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What is the ECA?

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the EU's independent external auditor. Its job is to check that the EU budget is spent correctly and efficiently. In this story, the ECA highlighted how poor data sharing among member states is undermining the EU's cybersecurity efforts, despite significant investment.

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