According to the European Court of Auditors the EU support, in the area of freedom, security and justice to Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine is not effective

In the period 2000-2005, the Commission has made 166 million euro of EU funds available to Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to improve their capacity in the areas of: border control, migration/asylum management, fight against organised crime and judiciary and good governance. The Commission has funded around 90 projects in the three countries however the majority of the projects were carried out in Moldova and Ukraine due to Belarus lack of respect for democracy and human rights.

The ECA audit has examined 40 contracts with a total value of 100 million euro.

In the area of “Migration and Asylum” the EU is aiming at helping provide accommodation centres and meeting international humanitarian standards for illegal migrants and asylum seekers. The Court has criticized the Commission performance in implementing the projects. According to the European Court of Auditors the progress in this area was “largely unsatisfactory.”

Moreover, there is still no progress in the fight against organised crime and to combat trafficking in human beings. The projects planning to combat corruption have achieved no significant results.

The European Commission was criticised by the European Court of Auditors for its performance in delivering financial assistance to Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus in the area of freedom, security and justice. According to the Court the EU’s approach is hampered by the existence of several financing instruments for the same purpose and the lack of coherence between them. Furthermore, according to the Court’s report “In general the coordination of the EU support with other donors was not developed enough." The Court has slammed the Commission for its unsatisfactory coordination efforts with other donors and for the insufficient manpower delegated to supervise the implementation of projects. Moreover, the Commission was also criticized for not providing good quality risk assessments taking into account the political and economic situation of the countries in question.

According to the Court "(…) the Commission has not fully exploited options to learn lessons, and experience gained was not always reflected in newly-started projects."  

According to the EUobserver Jacek Uczkiewicz, member of the Court of auditors has said "The visibility of the projects seemed to be designed for the own prestige of the officials, not for the citizens.”