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16 Feb 16
More than €14m in European Union funds spent to help Greece bring in economic reforms demanded by the “troika” as part of its €80bn bailout had only a “mixed” impact, auditors said today.
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21 Jan 16
The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
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12 Jan 16
Asylum, migration and security in the European Union will be a major new priority for bloc’s auditors this year.
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3 Dec 15
Colombia is to implement a programme to strengthen its fiscal controls after agreeing a $30m support package from the Inter-American Development Bank.
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10 Nov 15
A “wholly new approach” to the management of European Union funds is needed, the European Court of Auditors has said.
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23 Oct 15
As the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are adopted by world leaders, donor nations must consider how to increase the efficiency of aid spending. Improved auditing can be key to making improvements...
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30 Jul 15
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has launched a consultation on the creation of the new accounting standard on social and welfare spending.
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24 Jul 15
US & Canada round-up: Canadian government facing $1bn deficit, and more
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21 Jul 15
As the guardians of good governance, auditors need to show that they too are efficient, effective and transparent. We need to move away from paper and embrace technology.
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13 Jul 15
A third of European Union co-financed waste water treatment plants in the Danube basin are oversized and potentially financially unsustainable, auditors said today.
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27 May 15
The European Union and Switzerland have signed a historic tax agreement, which will end Swiss bank secrecy and prevent tax evaders from hiding undeclared income.
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19 May 15
Three European Union member states – France, Germany and Portugal – have yet to adopt global audit standards, according to a survey by the Federation of European Accountants (FEE).
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17 Feb 15
Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
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19 Jan 15
The European Court of Auditors has published its work programme for 2015, saying it aims to make the institution’s audit reports ‘more relevant than ever’ to the challenges the...
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16 Dec 14
European Union investments in airports are not value for money, auditors said today as they highlighted a failure of long-term profitable planning.
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10 Jun 14
Auditors can help the European Union to strengthen its democratic legitimacy and accountability to citizens, the president of the European Court of Auditors has said.
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18 Mar 14
The European Court of Auditors has made significant progress over the past six years, but needs to improve the quality and timeliness of its performance audits, an international panel of public audit...
16 Feb 16More than €14m in European Union funds spent to help Greece bring in economic reforms demanded by the “troika” as part of its €80bn bailout had only a “mixed” impact, auditors said today.
21 Jan 16The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
12 Jan 16Asylum, migration and security in the European Union will be a major new priority for bloc’s auditors this year.
3 Dec 15Colombia is to implement a programme to strengthen its fiscal controls after agreeing a $30m support package from the Inter-American Development Bank.
30 Jul 15The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has launched a consultation on the creation of the new accounting standard on social and welfare spending.
24 Jul 15US & Canada round-up: Canadian government facing $1bn deficit, and more
13 Jul 15A third of European Union co-financed waste water treatment plants in the Danube basin are oversized and potentially financially unsustainable, auditors said today.
27 May 15The European Union and Switzerland have signed a historic tax agreement, which will end Swiss bank secrecy and prevent tax evaders from hiding undeclared income.
17 Feb 15Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
16 Dec 14European Union investments in airports are not value for money, auditors said today as they highlighted a failure of long-term profitable planning.
10 Jun 14Auditors can help the European Union to strengthen its democratic legitimacy and accountability to citizens, the president of the European Court of Auditors has said.
18 Mar 14The European Court of Auditors has made significant progress over the past six years, but needs to improve the quality and timeliness of its performance audits, an international panel of public audit...
