EUR 700 Million for Generative AI: Can the EU Trace Public Funding from AI Pilot to Administrative Effect?

GenAI4EU is moving from AI policy into publicly funded deployment. With close to EUR 700 million planned and three public-administration pilots already under way, the accountability question is whether Europe can trace public money from grant and procurement to the administrative capability, decision support and measurable public value it produces.

When the Consultation Itself Becomes Evidence: The CO2 Transport Inquiry and Better Regulation

The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into how the European Commission conducted a public consultation on its planned legislation for CO2 transportation. The case matters because it shifts scrutiny upstream: from the final legislative proposal to the way the Commission constructs the evidence base that is supposed to justify it.