A public workshop on EU finances and their accountability.
Schedule
10.00: Arrival
10.15: Welcome from Giacomo Benedetto, Royal Holloway, University of London
10.20: Maria Luisa Sanchez Barrueco, University of Deusto, Bilbao - Lessons learned on the accountability of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
11.10: Pause
11.30: Andreea Hancu Budui, University of Valencia – Holding the European Investment Bank to account: Can public auditors deliver?
12.20: Break for lunch
13.30: Giacomo Benedetto, Royal Holloway, University of London - After Next Generation – Financing the EU’s Budget in the Future
14.20: Pause
14.30: Paul Stephenson, University of Maastricht - The changing nature of parliamentary scrutiny of the EU budget – recent developments in EP-ECA relations and the use of audit findings
15.20: Concluding Discussion
15.30: Workshop Ends
Questions and discussion, though not the speakers’ actual presentations, will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
The event will take place on Thursday 19 June 2025, and will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London, 11 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RB. Room 1-01 on the first floor.
This is a public event and is free to attend but places are limited. To register please email: giacomo.benedetto@rhul.ac.uk
This event is organised by the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Cred (Crisis, Recovery and European Democracy) at Royal Holloway, University of London. It is co-funded by the European Union.
