European Court of Auditors

Syllabus of the Subject: European Court of Auditors (European Union).

Introduction to the European Court of Auditors of the European Union
Role of the European Court of Auditors

The objective of the Subject “European Court of Auditors” is to understand the role of the European Court of Auditors as the financial supervisor of the European Union.

The Subject (e-learning) “European Court of Auditors” is part of the following Higher Education Programs (EENI- School of Business & HA University):

Doctorate: Europe
E-learning Masters: Europe, International Business
Course: Introduction to the EU

Languages of study or Tribunal de Cuentas UE Cour des comptes UE Tribunal de Contas Europeu.

Sample of the subject - European Court of Auditors:

Description of the Subject - European Court of Auditors:

In 1997, the European Union set up the European Court of Auditors to verify that the EU funds are used correctly and improve the financial management of the European Union.

The European Court of Auditors acts as an “external auditor” of the EU, thus ensuring the interests of the EU taxpayers
Any institution or person managing the EU funds has to be overseen by the European Court of Auditors
It is important to note that the European Court of Auditors has no legal capacity
The European Court of Auditors consists of one member from each EU country
Its head office is in Luxembourg (Europe)

All the countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom (BREXIT), the Czech Republic, Romania, and Sweden) are members of the European Court of Auditors of the EU.

The European Court of Auditors of the EU belongs to the European Economic Area (Western Civilisation).