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16 January 2023 INDICATIVE TIMETABLE OF PUBLICATION OF REPORTS FROM JANUARY 2024 TO DECEMBER 2024 Type of Name of the report/ Reporting Audited funds / areas / Publication date Countries covered Objective of the audit task Product audit task ECA Member institutions Special Report Reducing carbon dioxide emissions 24 January 2024 Pietro Russo DG CLIMA, DG GROW, DG JRC and DE - Germany, IT - Italy, To assess whether the implementation of the Cars CO₂ Regulation, from passenger cars EEA NL - Netherlands supported by the EU Framework for vehicle type approval, has complied with the legal provisions, and contributes effectively to reducing the emissions produced by new passenger cars. Special Report EEAS 30 January 2024 Marek Opioła EEAS (European External Action To assess whether the European External Action Service is well Service) equipped to contribute effectively to the coherence of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Review Traineeships for young people in 6 February 2024 Eva Lindström Employment and social innovation FR - France, IE - Ireland To assess whether the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth the EU (EaSI), Erasmus, Erasmus +, Employment Initiative (YEI) were effective in supporting the European Social Fund (ESF), Youth employment and employability of young people. Employment Initiative Special Report Rule of law in the EU 22 February 2024 Annemie European Regional Development To examine whether the new rule of law (RoL) Conditionality Turtelboom Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund Regulation is an effective tool to protect the EU's financial interests in (ESF), Recovery and Resilience the event of breaches of the rule of law in the area of Cohesion policy Facility (RRF) funds and the RRF. Review The Commission’s rule of law 28 February 2024 Laima Liucija DG JUST and Secretariat-General; To provide an overview of the Rule of Law Review Cycle, with particular reporting Andrikienė DG HOME; DG CNECT emphasis on the annual Rule of Law report. Special Report Road safety March 2024 Eva Lindström DG MOVE, DG GROW, DG REGIO, ES - Spain, LT - Lithuania, To assess whether the Commission has been effective at setting up the CINEA RO - Romania, SK - EU Safe System approach and supporting member states in achieving Cohesion Fund (CF), Connecting Slovakia the objectives of halving fatalities and serious injuries between 2020 Europe Facility (CEF), European and 2030 and getting both close to zero by 2050. Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Special Report Lobbying lawmakers March 2024 Jorg Kristijan European Commission, European To assess whether the EU Transparency Register is an effective tool for Petrovič Parliament and Council ensuring transparency of lobbying activities in the EU policy and decision-making. Special Report Facility for Refugees in Turkey Quarter 2, 2024 Bettina Jakobsen EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey TR - Turkey To follow up on the recommendations made in SR 27/2018 and assess (FRiT), DG NEAR, ECHO the results of the development strand under the first tranche of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey. Special Report Recovering EU funds Quarter 2, 2024 Jorg Kristijan European Commission (DG BUDG, To assess the Commission´s systems to ensure that the EU recovers Petrovič DG AGRI, DG CNCT, DG EMPL, DG irregularly spent funds in an effective and timely manner. INTPA, DG NEAR, DG REGIO and DG RTD) Special Report Artificial intelligence Quarter 2, 2024 Mihails Kozlovs DG Connect, DG R&I To assess whether the Commission was effective in creating a European ecosystem for the development of artificial intelligence. Page 1 of 5  16 January 2023 Type of Name of the report/ Reporting Audited funds / areas / Publication date Countries covered Objective of the audit task Product audit task ECA Member institutions Special Report RRF absorption Quarter 2, 2024 Ivana Maletić DG ECFIN; Recover To provide an early assessment of the extent to which the RRF design is appropriate and its implementation on track to facilitate the timely absorption of the funds destined to contribute effectively to MSs addressing the economic and social consequences of COVID-19. Review Regularity of Cohesion spending Quarter 2, 2024 Helga Berger DG REGIO; DG EMPL; To present an overview of our audit findings on the regularity of EU during the 2014-2020 period Cohesion Fund (CF), European spending in Cohesion policy over the 2014-2020 period. Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF), Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), Youth Employment Initiative Special Report Security of gas supply in the Union Quarter 2, 2024 Pietro Russo DG ENER, DG CLIMA, ACER, CINEA DE - Germany, IT - Italy, PL To examine the actions taken by the Commission and, where relevant, and ENTSOG - Poland the member states to strengthen the EU’s gas security of supply in the long term and to respond to the current gas crisis in the EU. Special Report Hydrogen - industrial policy Quarter 2, 2024 Stef Blok DG GROW; DG CLIMA; DG MOVE; DE - Germany, ES - Spain, To assess the design of targets/strategic ambitions for hydrogen and DG ENER; DG REGIO, DG COMP, NL - Netherlands, PL - progress in the EU in order to achieve EU’s industrial policy objectives Task force (DG ECFIN) Poland regarding hydrogen by 2030. As far as MS are concerned, they will be auditee for work related to EU funding. Special Report Climate adaptation Quarter 3, 2024 Klaus-Heiner Lehne DG CLIMA, DG AGRI, DG REGIO, DG AT - Austria, EE - Estonia, To assess whether the EU and member states framework on ENV, DG RTD, EEA; EFRD, CF, EAGF, FR - France, PL - Poland adaptation and funding on climate adaptation address the effects of EAFRD, LIFE, Horizon 2020 climate change in the EU effectively. Special Report COVID & EU agencies Quarter 3, 2024 Pietro Russo DG SANTE, DG HERA, EMA and To assess the actions taken by the EMA and the ECDC related to COVID- ECDC 19, including the early preparations for the potential outbreak of an unknown pandemic, and the relevant activities of the Commission. Special Report CAP strategic plans Quarter 3, 2024 Nikolaos Milionis DG AGRI ES - Spain, FR - France, IE - To assess whether the new 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plans are Ireland, PL - Poland sufficiently developed to meet the EU climate and environmental objectives, thereby paving the way for a greener CAP. Special Report Double funding Quarter 3, 2024 Annemie Recovery and Resilience Facility, AT - Austria, CZ - Czech To assess whether the COM and MS have put in place robust Turtelboom Cohesion policy funds (ERDF, CF, Republic, FR - France, IT - management and control systems to avoid double-funding of ESF), Connecting Europe Facility Italy, MT - Malta, PT - expenditure financed from the RRF and the cohesion policy Portugal, SK - Slovakia programmes / the Connecting Europe Facility. Special Report Harmful tax competition Quarter 3, 2024 Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz DG TAXUD То provide a comprehensive insight into the design and implementation of the framework employed for fighting harmful tax competition. Special Report MS RRF control systems Quarter 3, 2024 Jorg Kristijan Recovery and Resilience Facility To assess whether Member States' control systems for managing funds Petrovič (RRF) received from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF) are well designed to protect the EU's financial interests. Special Report The new own resource based on Quarter 3, 2024 Lefteris Eurostat; DG BUDG; DG ENV To assess whether the Commission has set up an appropriate non-recycled plastic packaging Christoforou framework for managing the new own resource based on non-recycled waste plastic packaging waste, including for collecting and verifying Member States' contributions. Page 2 of 5  16 January 2023 Type of Name of the report/ Reporting Audited funds / areas / Publication date Countries covered Objective of the audit task Product audit task ECA Member institutions Special Report Green transition (in the RRF) Quarter 3, 2024 Joëlle Elvinger DG ECFIN, RECOVER; RRF EL - Greece, HR - Croatia, To assess whether the design and implementation of the measures PT - Portugal, SK - Slovakia included in national recovery and resilience plans match member states’ ambitions to deliver a green transition and their contribution to the relevant EU objectives. Special Report EUTF for Africa Quarter 3, 2024 Hannu Takkula European Union Emergency Trust ET - Ethiopia, GM - To assess whether projects implemented through the EU Trust Fund for Fund for Africa, DG INTPA and DG Gambia, LY - Libya, MR - Africa have achieved their intended results while respecting basic NEAR Mauritania, TN - Tunisia human rights. Special Report Organic farming Quarter 3, 2024 Keit Pentus- DG AGRI; EAFRD AT - Austria, IT - Italy, PL - To assess EU support for organic farming in terms of its contribution to Rosimannus Poland, RO - Romania the EU’s climate and environmental objectives. Special Report Food labelling Quarter 3, 2024 Keit Pentus- DG SANTE, DG JUST, DG ENV, DG BE - Belgium, IT - Italy, LT - To assess whether food labelling in the EU provides a basis for Rosimannus AGRI Lithuania consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing their food. Special Report Health systems in partner Quarter 3, 2024 Hannu Takkula DG INTPA BI - Burundi, CD - To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of EU support for health countries Democratic Republic of systems in developing countries, including the Commission's financial the Congo, ZW - and governance contribution to health‐related global initiatives. Zimbabwe Special Report Digital Payments Quarter 3, 2024 Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz DG FISMA, DG COMP To investigate if the framework for digital payments and the related actions of EU bodies contribute to security and efficiency of such payments. Special Report Digital transformation Quarter 3, 2024 Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz DG RECOVER, DG ECFIN, DG To assess whether the implementation of the digital investments and CONNECT reforms included in the NRRPs were made in accordance with NRRPs and effectively contributed to the EU’s digital strategy and the digital transformation. Special Report Recognition of professional Quarter 3, 2024 Stef Blok DG GROW AT - Austria, BE - Belgium, To assess whether the EU system on recognition of professional qualifications within the EU CZ - Czech Republic, LU - qualifications for regulated professions effectively support the free Luxembourg movement of workers. Special Report State aid in times of crisis Quarter 3, 2024 George Marius DG REGIO; DG COMP; DG JRC; DG DE - Germany, FR - To assess how the COM adjusted EU state aid rules to ensure their Hyzler ECFIN; DG GROW France, NL - Netherlands, effective application following COVID-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, PL - Poland and to examine how Member States applied these rules. Annual Report Annual reports concerning the Quarter 4, 2024 Jan Gregor General EU Budget To provide the Statement of Assurance concerning the reliability of the financial year 2023 accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions. Review Review of Annual Management Quarter 4, 2024 Jorg Kristijan Volume I of the Commission’s 2023 To examine and report on the following aspects of Volume I of the and Performance Report (AMPR) Petrovič AMPR report Commission’s 2023 AMPR: (i) the accuracy of quantified performance assertions and; ii) the consistency with ECA reports of key performance related statements made by the Commission. Special Report Digitalisation of healthcare Quarter 4, 2024 Joëlle Elvinger DG SANTE and DG CONNECT ES - Spain, MT - Malta, PL To examine the effectiveness of the initiatives that the EU – in its - Poland supporting role – and member states have put in place to facilitate the digitalisation of national healthcare systems. Special Report Cohesions Action for Refugees in Quarter 4, 2024 George Marius DG REGIO; DG EMPL; DG HOME BG - Bulgaria, DE - To examine whether Member States have deployed EU CARE/FAST Europe (CARE) Hyzler Asylum Migration and Integration Germany, IT - Italy, PL - cohesion policy funds effectively, efficiently and economically to Fund (AMIF), European Regional Poland support refugees fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF), Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) Page 3 of 5  16 January 2023 Type of Name of the report/ Reporting Audited funds / areas / Publication date Countries covered Objective of the audit task Product audit task ECA Member institutions Specific Annual Agencies 2023 Quarter 4, 2024 François-Roger Agencies To provide the basis for the Court’s Statements of Assurance on the Report Cazala reliability of the agencies’ accounts and on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying these accounts. Special Report Seawater quality Quarter 4, 2024 Nikolaos Milionis DG ENV, DG MARE, DG MOVE, JRC, DE - Germany, FR - France To assess whether the Commission and member states have designed EEA, EFCA and EMSA; EMFF, a coherent framework and whether the policies they implement help EMFAF, FEAMP, INTERREG, tackle sea water pollution originating from vessels in EU waters. Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020 Specific Annual European Schools 2023 Quarter 4, 2024 Katarína Kaszasová European Schools To provide a report pursuant to the Financial Regulation of the Report European Schools on the Schools’ consolidated annual accounts for the 2023 financial year. Special Report Urban pollution Quarter 4, 2024 Klaus-Heiner Lehne DG ENV, DG REGIO and EEA EL - Greece, ES - Spain, PL To assess the Commission’s and the member states’ actions under the - Poland EU framework to tackle air and noise pollution in the selected urban areas and to conclude upon their effectiveness. Specific Annual Joint Undertakings 2023 Quarter 4, 2024 Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz Joint undertakings To provide the basis for the Court’s Statements of Assurance on the Report reliability of the JUs’ accounts and on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying these accounts. Special Report Integration of migrants in the EU Quarter 4, 2024 Viorel Ştefan Asylum, Migration, and Integration To assess whether projects funded by the Asylum, Migration and Fund Integration Fund were efficient and achieved effective integration of third‐ country nationals. Special Report Infringement procedures Quarter 4, 2024 Lefteris DG BUDG; SG; Legal Service To assess the European Commission’s oversight of the application of Christoforou EU law by Member States, in particular how the infringement procedures contribute to promoting and enforcing compliance with EU law. Special Report EU civil service Quarter 4, 2024 Jorg Kristijan EP (SG office); Council (ORG); COM To assess whether the EU civil service has an adequate framework to Petrovič (DG HR); Court of Justice (Budget efficiently manage human resources and face challenges such as the and finance; HR) persistence of a crisis environment, inflationary pressure or possible enlargements. For any further information, please contact [email protected]. Page 4 of 5  16 January 2023 Audit Reports and Opinions The ECA publishes the results of its audit work in a variety of reports – annual reports, specific annual reports and special reports – depending on the type of audit. Other published products include opinions and review-based publications. Annual reports contain the results of financial and compliance audit work on the European Union budget and European Development Funds. They comprise the annual statements of assurance, and also cover budgetary management and performance aspects. Specific annual reports present the results of the annual financial audits of EU’s agencies, decentralised bodies and joint undertakings. Special reports present the results of selected performance and compliance audits of specific spending or policy areas, or budgetary or management issues. Reviews are based on our accumulated knowledge and experience. They cover different EU-related policy and management topics, and their objectives vary. They may provide scene-setting description and analysis based on our published audits, often from a crosscutting perspective. We also use them to present our analysis of areas or issues we have not yet audited, or to establish facts on specific topics or problems. Opinions provide our views on new or updated laws with a significant impact on EU financial management. All reports, opinions and reviews are published on the ECA’s website in the official EU languages. Page 5 of 5 Saatja: <[email protected]> Saadetud: 16.01.2024 10:04 Teema: Indicative timetable of the European Court of Auditors’ reports Dear reader, Please find enclosed the indicative timetable of the European Court of Auditors' planned publications for the coming 12 months. The timetable is indicative and, by nature, the further away we plan, the more indicative it becomes. We update this timetable on a quarterly basis. 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