The 'cohesion, resilience and values' spending area had an estimated error rate of 6.6% in 2025, up from 5.7% the previous year.

Omissions

• The claim isolates the cohesion heading, whose error rate is well above the average: the ECA's overall estimated error rate for EU expenditure examined in 2025 was 3.8% (3.6% in 2024).
• The ECA's estimated error rates are statistical estimates based on a sample of transactions and indicate spending that did not comply with applicable rules, not necessarily fraud or misused funds.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors — 2025 EU audit in brief'Cohesion, resilience and values' had an estimated level of error at 6.6 % (5.7 % in 2024). Together these two spending areas accounts for almost two thirds of ...
• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors — Annual reports concerning the 2025 financial yearIn 2025, EU payments totalled €216.4 billion: €176.3 billion in spending from the EU budget, and a further €40.1 billion from the Recovery and ... (annual reports for financial year 2025 published 8 October 2026)