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The SAO SR fundamentally changes the planning of audits, checks the crisis management of the state and the state of university dormitories
Bratislava, January 5, 2023 – For the first time, the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic has embarked on a new planning process that will enable it to respond to the...
Tens of millions paid out by NPPC for completing the questionnaires only and without any control
Bratislava, December 20, 2022 - For years, the Agrarian Ministry, through the National Agricultural and Food Centre (NPPC), paid state aid only for the completion of questionnaires....
State banks are proceeding correctly with risky receivables, the SAO would like to strengthen its audit authority
Bratislava, December 16, 2022 – The risk receivables management system is operational in two state banks, Eximbanka and Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka (SZRB – the Slovak Guarantee...
ECA: Auditors find unequal availability of digital public services across the EU
Although the European Commission has completed its EU Action Plan to modernise the public sector and foster e-Government – providing public services to citizens and businesses via the internet –...
The plan of audits will be more flexible, the auditors will continuously evaluate the measures taken
Bratislava, December 9, 2022 – The current complex situation caused by the concurrence of several crises in the last three years requires changes within the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of...
ECA: European statistics should better meet user needs
The European Commission provides European statistics of generally sufficient quality and fit for use by policy makers, business and the public, according to a new report by the European Court of...
Failures in the electronicization of healthcare deprive patients of quality healthcare
Bratislava, December 1, 2022 – The Slovak healthcare system fails in each of the areas of electronicization that the auditors focused on in the framework of this year's three audits. A...
ECA: EU auditors issue Opinion on a package of proposals including a new borrowing strategy linked to financial aid to Ukraine
In early November, the European Commission proposed amendments to the EU’s Financial Regulation to diversify the EU’s borrowing operations. In parallel, it has also made proposals to provide...
ECA: Insufficient coordination limits the impact of EU research and innovation funding
Synergies between the EU’s multi-billion Horizon 2020 research programme and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are not being fully exploited, according to a new report by the...
ECA: Auditors call for improvements in anchoring overarching policy priorities in the EU budget
There are major differences in the extent to which the European Commission has incorporated the EU’s overarching policy priorities of climate change, biodiversity preservation, gender equality,...
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