Environment
EU auditors criticise Ireland for lack of climate ambition in CAP
There is a noticeable gap between the EU’s environmental and climate targets and the agricultural plans drawn up by EU...
European Court of Auditors
Agri-Business
EU outlines actions to speed up recovery of 'misspent' agri funds
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has outlined recommendations which it said the European Commission should take to speed up...
Environment
MEP calls for 'wake-up call' in EU after electric vehicles warning
An Irish MEP is calling on the European Commission and EU member states to review how policy is formed, following...
CAP / Schemes
Report: EU auditors find errors in direct farm payments
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has published its annual report for 2022, where it undertook an audit of EU...
Environment
EU transition to circular economy behind schedule - auditors
The transition to a circular economy is behind schedule in EU member states despite billions of euro being spent on...
Agri-Business
EU auditors to examine organic farming supports
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is set to examine whether EU supports for organic farming are “effective and appropriate”....
Agri-Business
ECA: Some farmers overcompensated by EU pandemic aid
The EU Commission response to the threat posed to agricultural supply chains by the Covid-19 pandemic was mostly appropriate, but...
Agri-Business
Review calls for EU system to track all live animal journeys
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has called for an EU-level IT system to track all live animal journeys, including...
CAP / Schemes
EU Commission and auditors at odds over 'land grabbing' and CAP fraud
The European Commission has defended its handling of fraud under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), particularly the issue of ‘land...
CAP / Schemes
CAP 'never envisaged or designed' to lower emissions
A recent report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) which found that expenditure under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
Agri Politics
EU auditors accused of making 'wild accusations' over CAP spending
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has accused the European Court of Auditors (ECA) of making “wild accusations” as part of a...
CAP / Schemes
CAP spending on climate fails to cut emissions - EU auditors
Expenditure under the 2014-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) failed to reduce emissions from agriculture and hasn’t helped farming reach climate...
CAP / Schemes
CAP 'not effective' in reversing biodiversity decline - Court of Auditors
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was not effective in reversing the decades-long decline in biodiversity – and intensive farming remains...
CAP / Schemes
Court of Auditors: EU needs to use satellite imagery more for CAP 'agri-monitoring'
The European Commission has been urged to make better use of new imaging technologies in agri-monitoring in a new report...
Dairy
Exceptional dairy aid measures under the microscope of EU auditors
The European Court of Auditors is examining the exceptional measures the EU has taken to counteract the dairy market disturbances...
CAP / Schemes
New imaging technologies for monitoring CAP to be examined
An audit to assess the EU’s use of new imaging technologies to monitor the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being...
Environment
EU auditors: Organic controls 'have improved - but more can be done'
The control system for organic products in the EU has improved in recent years, but challenges remain, according to a...
Rural Life
EU food safety system for chemical hazards 'overstretched'
The European Union’s food safety system, though soundly based and respected globally, is overstretched in relation to chemical hazard protection,...