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Bratislava, 27 February 2026 – Selected organisations under the authority of the Ministry of Culture have been exposed to unsystematic management, frequent staff turnover and ineffective internal cont
27.02.2026
Lima/Bratislava, 20 February 2026 – Corruption and fraudulent conduct are global challenges. Their effective suppression depends not only on national measures but also on international cooperation and
20.02.2026
Bratislava, 13 February 2026 – A dysfunctional internal control system, the absence of financial management mechanisms, excessive formalism, reliance on unreliable data and an increased risk of ineffi
13.02.2026
Bratislava, 6 February 2026 – Slovakia is ageing and is currently unprepared for demographic developments. It is necessary to ensure a sufficient number of quality facilities and other specialised ser
06.02.2026
Bratislava, 30 January 2026 – The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) aims to ensure that the outcomes of its cross-cutting audit and analytical activities bring the greatest possible
30.01.2026
Bratislava, 23 January 2026 – The development of railway infrastructure, the management of municipal water infrastructure, the financing of sport, and preparations for Slovakia’s participation in the
23.01.2026
Bratislava, 16 January 2026 – The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) carried out a follow-up audit to assess the effectiveness of measures that the state-owned enterprise Air Navigat
16.01.2026
Bratislava, 12 December 2025 – The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) has once again reviewed how towns and municipalities manage their assets, particularly land and buildings. This
12.12.2025
Dubrovnik/Bratislava, 5 December 2025 – State institutions are required to collect data within information systems whose development and operation have cost almost ten billion euros from the Slovak st
08.12.2025
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