
Laima Andrikienė
@andrikiene
Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA); Nov 2020 - Nov 2022 - Member, Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas); 2004-2014, 2016-2019 - Member, European Parliament
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14-05-2009 11:06:57
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🚨 Last insights of the year from European Court of Auditors: 📗 Opinion accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee (€53.5 B). eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-O… 📗Enforcing EU law: Tools improving, but cases take too long; few lead to penalties. eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-S…


The CARE policy helped MS to address migratory challenges European Court of Auditors highlights: 💶 The scheme reallocated cohesion funds for a short-term crisis response 🔍 Poor monitoring leaves the impact uncertain, a better system is needed to assess effectiveness eca.europa.eu/en/publication…



🚨 European Court of Auditors warns: €650B #RRF lacks solid oversight. Stronger systems are needed to ensure compliance. ⚠️Public procurement and state aid checks remain weak. ⚠️Some MS do not recover misspent funds - or return them to the EU budget. eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-S…

🚨 New European Court of Auditors report: European Fund for Strategic Investments helped close the investment gap—but missed its €500B goal by 25%. ✅ Funding boosted for SMEs, innovation & infrastructure ⚠️ No ex post check if investments were truly additional eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-S…

VAT fraud at the EU border? It may slip through the cracks, says European Court of Auditors: 🧾 Simplified customs procedures are vulnerable to abuse ⚠️ National checks & EU-wide cooperation fall short 🛃 Right balance needed for trade facilitation & fraud prevention eca.europa.eu/en/publication…

📊European Court of Auditors on labour market reforms under the €650B #RRF: 🔹Most reforms delivered expected outputs 🔹But only some show real results so far 🔹Structural challenges still largely unaddressed 🎯Reforms must better target country-specific recommendations eca.europa.eu/en/publication…

⚡️European Court of Auditors on the EU electricity grid: major upgrades needed for net-zero & energy security 📉Almost half of distribution lines are 40+ years old 🔋Demand will double by 2050 🛠️Smarter grids, storage & tech key to cutting costs eca.europa.eu/en/publication…


📢 It’s out! Our Special Report "#Transparency of #EUfunding granted to #NGOs" is now published 🧾 Data on funding flows, including related #lobbying, is often incomplete and not truly transparent. 🌍 🔗 Full report: eca.europa.eu/en/publication… European Court of Auditors


💻Microchips: EU off the pace in a global race, says European Court of Auditors 🏭Most investment comes from member states & private sector ⚡Energy costs, raw materials & geopolitics add to the challenge 🚀Chips Act progress won't be enough — a new strategy is needed eca.europa.eu/en/publication…

On 13 May, at European Court of Auditors, we welcomed Mr Ramanathan, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and his team for a lunch with my colleagues, Members of Chamber III. We had a productive exchange on global challenges 🌍, UN interventions 🕊️, and audit priorities.


📢 Today I presented European Court of Auditors ECA’s Special Report on transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs at the European Parliament CONT Committee in Brussels. 💶 €7bn granted (2021–2023), but information remains fragmented, unreliable & unclear. 🔗 eca.europa.eu/en/publication…


👑 Vakar turėjome išskirtinę garbę sutikti Karališkąsias Didenybes Liuksemburgo Princą Guillaume'ą ir Princesę Stéphanie EAR. 👑 Yesterday, we had the distinct honour of welcoming Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Guillaume and Crown Princess Stéphanie to the ECA. European Court of Auditors



Pleased to welcome 🇱🇹 LT Seimas EU Affairs Committees on European Affairs & Audit to European Court of Auditors today in Luxembourg. Great exchanges on transparency and lessons learned from the RRF & EU cohesion policy. 🇪🇺🇱🇹



📢The urgency of strengthening European defence is no longer just a strategic ambition—it is a necessity. And this has been made clear today at the interesting Conference on Defence by the European Court of Auditors🎯, where I moderated a session on the Future of the EU Defence Policy.
