EU auditors raise concerns over the Commission’s plans to expand the civil protection mechanism, warning that health funding needs clearer boundaries, stronger coordination and greater budgetary transparency.
The European Court of Auditors has delivered its opinion on the European Commission’s plans for two key proposals in the EU’s next long-term budget (MFF 2028–2034): the new Global Europe Regulation, which includes humanitarian aid, and a major overhaul of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), which would be expanded to include funding for health emergency preparedness and response (HEPR).
Under the Commission’s proposal, the UCPM would continue into the next budget period with a significantly larger budget of…
