Corruption could become harder to catch under new EU budget, watchdog warns

What happened: The European Court of Auditors warned that the European Commission's plan to overhaul the EU's long-term budget could make misspending harder to detect. ECA President Tony Murphy said shifting funds into a single pot would make it harder to follow the money. Key numbers: About half of the next seven-year budget, almost one trillion euros, would go to a single pot. Why it matters: Murphy said oversight would rely more on national self-policing, and that estimating misspending may not be possible in the next budget. The Commission said key control principles would remain.

EU budget watchdog warns corruption detection may weaken under new rules.

EU budget watchdog warns corruption detection may weaken under new rules. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.