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The SAO Evaluates Public Policies Not Only Through the Money but Also Through Their Contribution to Society

Bratislava, May 12, 2022 - After a one-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an annual professional workshop of the SAO's officials with representatives of 27 memorandum partners and...

A Joint Audit of Social Insurance in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic Revealed Shortcomings in Both Systems

Bratislava, April 29, 2022 - Representatives of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the Visegrad Group with Austria and Slovenia met at the annual meeting, invited by the President of the Slovak...

ECA: Intellectual property not fully protected in the EU

Intellectual property rights play a big role in a knowledge-based economy: they ensure that businesses and designers are able to profit from their creations. They also provide assurances to...

The SAO's Findings are Transformed into New Legislation Thanks to Discussions in Parliamentary Committees

Karol Mitrík, President of the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic, submitted today the Annual Report of the Office's Audits for 2021 to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance and...

EPPO: The EPPO investigates €5.4 billion worth of loss to the EU budget in its first 7 months of activity

In its first annual report, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) gives an account of the first 7 months of its operational activity.  For the first time,  statistics on EPPO...

The Unification of Payments of Taxes, Duties and Insurance Will Increase the Transparency and Revenue of the State

Bratislava, April 14, 2022 - The program to unify the collection of taxes, insurance and customs was to bring about a further reduction of the tax gap, increasing transparency and reducing...

The Responsibility for Each Euro will be Higher in the Coming Period Than Ever Before

Bratislava, April 8, 2022 - Karol Mitrík, President of the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic, submitted the seventh annual report to the deputies of the National Council of the...

The Auditors will Inspect the Management of the Ambulances, the Košice Region and the Agricultural Agency

Bratislava, April 1, 2022 - The credibility of the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic is growing. The strategy of an open and modern state institution was also confirmed by a recent...

ECA: EU bodies must step up their cybersecurity preparedness

The number of cyberattacks on EU bodies is increasing sharply. The level of cybersecurity preparedness within EU bodies varies and is overall not commensurate with the growing threats. Since EU...

Slovakia needs more than 4.6 billion euros for the renewal and development of water supply and sewerage systems

Bratislava, March 25, 2022 - The investment debt of water companies reaches billions of euro. It is two decades after the approval of the transformation of water supply in Slovakia, as a key...