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Expensive, slow, delayed and without source codes - MUK module of slovensko.sk portal
Bratislava, 17th December 2021 - The module of official communication (MUK-P)[1], a 34-month delayed part of the Central Government Portal (UPVS), can be described as a prime example of misconduct...
ECA: Long-term unemployment in the EU requires more specific action
Long-term unemployment can have severe consequences, both for unemployed people and for growth and public finances, but, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors, the...
Resident Study of General Practitioners and Paediatricians Needs to be Redisigned
Bratislava, December 10, 2021 - The loss of doctors may endanger the availability of general ambulant care. Since 2014, the resident study of practitioners and paediatricians has been supposed to...
ECA: EU bank resolution - EU auditors provide overview and assessment of 2020 risk disclosures
The European Court of Auditors has an obligation to report each year on any financial risk arising from legal proceedings relating to the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM), the EU system managing...
President Mitrík to MPs: The SAO Supports Reforms that will not be just Cosmetic Changes
Bratislava, December 3, 2021 - The following year's state budget reflects the complicated socio-economic development caused by the almost two-year pandemic of COVID-19 and the associated...
ECA: Compared to other parts of the world, development of EU transport infrastructure remains in the slow lane
In recent years, EU auditors have repeatedly highlighted various weaknesses affecting the delivery of large transport projects in the EU. How does the EU’s performance compare, however, to other...
ECA: European Commission’s estimate of error in EU Cohesion policy provides an incomplete picture
The European Commission annually discloses what it estimates to be the level of irregularity in EU Cohesion policy spending. To this end, it carries out a substantial amount of work to accept...
ECA: 2020 Performance report in brief
The ‘2020 performance report in brief’ provides an overview of our ‘report on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2020’, in which we examined a specific aspect of the EU...
State Employees Work in Decaying Buildings but also in Lucrative Private Centres.
Bratislava, November 26, 2021 - The greening of public buildings, which has long been encouraged by the European Commission to reduce emissions and energy intensity, has not been implemented. At...
ECA: Report of the European Court of Auditors on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2020
The European Commission’s reporting on how EU spending programmes perform shows mixed results in different funding areas, and the indicators which measure progress towards targets do not focus...
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