European Court of Auditors

Court of Auditors
Official emblem
Institutional overview
Formed1977
JurisdictionEuropean Union
HeadquartersLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
49°37′22″N 6°8′49″E / 49.62278°N 6.14694°E / 49.62278; 6.14694
Annual budget€122,400,938 (2020)
Institutional executive
Websiteeca.europa.eu

The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: Cour des comptes européenne) is the supreme audit institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg and is one of the seven EU institutions.[1] The Court comprises one member from each EU member state (currently 27) supported by approximately 800 civil servants.

  1. ^ "Glossary of summaries – EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.