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Bratislava, 24 November 2025 – In the allocation and settlement of subsidies at the Ministry of Defence, both the law and the conditions set by the ministry itself in calls, methodological guidelines
24.11.2025
Bratislava, 20 November 2025 – A workshop organised by the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) showed that open data are becoming an essential element of modern and transparent public
21.11.2025
Bratislava, 18 November 2025 – Care for mental health must not remain only on paper. The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO) considers it an essential part of a well-functioning society;
19.11.2025
Bratislava, 14 November 2025 – The expected simplification and acceleration of EU funds absorption through Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) in the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSGR) and the C
14.11.2025
Bratislava, 4 November 2025 (TASR, SAO) – The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has informed that the European Union is losing momentum and becoming less competitive in relation to other global economi
10.11.2025
Bratislava, 31 October 2025 – Slovenská pošta (Slovak Post) requires a fundamental recovery process. By the end of last year, its total loss reached almost €66.5 million, approaching one-third of its
03.11.2025
Bratislava, 29 October 2025 – Public trust in the state and the quality of public decision-making rest, among other things, on independent and professionally competent audit institutions. Only when th
29.10.2025
Bratislava, 24 October 2025 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic has long neglected the management and oversight of its state enterprises Hydromeliorácie and Závo
24.10.2025
Bratislava, 14 October 2025 – The Government, through its draft state budget for 2026, continues with the necessary consolidation and recovery of public finances. In its opinion on the draft budget, t
15.10.2025
Bratislava, 10 October 2025 – Auditors from the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO) discovered €140 million during an audit. The amount represents dividends from undistributed profits of
10.10.2025
Bratislava, 8 October 2025 – Climate change, water management, biodiversity protection and sharing experience from environmental audits are the main topics of the annual meeting of the Working Group o
08.10.2025
Bratislava, 2 October 2025 – The Interreg V-A Cross-Border Cooperation Programme for the programming period 2014–2020 has brought tangible benefits to Slovak regions, particularly in the field of cros
02.10.2025
Bratislava, 26 September 2025 – The merger of six state-owned district heating companies in 2022 into MH Teplárenský holding (MH Heating Holding) was a positive step that gradually brought good econom
26.09.2025
Bratislava, 19 September 2025 – Local governments act more responsibly than ministries or state offices when concluding work agreements. This was revealed by the latest audit carried out by the Suprem
19.09.2025
Bratislava, 12 September 2025 – After three consolidation packages adopted between 2023 and 2025, Slovakia has entered the preparation of next year’s budget with a renewed need for significant consoli
12.09.2025
Bratislava, 1 September 2025 – The mental health of primary school pupils in Slovakia has long been neglected, with the state failing to establish a functioning support system despite the growing impo
03.09.2025
Bratislava, 28 August 2025 – Scholarships have so far failed to sufficiently attract the best secondary school graduates to stay and study at Slovak universities. In 2022, the Ministry of Education of
28.08.2025
Bratislava, 22 August 2025 – This year again, the web application of the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO) – MuMAP (Municipalities on Map) – provides an assessment of the quality of li
22.08.2025
Bratislava, 15 August 2025 – The project for the digital transformation of building permit procedures in Slovakia has so far been unsuccessful and has reached an impasse. In October 2022, the Authorit
15.08.2025
Bratislava, 8 August 2025 – Slovakia has incorporated its international commitments on road infrastructure into strategic documents, yet it is significantly lagging in their implementation. The proble
08.08.2025