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Press Officer for Budgetary Control: Jānis KRASTIŅŠ

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Agricultural spending: committee on Budgetary Control delegation concludes visit to Greece

28-05-2026 CONT

A Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) delegation visited Greece on 26-28 May to examine alleged agricultural funds fraud and assess corrective measures.

Budgetary Control Committee MEPs to look into agricultural spending in Greece

22-05-2026 CONT

A Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) delegation will visit Greece on 26-28 May to examine alleged agricultural funds fraud and assess corrective measures.

Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget

20-05-2026 CONT LIBE

Parliament wants the Commission to assess whether there could be a clear risk of a serious breach of the EU’s founding values by Slovakia’s government.

Discharge: MEPs sign off on the management of the EU’s budget in 2024

29-04-2026 CONT

MEPs approve the Commission’s management of the 2024 EU budget but warn that rule of law backsliding in several member states is harming the use of EU funds.

MEPs warn against expanding performance-based funding in the next EU long-term budget

28-04-2026 CONT

MEPs are concerned about plans to expand the use of performance-based funding - where payments are not linked to actual costs incurred - in the next long-term EU budget.

Press conference: assessing EU budget management

27-04-2026 CONT

MEP Daniel Freund will hold a press conference on Wednesday at 10.00, on Parliament’s assessment of the European Commission’s management of the EU budget in 2024.

Committee on Budgetary Control delegation concludes visit to Malta

02-04-2026 CONT

On 1 and 2 April, a Budgetary Control Committee delegation visited Malta to review and assess the use of EU funds and safeguards in place to protect EU financial interests.

Budgetary control MEPs to review EU fund use in Malta

27-03-2026 CONT

A Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) delegation will visit Malta on 1 and 2 April to assess the use of EU funds and measures in place to protect the Union's financial interests.

MEPs demand stronger rule of law safeguards and more transparency in 2024 discharge resolution

24-03-2026 CONT

The Budgetary Control Committee recommends granting the Commission discharge for 2024, but warns that rule of law backsliding in several member states harm the sound management of EU funds.

MEPs call for stronger digital tools and coordination to protect EU budget

05-03-2026 CONT

Safeguarding the EU budget requires more cooperation between EU institutions, law-enforcement bodies and national authorities, budgetary control MEPs stress in a report voted on Thursday.