Debt & Fiscal|European Union
EU auditors: 3.8% of 2025 spending was affected by error, and EU borrowing could reach €1 trillion by 2027
The European Court of Auditors’ annual reports on the 2025 budget, published 8 October 2026, sign off the accounts but give an adverse opinion on spending, with an estimated error rate of 3.8% (2024: 3.6%). Outstanding EU borrowing hit €738.9 billion at end-2025 and could reach €1 trillion by 2027. The Commission has not published an overall plan to repay NextGenerationEU by 2058.
Daily Teabag Desk·Centre