EUROSAI Presidency 2021-2024

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State Audit Office of Latvia marks its centenary

24/11/2023 On the occasion of the centenary, the State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia introduced the notion of AUDIT STRENGTH and organized a conference on 16 August 2023 with the intention to look back on the foundation and essential “turning points” in the history of the State Audit Office and the Republic of Latvia with the aim to evaluate SAI Latvia’s contribution to the overall growth of the country, based upon which a short film was launched on the important role of supreme audit institutions and their impact on society. Full report (pdf 310 kB).

30/10/2023 The number of audits shared in the EUROSAI Database of Audits increased slightly in the third quarter 2023. Exactly 23 audit results were newly published. However, the smaller number of new audit reports do not make them less interesting. For example, SAI Poland has uploaded an audit report on "Pollution in the Baltic Sea depths". Also, you can find there new audit reports on assistance and social integration of refugees carried out by SAI Lithuania and SAI France. You can see a visualisation of the statistical data as of 30/09/2023 in this interactive map...

Auditor General of SAI North Macedonia in Prague

The Auditor General of the State Audit Office of North Macedonia visits the EUROSAI President in Prague

25/10/2023 23 October 2023, Mr Maksim Acevski, the Auditor General of SAI North Macedonia, visited Prague to learn about the EUROSAI activities and the course of the EUROSAI Presidency. EUROSAI databases, EUROSAI Secondment Programme, BIEP and the work of several EUROSAI Projects Groups were the key topics of discussions.

24/10/2023 Video from the EUROSAI WGEA meeting in Prague, 25. – 26. September 2023

27/09/2023 The EUROSAI WGEA Steering Committee is meeting in Prague today. Under the chairmanship of @NIK the members are planning the future topics and activities of the Working Group.

26/09/2023 How did the EUROSAI WGEA meeting go yesterday? Workshops, presentations and meetings of our colleagues from EUROSAI. Today, we continue with the international seminar #GreeningSAIs at our new headquarters.

25/09/2023 Renewable energy, green fiscal policy tools, energy security audits and much more. That is the 21st annual meeting of the EUROSAI WGEA: 70 participants, 4 workshops and 2 full days in Prague.

07/09/2023 @TurkishSAI is pleased to announce that the EUROSAI Project Group on “Auditing in the new normal: Connecting Technology to Audit Processes” completed its work and “PG Survey Assessment Report” is now accessible. Thanks for all the contribution from EUROSAI Community!

05/09/2023 @TurkishSAI published its Survey Assessment Report on “Raising Awareness of SAIs on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) of auditees and using ERM approach in developing risk-based annual audit plans". Thanks for all the contribution from EUROSAI Community!

16/08/2023 The EUROSAI President @miloslav_kala praised @VKontrole for leading the EUROSAI Portfolio on Relations with non-SAI stakeholders and actively promoting the European SAIs audit work to the outside world. Happy anniversary SAI Latvia!

17/07/2023 The number of audits shared in the EUROSAI Database of Audits is still growing. In the second quarter of 2023 alone, individual contributors added results of 95 new audits there. You can see a visualization of the statistical data as of 30/06/2023 in this interactive map. SAI Czech Republic, responsible for the Database, highly appreciates the work of all EUROSAI members, who have devoted their time to sharing their knowledge through the EUROSAI Database of Audits.

26/06/2023 On 14-15 June 2023 the National Audit Office of Lithuania hosted the 58th EUROSAI Governing Board meeting. There were many discussions on the table. Apart from progress reports of the Governing Board Portfolio, WG and TF holders, the Governing Board discussed the establishment of a possible new Task Force on sustainable development goals, the draft of the EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2024 – 2030 and the XII EUROSAI Congress which is going to be held in Jerusalem in late May 2024. Also, the Governing Board approved a proposal to launch Project Group on Technical Support for SAI Ukraine. We thank both the organisers and participants for a great meeting!

18/04/2023 Today, the President of EUROSAI is meeting the Secretary General of EUROSAI at Tribunal de Cuentas to discuss the impact of audit reports and matters related to the final year of the Czech EUROSAI Presidency.

29/03/2023 On 27-28 March, the 4th EUROSAI Governing Board meeting at technical level was held in Jerusalem. The various working and project groups reported on their activities and future plans. Israeli colleagues, who will take over the EUROSAI Presidency from the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic next year, presented the programme of the next EUROSAI Congress. Last but not least, the participants worked on the new EUROSAI strategic plan. A total of 25 representatives from 12 SAIs arrived to Jerusalem for the meeting.

The President of the Court of Audit of Republic of Slovenia visits the EUROSAI President in Prague

02/03/2023 At the turn of February and March, Ms Jana Ahčin, the President of SAI Slovenia, visited Prague to learn about the progress of the EUROSAI Presidency. EUROSAI databases, SG1 and SG2 project groups, BIEP and the upcoming EUROSAI events were the key topics of discussions.

24/02/2023 President of @CorteContiPress, Mr Guido Carlino, paid a visit to @NKU_CZ, the current EUROSAI Presidency. The pivotal topic of the meetings was deepening cooperation within EUROSAI and also the new project group on real-time audit which Corte dei conti will lead.

Projects of the EUROSAI Presidency under the EUROSAI Strategic goal 1

26/01/2023 The total number of 57 representatives from European SAIs met online in January, 25 to evaluate the annual progress of the EUROSAI Strategic Goal 1. The meeting was moderated by SAI Germany with the support of SAI Lithuania. The Czech Presidency reported on BIEP, the EUROSAI Databases and the upcoming statutory and other meetings of the organisation.

The President of Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic visits the EUROSAI President in Prague

26/01/2023 Mr Ľubomír Andrassy, the President of SAI Slovakia, paid a one-day visit to Prague to discuss the pitfalls and benefits of the current EUROSAI Presidency with the President Miloslav Kala. On this occasion, he also visited the future headquarters of SAO CR.

30/12/2022 This was the year 2022 for EUROSAI. We faced many challenges and it was not always easy. Next year, there will be many important tasks ahead of us as well. Together, as EUROSAI, we will manage it all! Wishing you a happy new year!

16/11/2022 EUROSAI Governing Board Portfolios - video for INCOSAI 2022 in Brazil

02/11/2022 On 27 October 2022, the representatives of the State Audit Office of Latvia, the Office of the State Comptroller of Israel, and the European Court of Auditors shared case studies and experiences during the international conference “Accelerating the Transition to Clean Energy through Renewable Energy Investments”, in Tbilisi. The panel was named “Lessons learned from government renewable energy policies: an Auditor's Perspective”. For more information, please follow the Renewable Energy Investment Conference webpage: https://www.res-investmentconference.com//en/home.

22/09/2022 The 2nd day of the EUROSAI Governing Board meeting got rolling! The main topics ahead are activities of the working groups and task force, updates from @INTOSAI_GS and preparation of the XII EUROSAI Congress.

21/09/2022 57th EUROSAI Governing Board is in full swing. Thanks to @TribunalContas we are meeting in sunny Lisbon to learn about the progress of the two EUROSAI Strategic Goals and Governance Portfolios.

15/09/2022 International comparisons, working with audit databases and the introduction of BIEP. At the YES Conference, auditors from @NKU_CZ presented to their peers how databases and cooperation across Europe can help in audit work.

12/09/2022 The Young EUROSAI Conference has started in Stockholm. Almost 100 young auditors from all over Europe are discussing the future and possibilities of auditing. We are looking forward to the results of the meeting!

08/09/2022 On 12–15 September, the Swedish National Audit Office is hosting the Young EUROSAI Conference (YES). It is directed to young auditors from audit institutions within EUROSAI and the ambition is that it will contribute to the development of auditing work of the future.

05/09/2022 The EUROSAI Presidency of SAI Czech Republic is halfway through. The teams of @NKU_CZ and @MevakerGov met to discuss audit as well as non-audit topics – for example, Israel is a pioneer in cybersecurity, so we are strengthening joint activities in this area.

29/06/2022 The 2nd and final day of the EUROSAI GB Meeting at technical level was all about discussing the EUROSAI Strategic Plan for the period 2024-2030. Lots of valuable ideas and inputs. Thank you!

28/06/2022 A big thank you to all the participants of the EUROSAI GB Meeting at technical level for their active involvement, enthusiasm and ideas. We will continue in this spirit tomorrow!

28/06/2022 Working hard already. Day 1 of the 3rd EUROSAI Governing Board Meeting at Technical level is in full speed ahead.

31/05/2022 The President of EUROSAI sincerely thanks all representatives who have attended and contributed to the EUROSAI Post-Congress Get-Together in Prague. You can find a small reminder of the unforgettable times in the Gallery section. Please follow this website for summaries of the workshops and further follow-up information that will be uploaded gradually.

25/05/2022 Take a look at a video from the final day of the Post-Congress! Thank you all for joining us, for the friendly atmosphere and most importantly for knowledge sharing. Have a safe journey home!

24/05/2022 The EUROSAI Prague Post-Congress Get-Together is almost over. It was all about the Marketplace today: exchanging experience and networking, presenting workshop results and sharing best practices.

24/05/2022 The Heads of SAIs had a discussion about the EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2024-2030. The meeting was opened by @rp_gov_uka Valerii Patskan who in his emotional speech described the devastating damage of war on Ukraine and its citizens.

24/05/2022 The President of the Czech Republic, Mr Miloš Zeman, welcomed the Heads of European Supreme Audit Institutions at the Prague Castle. They discussed the importance of SAIs within the constitutional system, and also the benefits of international cooperation in the world of audit.

24/05/2022 Enjoy the first day of the EUROSAI Prague Post-Congress Get-Together in a short video. Today, the Heads of SAIs are meeting. You can also look forward to the promotion of SAIs at the Marketplace. The final day of the event is just about to start!

23/05/2022 Afternoon workshops – it was not all work but also practical examples. And the star of the show was the sniffer dog from the Czech Customs Office. We even tasted some insects!.

23/05/2022 The first workshop session is over! We worked together on audit visualisation, BIEP, corruption and reactive and rapid audit. The next workshops are starting in a moment.

22/05/2022 "We have met here to demonstrate the potential of the supreme audit institutions and their innovative power in the field of auditing. We have met to start thinking out of the box." @miloslav_kala launched Prague Post-congress Get Together.

19/05/2022 3 days & 2 nights, 9 workshops, 17 Marketplace stands ...and much more! We are looking forward to seeing you this Sunday in Prague.

19/05/2022 The Belgian Court of Audit received its ISO 9001:2015 certification for the following processes leading to its core products: financial audit; performance and compliance audit; budget analysis; lists of mandates and declarations of assets

18/05/2022 We are starting in 5 days. Where are we going to meet? Just a few steps from the Wenceslas Square in the centre of Prague. The hotel Grandium will offer all the necessary facilities and spaces for the exchange of our experience. We cannot wait!

16/05/2022 Registrations are closed! At the Prague Post-Congress Get-Together, we will welcome 229 participants and 18 Heads of SAIs from Europe. You can look forward to workshops, a Marketplace and many other activities. It all starts on Sunday!

15/05/2022 Get a clear picture of the content and structure of the IFPP. Learn about the standard setting process and how to make a difference. Challenges and success stories of colleagues who share their experiences of ISSAI-Implementation. Visit: https://bit.ly/3l3uP76

14/05/2022 SAIs are facing increasing pressures to produce relevant audits. ‘Fake news’ and growing mistrust of traditional sources of information means that each SAI must find ways to remain relevant, credible, authoritative, and flexible. Visit: https://bit.ly/3PsmSGz

13/05/2022 The workshop ‘Follow-up of the implementation of audit recommendations’ will focus on the various ways of following up audit recommendations, mainly by discussing examples of good practices. Visit: https://bit.ly/3MaSNJj

12/05/2022 The modernization of public administration entails the implementation of many e-Gov projects, and most of them are characterized by their large size and high complexity, which may lead to project failures. Visit: https://bit.ly/3L8mmtQ

10/05/2022 Communication and cooperation have never been easier and are now taking place via #BIEP. The benchmarking method allows comparisons between systems, processes, or indicators in various areas. Visit https://bit.ly/38fLJMR.

26/04/2022 Corruption occurs as a world phenomenon in all forms of governance and in all spheres of society. The aim of this workshop is to map and discuss possible means of action SAIs can apply in the fight against corruption. Visit https://bit.ly/38lv5uU.

21/04/2022 LAST CHANCE to register for the Prague Post-Congress Get-Together. Registration ends tomorrow, 22 April 2022!

06/04/2022 State environmental policy has an impact on auditors’ work. The SDGs workshop will focus on environmental audits. At the EUROSAI Prague Post-Congress you will be able to share your experience on this topic with your colleagues. Visit https://bit.ly/3Jcj0oI.

31/03/2022 What is trending in tax audit? At our workshop you will enjoy videos and interesting presentations but also experience what it's like to be a gambler or witness how service dogs search for contraband. Find out more at: https://bit.ly/3IYCehy.

24/03/2022 The Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic together with the EUROSAI Secretariat have published the updated “EUROSAI at a Glance” booklet, which is intended as a tool to facilitate the easy, quick, but also comprehensive knowledge of EUROSAI as Organisation. Please feel free to disseminate it within your SAI.

23/03/2022 We live in a digital era. Are we truly effective in it? Are we able to communicate the audit outputs clearly enough? Find out more about modern approaches to visualization in the audit world at this workshop. https://bit.ly/3qpUkCv

Registration is now open!

14/03/2022 We are delighted to announce that the registration for the Post-Congress Get-Together has been opened and will last until 22 April. Please check your email box for more information and details.

ECIIA invites EUROSAI members to the “European Public Sector Forum: New challenges for internal and external auditors in the Public Sector”

10/03/2022 In cooperation with EUROSAI, the ECIIA invites you to the 1st European Public Sector Forum: New challenges for internal and external auditors in the Public Sector, which will be held online on March 30, 2022.

04/03/2022 The EUROSAI Governing Board Statement on the situation in Ukraine has been published at the EUROSAI web page: https://bit.ly/3hDwhez.

03/03/2022 The EUROSAI GB has condemned the actions of Russia and Belarus against Ukraine at its extraordinary meeting today. It agreed to suspend all contacts with SAIs of Russia and Belarus. It called upon the INTOSAI GB to suspend the Russian presidency of INTOSAI.

02/03/2022 No self-respecting international organisation can turn a blind eye to the Russian aggression on Ukraine. We express solidarity and support to Rakhunkova Palata, to all our Ukrainian friends, to all Ukrainian people.

22/02/2022 3 days, 9 workshops, a marketplace, lots of new information and cooperation with colleagues from #EUROSAI. We will welcome you to Prague in exactly three months´ time, 22 May! #GetTogether22

07/02/2022 Last Friday, members of the #EUROSAI Coordination Team met online at technical level to discuss challenges of reporting to the GB and Congress as well as plans for the upcoming EUROSAI events. As ever, it was a fruitful discussion.

02/02/2022 Today we discussed with H.E. Luís de Almeida Sampaio, Ambassador of Portugal to Prague, the upcoming 56th Governing Board meeting which will be hosted by his home country. We also discussed the key role of international cooperation in audit work as well as our BIEP project.

26/01/2022 The EUROSAI Presidency Team has compiled a selection of Season’s greetings from our colleagues in EUROSAI in a short video which you can watch below. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the lovely wishes we have received – we wish we could fit them all in the video, but it would go on for hours...

12/01/2022 Vision of the #EUROSAI Presidency, joint work on the new website and BIEP. All this was discussed by EUROSAI President @miloslav_kala and the new Secretary General of the EUROSAI Secretariat and President of the Spanish SAI Enriqueta Chicano Jávega. Hopefully we will meet soon!

04/01/2022 The unique book published in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of #EUROSAI has already been sent out. Now you can watch a video showing how it was made!

27/12/2021 President of #EUROSAI @miloslav_kala wishes you a stellar year 2022!

02/12/2021 The 30th #EUROSAI Anniversary publication is on its way! EUROSAI members can expect it in the next few days. The publication has a modern and unique design.

17/11/2021 We are leaving London today and taking away with us a great feeling from the exchange of ideas, networking and reassurance that meeting experts from across Europe is truly worthwhile. A big thank you to all the participants!

16/11/2021 At its first outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic was closing the borders of states, but today we are able to cross them. Cooperation with #EUROSAI members on COVID-related audits is simply perfect.

16/11/2021 London calling! The 55th #EUROSAI Governing Board meeting is about to start shortly. Thanks @GarethDaviesNAO and @NAOorguk for the warm welcome.

15/11/2021 EUROSAI-ECA held a panel discussion “Translating climate ambition into delivery” at the UN Climate Change Conference on 4 November 2021.

11/11/2021 Acknowledgements to @itwgeurosai for its 14th Annual Meeting and seminar “Brace for Impact – SAIs Pinpointing Cyber-Risks”. Thank you @riigikontroll for your hard work and dedication.

04/11/2021 #EUROSAI live from Glasgow: SAIs presenting case studies on tackling climate change and how to spend public money wisely!

27/10/2021 EUROSAI invites you to register for the 1st EUROSAI-@EUauditors side-event at the #COP26 on 4 November 2021. The side-event will rely on the contributions of SAI Israel, @NAOorguk, @VKontrole and ECA being performed in hybrid format. Registration here: https://bit.ly/317lG6D

21/10/2021 Thanks to the determined efforts of SAI Israel, @VKontrole Latvia and @NAOorguk, and in cooperation with @EUauditors, #EUROSAI will be represented at #COP26 in Glasgow! They will be Translating Climate Ambition into Delivery.

20/10/2021 Save the date! The 1st EUROSAI-@EUauditors side event in hybrid format on “Translating climate ambition into delivery”, under the joint initiative of @VKontrole and SAI Israel, at the #COP26 will be held on 4 November 2021.

14/10/2021 A face-to-face meeting, finally! Today and tomorrow the EUROSAI Governing Board hybrid meeting at technical level is taking place in Prague. 28 participants are ready to discuss the operational plans, the new EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2024-2030 and the new EUROSAI website.

06/10/2021 The 55th EUROSAI Governing Board meeting will take place in mid-November in London. GB members met online to discuss technical details of the upcoming meeting. A number of tasks will be on the agenda, but the main purpose of this meeting will be to agree on EUROSAI‘s strategy.

01/10/2021 Today the EUROSAI Strategic Goal 2 meeting on capacity building is hosted by SAI Sweden and SAI Poland. The discussions included the overview of the ongoing project and brainstorming sessions on different topics. The Czech SAO presented the news from its EUROSAI Presidency.

22/09/2021 Today, the President of EUROSAI Miloslav Kala discussed with the Vice-President of EUROSAI Matanyahu Englman, Israel´s State Comptroller and Ombudsman, preparations of a new EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2024-2030, COVID-19 related issues in auditing or how to audit cyber security.

15/09/2021 The 5th EUROSAI SG1 meeting took place today. We learned about the upcoming plans of individual working groups. We brainstromed on EUROSAI databases, clubs of experts, emerging issues and a travelling webinar. Thank you for a fruitful meeting!

21/06/2021 At today’s meeting with the EUROSAI Secretariat, we focused on further steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the organisation. We also touched upon the pandemic and possible future threats and emerging issues that SAIs should bear in mind.

EUROSAI POST-CONGRESS GET-TOGETHER (22-24 May 2022, Prague)

Contact: Presidency2021-2024@nku.cz

Workshops

As we try to make the choice of topics as wide as possible, we have taken all areas of audit life into consideration. We are happy to present a brief overview regarding the 9 workshops of the Prague Post-Congress Get-Together to you.

Upcoming Events

5th Workshop of the EUROSAI Project Group on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) (Warsaw, Poland)

11 - 12 December 2023

5th meeting at technical level of the EUROSAI Governing Board (Riga, Latvia)

08 - 10 April 2024

EUROSAI Presidency Programme 2021–2024

Presidency starts: The XI EUROSAI Congress, 14 April 2021
Presidency ends: The XII EUROSAI Congress to be held in Israel in May/June 2024

What should EUROSAI look like in 2024?

The objective of the SAI Czech Republic Presidency of EUROSAI is to offer EUROSAI members platforms to promote and further develop cooperation among SAIs and EUROSAI working groups and project groups. As recent events have shown, international cooperation has become even more important, especially on issues related to pan-European topics such as health care, environment, transport, etc.

Our aim for EUROSAI is to respond flexibly to the challenges of modern times and to seek appropriate responses to provide added value to its members and to the citizens of each country. In this respect, SAI Czech Republic will encourage EUROSAI members to cooperate more closely in finding audit methodologies and procedures.

Overall Governance
and Culture Portfolio

To review, revise, and where necessary draft the main EUROSAI Regulations to reflect the enhancements of the governance, structure and modus operandi of EUROSAI foreseen in the ESP 2017-2024.
To contribute to the implementation of an effective, efficient, and flexible organisational structure by promoting a culture of openness and debate and to facilitate the effective contribution of all GB members.
Taking into account the diversity of the region, to foster the inclusiveness of EUROSAI through reaching out to all its members.
To coordinate and monitor on a regular basis the execution of the EUROSAI Operational Plan.

EUROSAI
Databases

Under EUROSAI Strategic Goal 1, SAI Czech Republic is responsible for the EUROSAI databases with the aim to merge the current 4 of them in 1, make them user-friendly and improve their filters and other functionalities.

PG Relaunch
of EUROSAI´s Website

SAI Czech Republic is a member of the PG “Relaunch of EUROSAI´s Website” (within the Communication Portfolio) on upgrading and updating the EUROSAI website.