Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

Tabled by Dick Erixon, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Cristian Terheş

Added: 27 b. Stresses that the Union external action funding must be matched by a rigorous, results-oriented evaluation framework; calls on the EEAS, in cooperation with the Commission, the Court of Auditors, EPPO and OLAF, to commission systematic, independent ex-post impact evaluations of every external action programme, comparing intended objectives with measurable outcomes and reporting publicly on cost-effectiveness; insists that any future increase in external action funding be conditional on the demonstration that existing programmes deliver verifiable impact for taxpayers and for partner-country populations, in line with the principle that every euro spent from the Union budget represents a contribution from taxpayers in the Member States and must be treated accordingly;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.208