The EU commission did not properly think through its plan to externalise the management of some EU-funded programmes in the areas of research, education, innovation, transport and health to special agencies, a report by the European Court of Auditors shows.
In order to focus more on policy-planning and relieve its services from the day-to-day management of EU projects, the European Commission set up six special so-called executive agencies.
The total budget they are managing unti...
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