2020, but postponed the decision on the European Border and Coast guard Agency.

The EP’s Budgetary Control Committee will hear Frontex’s acting director Kalnāja and management board chair Fritsch on progress made following up on MEPs’ criticisms.

The Committees on Budgets and Budgetary Control questioned the commissioner-designate on future budget policy and protecting the EU’s financial interests.

On Tuesday, Members of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) voted in favour of granting the 2019 budget discharges to most of EU institutions and agencies, except Frontex.

The Budgetary Control Committee called on the Czech Prime Minister to not participate in EU budget talks until his conflict of interest allegations are clarified.

On Thursday EP Budgetary Control committee recommended that the European Parliament refused discharge to the EESC and to the Council for the budgetary year 2018.

The Parliament reaffirmed that Laura Codruţa Kövesi remains its top candidate to become the first head of the new EU Public Prosecutor’s Office.

On Wednesday, the Budgetary Control Committee signed off on the Commission’s 2018 budget, but rules to fight fraud and conflict of interest must be strengthened.

MEPs will evaluate the funding COVID-19 vaccines purchased in advance with Sandra Gallina, Commission Director-General for Health.

EP Budgetary Control committee today recomended to postpone signing off 2020 accounts for the three EU institutions. The Parliament will vote in May on whether to follow the recommendations.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and four EU/private new-technology partnerships must do more to show that their EU funds for 2013 were well spent before the European Parliament approves their accounts, said Budgetary Control Committee MEPs on Monday.

The European Commission managed its 2013 EU budget funds according to the rules, so Parliament should grant it a “discharge” (approval) for that year, said the Budgetary Control Committee on Tuesday. MEPs nonetheless criticised high administrative error rates in agriculture, regional and employment policy spending, which is managed mainly by EU member states. Parliament’s own management of EU funds in 2013 was also approved, in a separate vote.