European Court of Auditors

📗 #ECAJournal | ✏️ “When the rulebook arrives before the road is built” – an article by Mustafa Elmoslhey, space engineer and entrepreneur based in Luxembourg. 💡 The article offers a practitioner’s perspective on AI regulation and sovereign infrastructure from the vantage point of a space engineer working in Luxembourg, with a particular focus on the compliance asymmetry between EU-based deep-tech startups and their international competitors. 📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/5atdUzZ

As wildfires, floods and other disasters become more frequent and severe, effective emergency response has never been more important. On World Humanitarian Day, we recognise the people who provide life-saving assistance in times of crisis and the systems that help them respond when every minute counts. As Europe faces one of its most severe wildfire seasons, with France, Spain and other parts of southern Europe heavily affected and hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate, the importance of preparedness and rapid response is once again in sharp focus. The ECA has recently assessed one of the EU's key emergency response tools, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism's rescEU reserve, to examine whether it is helping Europe respond more effectively to crises. 👉 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/ej_a8cfQ Last year, the ECA has also published a report on the EU funding to tackle forest fires. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-_5keXx #WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity

📗 #ECAJournal | ✏️ “From experimentation to integration: advancing AI in European public audit” – an article by Alvar Nõuakas, the head of the EUROSAI IT Working Group Secretariat, which is currently led by the National Audit Office of Estonia. 💡 The article focused on the great capabilities that AI offers. Yet it also notes how reluctant many Supreme Audit Institutions are to embed AI into their daily audit work. 📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/6uPxcIE

The EU has set ambitious objectives for #climate neutrality, #biodiversity protection and sustainable development. This edition of ECA Insights looks at how EU action is helping drive the #greentransition, from reducing #greenhouse #gasemissions and encouraging more sustainable daily travel to protecting #marine ecosystems and financing climate-related investment. It presents key findings from recent audits before providing an initial insight into our work ahead.

Every young person’s journey into the world of work starts with ambition, but turning ambition into opportunity is not always straightforward. On International Youth Day, we recognise that young people need more than aspiration to succeed. They need access to the right skills, quality jobs and effective support that helps them make a confident transition into working life. We have recently examined how the EU cohesion policy has supported youth employment, and whether it is delivering lasting results. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ey7_98nQ #InternationalYouthDay

📗 #ECAJournal | ✏️ “The ECA’s audit of the EU’s #microchips ambitions – examining an industrial ecosystem” – an article by Rafal Gorajski, Investment for cohesion, growth and inclusion directorate, and Austin Maloney, private office of Annemie Turtelboom, ECA Member. 💡The article provides insights into the challenges of putting together a performance audit on such a highly publicised and fast-moving topic. 📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/SR39cek 📝 Read our special report 12/2025 on the EU’s Microchips Strategy: https://buff.ly/hfgWaq7

📗 #ECAJournal | ✏️ “AI – is the EU picking up pace?” – an article by Mihails Kozlovs, ECA Member. 💡 AI is rapidly transforming economies and societies, attracting major EU funding since 2018. 🔎 This article focuses on the ECA’s first audit of the European Commission’s support for the EU AI ecosystem, its findings, follow-up actions, and future funding opportunities (Special Report 08/2024). 📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/Jl5Mp6i 📝 Read the report: https://buff.ly/BN2y1W3

💶Have your say on our future #banknotes Did you know? 🕊️ The ECA is featured on the €200 note of the rivers and birds design 👉 Vote now: https://lnkd.in/dje2HKeY

📗 #ECAJournal | ✏️ “Advancing EU public administration readiness for AI Act compliance” – an article by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, EDPS - European Data Protection Supervisor. 💡 He explains which key actions he has undertaken to advance AI Act compliance in the EU public administration. 📖 Read the article: https://buff.ly/Eg5vSUW

📢 Calling early-career researchers! Applications are now open for the 2026 European Court of Auditors-European University Institute (ECA-EUI) postgraduate research grant programme. 💶 Up to two grants of €5 000 are available for research on EU public finance and policy, with access to the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence. 📩 Apply by 6 October 2026. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekk4cayf