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Covid aid helped entrepreneurs and tradesmen, but missed the local government

Bratislava Jule 7, 2023 – The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family paid out almost 2.5 billion euros during the pandemic for the period from March 2020 to June 2022 as part of the...

After 30 years of its existence, Slovakia needs a comprehensive reform of state and public administration

Bratislava, June 29, 2023 – Slovakia must start properly applying program budgeting and move forward in computerization and digitization of public administration. These are two basic areas in...

Almost one billion went to compensatory measures, with Euro funds there is a high risk of not being used

Bratislava, June 27, 2023 – Slovakia was exposed to extraordinary events in 2022, which were reflected in the state's daily expenses. During the preparation of the state budget, significantly...

Europe must move towards an energetically and at the same time socially balanced future

After the pandemic, European countries must actively respond to the new challenge, which is an energetically and at the same time socially sustainable Europe. In this challenge, highlighted by...

This age brings new risks and audit must be flexible, the SAO will check compensations and the construction of hospitals

Bratislava, June 16, 2023 – State compensation in the framework of the energy crisis, effective use of European funds, project management in the health department during the construction...

In 2022, public finances were drawn by citizens through their own consumption and cities through investment development

Bratislava, June 7, 2023 – Slovakia was exposed to extraordinary events in 2022, which were reflected in the state's daily expenses. During the preparation of the state budget,...

We are managing the informatization of Slovak society badly, the challenge is to increase digital literacy

Bratislava, 2 June 2023 - State information systems must be created by people who understand not only the field of information technology, but also the segments they digitize, such as...

The ESMO project is an example of waste and a serious failure of internal control

Bratislava, 26 May 2023 - The electronic monitoring of prisoners, at a cost of more than 50 million euros, has been used on average 10 percent of the time over six years. Fundamental...

Audits confirm that the reform of state and public administration is inevitable after 30 years

Bratislava, May 19, 2023 – Every fifth audit that the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic carried out last year focused on the functioning of local self-government and its...