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The Flow of Money Into Science, Research and Development Needs to be More Effective and Reformed
Bratislava, June 10, 2022 - Science and research in Slovakia have lacked an effective funding system. The method of allocating funds to this area has signs of bias and non-transparency,...
ECA: Small companies’ competitiveness barely improved by EU support
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are key to the EU’s economy. But they have not really benefited from EU action aimed at enhancing their competitiveness. That is the conclusion reached...
New President and Vice-president of SAO SR
Based on the vote of the deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on 25 May 2022, the former Vice-president, Mr Ľubomír Andrassy, became the new President of the Supreme...
ECA: EU budget’s contribution to climate action overstated
The EU has missed its self-imposed target of spending at least 20% of its 2014-2020 budget on climate action, according to a special report published today by the European Court of Auditors...
ECA: Blacklisting underused in protecting EU funds against fraud
Blacklisting is not used effectively to prevent EU funds from being paid out to of individuals, businesses or public organisations involved in illegal acts such as fraud and corruption, according...
Slovak Auditors Inspire European Colleagues Into Opennes to the Public
Prague, May 24, 2022 - Representatives of the Supreme Audit Institutions of Europe met in Prague for the first post-covid personal meeting. After two years, when audit institutions were...
ECA: EU support to help small businesses go international needs better management and visibility
The European Commission has identified the main barriers to the internationalisation of the EU’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and put in place many measures to help them expand their...
ECA: Charging ahead - Europe's quest to become a top global battery producer probed by EU auditors
The European Court of Auditors is launching an audit to find out whether the European Commission has been effective in developing a globally competitive and sustainable value chain for batteries...
The State Should Purposefully Support Talented Youth as well as Sports Associations and Clubs
Money from the state to support youth and talented athletes is insufficient. In many cases, financial assistance covers only what is necessary to organize sports camps, training camps or...
ECA: EU auditors’ activity in 2021 - checking Europe’s performance is more crucial than ever
Today, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published its annual activity report for 2021. The report gives an overview of the ECA’s work in 2021, and provides information about the institution’s...
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