ECA

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The ECA is the European Union institution responsible for auditing the EU’s finances and ensuring that its budget is correctly implemented.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union institution
auditScope EU budget
European Development Fund programming
surface form: European Development Funds

agencies and bodies of the European Union
auditType compliance audit
financial audit
performance audit
cameIntoOperation 1977
category Organ of the European Union
Supreme audit institution
composition one Member from each EU Member State
cooperatesWith European Commission
national audit institutions of EU Member States
country Luxembourg
dateEstablished 1977
establishedBy Treaty of Brussels (1975)
surface form: Treaty of Brussels (1975) amending the Treaties
hasBody Administrative Committee
Audit groups
Chambers
independence institutionally independent from other EU institutions
issues statement of assurance on the legality and regularity of underlying transactions
statement of assurance on the reliability of EU accounts
jurisdiction European Union
languagePolicy uses all official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
locatedIn Kirchberg plateau, Luxembourg City
surface form: Kirchberg district, Luxembourg City
mainOutput annual report on implementation of the EU budget
opinions on financial legislation and management
special reports on specific spending areas or topics
membersAppointedBy Council of the European Union
membersApprovedBy European Parliament
memberTermLength 6 years
memberTermRenewable true
motto The EU’s independent external auditor
officialAbbreviation ECA self-linksurface differs
officialName European Court of Auditors
surface form: Court of Auditors of the European Union
partOf institutional framework of the European Union
predecessor European Court of Auditors
surface form: Audit Board of the European Communities
reportsTo Council of the European Union
European Parliament
role audits the finances of the European Union
checks that the EU budget is correctly implemented
improves EU financial management
reports on the use of EU funds
seat Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
shortName ECA self-linksurface differs
website https://www.eca.europa.eu

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ECA shortName ECA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: European Court of Auditors
ECA officialAbbreviation ECA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: European Court of Auditors