EU Audit: The establishment of the European External Action Service
25 Jun 2014 03:50 PM
European Court of Auditors (ECA)
special reports are published throughout the year, presenting the results of
selected audits of specific EU budgetary areas or management
topics.
This special report assessed whether the establishment of the European
External Action Service (EEAS) was adequately prepared; the resources of the
EEAS were prioritised, organised and allocated efficiently; and the EEAS has
coordinated effectively with the Commission and the Member
States?
The EEAS became formally
operational on 1 January 2011. It is headquartered in Brussels and has a global
network of 140 delegations to represent the interests of the whole EU. For
2014, the EEAS has a budget of €519 million which is split between
headquarters (41%) and delegations (59%).
The
main conclusions and recommendations of the
report will be presented to the press
by MrSzabolcs Fazakas (HU)
the Member of the Court responsible for the
report.
DATE AND
TIME Monday, 30 June 2014 at
10:30
VENUE The RESIDENCE PALACE - International Press
Centre
MAELBEEK ROOM
155, rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels – Belgium
A PRESS
KIT, consisting of the Special Report
and a press release, will be made available for the press briefing. The Special Report will be published on the
Court's website, www.eca.europa.eu, in 23
official EU languages as they become available.
LIVE video
Streaming will be available
via EbS at: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/live.cfm?page=1During the
broadcast, questions may be sent via Twitter @EUAuditorsECA INTERPRETATION will be available in French and
English.