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ECA: Planning for EU bank resolution still missing some key elements
The Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) is the EU system for the orderly winding-up of failing banks within the Banking Union, to avoid costly bail-outs. Since its establishment in 2015, the SRM has...
National auditors draw attention to insufficient internal control and continuing paper bureaucracy
Bratislava, January 8, 2021 - The principle once and enough in the citizen's communication with State or public institutions still does not work and the removal of bureaucratic obstacles using the...
ECA: Audit preview - Strengthening the rule of law in the Western Balkans
Rule of law is one of the fundamental values on which the EU is founded. Promoting the rule of law is a key part of the EU’s agenda in its relations with non-EU countries and it is a necessary...
Pandemic reveals risks in state management during the emergency situation
Bratislava, 21 December 2020 - State institutions were not sufficiently prepared for crisis management in times of emergency. This was confirmed not only by the setting up the activities of the...
The internal control system in state administration and self-government is insufficient
BRATISLAVA, December 18 (SITA) - The internal control system in State administration and self-government is insufficient. This was stated at today's press conference by the Supreme Audit Office of...
The State failed in the management but also in the control of the Mochovce nuclear power plant completion
Bratislava, December 11, 2020 - The increase in the price of almost 6 billion completion of the third and fourth units of the Mochovce nuclear power plant (EMO34), as well as its delay, was caused...
ECA: Review No 06/2020 - Risks, challenges and opportunities in the EU’s economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis
The European Union and its Member States implemented a variety of measures to limit and counter the economic damage caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This review provides an integrated...
Slovakia lacks general practitioners for adults; a critical condition is also with pediatricians
The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic warns not only the Ministry of Health, but also the Government of the Slovak Republic and members of Parliament that the availability of general...
ECA: Audit preview: Implementing secure 5G networks in the EU and its Member States
5G, the fifth generation of mobile and wireless telecommunication systems, marks a revolutionary advance on its predecessors (3G and 4G). It offers ultra-high-speed connection, supporting a high...
The State does not know how community centers provide quality services to citizens or how to finance them sustainably
Bratislava, 4 December 2020 - Although their existence is necessary to improve the situation of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, most of the 374 community centers can close down...
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