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ECA: Sustainable use of water in agriculture

Freshwater is a vital resource. The pressures of economic activity and climate change influence the availability of freshwater. In the EU, the 2000 Water Framework Directive introduced an...

Citizens also contacted auditors during the corona crisis, the Office will examine some submissions this year

Bratislava, July 3, 2020 - The verification of the management in public-law RTVS (State owned Radio and Television company), labour-legal relations at the Faculty of Informatics and Information...

A good financial year was not used to achieve the first balanced public administration budget

Bratislava, June 26, 2020 - The goal of a zero deficit and a balanced State budget in 2019 was not met and, in fact, public administration expenditures reached 1.22 bn euros more. Despite a...

The auditors will assess The Slovakia´s readiness for pandemics caused by Covid-19

Bratislava, 19 June 2020 - The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) leads a team of European audit institutions. They together will check the ability of national and international...

The incomprehensibility of the legislation complicates the personal data protection

Bratislava 12.  June 2020 - Public administration does not sufficiently ensure the protection of personal data. The State has no information about how much funding institutions need to comply...

For the first time, K. Mitrík sent information about the SAO SR´s key findings to the new Speaker of Parliament and Prime Minister

Bratislava, June 5, 2020 – Karol Mitrík, the President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic informed Zuzana Čaputová, the President of the Slovak Republic, and the new Speaker of...

The information system for collecting customs duties must be interconnected with other state systems

Bratislava, June 2, 2020 - The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic positively evaluates the setting up of the country financial administration system. Thanks to it, Slovakia ensures timely...

Crisis mitigation measures are important, but they will have a significant impact on budgetary developments

Bratislava, May 22, 2020 - The indicator of economic sentiment of Slovaks has dropped to the lowest level since 2009. Targeted support of the economy is necessary in the current situation and is...

The SAO SR focused in particular on the efficiency of public finances

Bratislava, May 20 (TASR) – In 2019, the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) continued to focus its audit on significant risks related to the use of public finances or state...

The existence of MH Management has lost its meaning and should be abolished

Bratislava, May 15, 2020 - MH Management, a joint-stock company that manages state assets in amount of almost 250 million in various companies, does not fulfill the basic purpose of its...