The European Court of Auditors issued an adverse opinion on the regularity of EU spending for the seventh consecutive year.
83% confidence
EconomyEuropean Union
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The adverse opinion concerns the legality and regularity of EU budget expenditure (payments); the ECA issues separate opinions on revenue, on commitments and on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the revenue/commitments opinions are not covered by the 'adverse opinion' statement.
The 'seventh consecutive year' count refers to consecutive financial years (2019–2025) reported in successive annual reports, not to seven calendar years of audit activity; the MEP did not specify the reference financial year (2025).
The same ECA report shows the estimated error rate rose to 3.8% in 2025 from 3.6% in 2024, above the 2% materiality threshold — context that supports rather than contradicts the claim.
The explicit 'seventh consecutive year' wording was found in press coverage of the ECA's 2025 annual report (published 8 October 2026); the ECA's own publication page confirms the 2025 adverse opinion on legality and regularity.
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