News - European Union

1. 12 EU member states not meeting EU debt ratio

   The public debt of 12 of the European Union’s 27 member states did not meet the requirement of remaining below 60% of gross ...

   News item | 17-06-2025 | 16:29

2. Internal border controls not achieving policy goals more quickly

   Fewer arrests In October 2024 the Schoof government decided to reintroduce internal border controls on a temporary basis in order ...

   News item | 03-06-2025 | 17:00

3. The Netherlands remains one of the biggest net contributors to the EU

   The Netherlands was again one of the biggest net contributors to the EU in 2023. It paid over €3 billion more into the EU than it ...

   News item | 04-12-2024 | 00:00

4. Sustainable dairy farms in the Netherlands awarded higher grants

   Under the EU eco-scheme, dairy farmers in the Netherlands who do more for the climate, nature and the environment receive higher ...

   News item | 27-06-2024 | 15:00

5. Health ministry responded quickly and served public interests when procuring COVID-19 vaccines

   Support for vulnerable countries had only limited success On the whole, COVID-19 vaccines were procured efficiently during the ...

   News item | 10-04-2024 | 09:00

6. Netherlands learns little from disputes with EU

   Netherlands average member state for correct implementation of EU law As a member of the European Union, the Netherlands usually ...

   News item | 15-06-2023 | 11:00

7. Fractional increase in Netherlands’ contribution to the EU

   The information on the Court of Audit’s EU webpages has been updated. It can now be seen that on balance the Netherlands paid ...

   News item | 15-12-2022 | 12:30

8. EU grants make a difference, but do not necessarily meet the greatest challenges

   More than €7 billion spent in 7 years: recipients satisfied The Netherlands spent more than €7.4 billion in EU grants in ...

   News item | 18-10-2022 | 06:30

9. EU webpage updated

   The Court of Audit has updated the information on its website regarding all manner of regulations issued by the European Union ...

   News item | 21-06-2022 | 00:00

10. Timely introduction of EU VAT rules on e-commerce serious challenge to Tax and Customs Administration

    In a letter to the House of Representatives, the Netherlands Court of Audit writes of its concerns that new EU VAT rules on the ...

    News item | 14-01-2021 | 00:00