ECA audit of EU research partnerships flags grant errors and ITER cost risk

The European Court of Auditors cleared the accounts of 12 EU research joint undertakings covering around EUR 4 billion in 2025 payments, but found recurring grant payment errors. It also warned ITER's shifting technical design risks further cost overruns and delays.

Verified AI-drafted European Court of Auditors press release, 23 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not give a single aggregate error rate or a new euro figure for ITER's cost overrun.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Audit flags grant errors and ITER cost risk; no own/operate/law/parts change. European Sovereignty Index

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