EU funding of NGOs 'too opaque', auditors find amid political storm

The European Court of Auditors criticises the European Union for the lack of transparency in the financing of NGOs. In the Court's view, information on funding is fragmented and unreliable.

What was the use of the EUR 7.4 billion paid by the EU to NGOs between 2021 and 2023? Misidentified beneficiaries, concentrated funds, blurred campaigns...A report shows an alarming finding.

This is the conclusion of the European Court of Auditors in a report presented this Monday. ...

7.4 billion euros have been received by non-governmental organisations in three years. But what is an NGO anyway? Some are state-controlled, others pursue commercial interests.

The European Court of Auditors calls on the EU Commission to do more to make the system for allocating EU funds to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) transparent. In a new report, “Transparency of EU funds allocated to NGOs”, the judges conclude that “despite progress, the overview is not yet reliable.” The document follows, in fact, the 2018 report on the funds disbursed in the field of foreign policy and the 2024 special report on the EU tr…

Csaba Dömötör, a Fidesz MEP, has sharply criticized EU-funded left-wing activist groups and NGOs on social media after a Court of Auditors report revealed serious irregularities in their funding. The organizations representing Brussels interests and operating with EU money are carrying out political activities without accountability and transparency, often against the interests of taxpayers.