Download or read book EU Audit in Brief 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The '2020 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2020 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. It also outlines our key findings regarding revenue and the main areas of spending under the EU budget and the European Development Fund, as well as findings relating to budgetary and financial management, and follow-up of our previous recommendations. The full texts of the reports may be found at eca.europa.eu. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the independent external auditor of the EU. We warn of risks, provide assurance, highlight shortcomings and good practice, and offer guidance to EU policymakers and legislators on improving the management of EU policies and programmes. Through our work we ensure that EU citizens know how their money is being spent.

Download or read book Audit of EU Agencies in Brief 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the external auditor of the EU's finances. In this capacity, we act as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the citizens of the Union, helping to improve the EU's financial management. This document summarises our audit results for the financial year 2020 for the 413 EU agencies and other Union bodies (agencies) under our mandate. A comprehensive overview on the agencies set up by the European Union and the detailed results of our annual agency audits can be found in our Annual Report on EU agencies for the financial year 2020.

Download or read book Audit of EU Joint Undertakings in Brief 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within our mandate we carry out an examination of the annual accounts and the underlying transactions, for nine EU Joint Undertakings (collectively referred to as 'Joint Undertakings' or 'JUs'): the eight JUs currently operating under Horizon 2020 (H2020), the research and innovation programme under the current Multiannual financial framework (MFF 2014-2020), and the 'Fusion for Energy' (F4E) JU. For the financial year ended 31 December 2020, we issued for all nine JUs, an unqualified ("clean") audit opinion on the reliability of the accounts. F4E considerably improved the information quality in the 2020 annual accounts, in providing an estimate (in 2020 values) of the total costs of completing its delivery obligations for the ITER project, which it assessed at €17.97 billion. Our "emphasis of matter" paragraph draws attention to the fact that any changes in key assumptions for the estimate could lead to significant cost increases and/or further delays in the implementation of the ITER project. We also issued for all nine JUs, an unqualified ("clean") audit opinion on the legality and regularity of the payments and revenue underlying the 2020 annual accounts. Overall, our audit of the annual accounts of the JUs and their underlying transactions confirmed the positive results reported in previous years. However, we observed various matters needing improvement in the areas of budgetary and financial management, in-kind contributions, grant payments, procurement procedures, human resources and sound financial management.

Download or read book EU Audit in Brief 2018 written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The '2018 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2018 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. It also outlines our key findings regarding revenue and the main areas of spending under the EU budget and the European Development Fund, as well as findings relating to budgetary and financial management, the use of performance information, and follow-up of our previous recommendations. The full texts of the reports may be found at www.eca.europa.eu or in the Official Journal of the European Union. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the independent external auditor of the EU. We warn of risks, provide assurance, highlight shortcomings and good practice, and offer guidance to EU policymakers and legislators on improving the management of EU policies and programmes. Through our work we ensure that EU citizens know how their money is being spent.

Download or read book Performance Report in Brief 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The '2020 performance report in brief' provides an overview of our 'Report on the performance of the EU budget - Status at the end of 2020', in which we examined a specific aspect of the EU performance framework, analysed the results achieved by a sample of EU spending programmes and reviewed to what extent recommendations from our 2017 special reports have been implemented by our auditees. The full texts of the reports may be found at eca.europa.eu. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the independent external auditor of the EU. We warn of risks, provide assurance, highlight shortcomings and good practice, and offer guidance to EU policymakers and legislators on improving the management of EU policies and programmes. Through our work, we ensure that EU citizens know how their money is being spent.

Download or read book 2013 EU Audit in Brief written by European Court of Auditors and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Meaning of the European Court of Auditors written by Mario Palamara and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 2,3, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: The European Union is comprised of seven institutions: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors. The latter is the last founded EU Institution and was established by the Treaty to carry out the audit of EU finances. "As the EU's external auditor it contributes to improving EU financial management and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the citizens of the Union." This term paper provides an insight into the work procedures of the Court of Auditors and its approach to audit EU ́s budgets according to the Annual Activity Report 2009. Moreover this paper points out the importance and achievements of the Court ́s work particularly on the basis of the special report No 6, 2009 about the "European Union food aid for derived persons".

Download or read book Gaps Overlaps and Challenges written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Accountability and audit arrangements for European Union (EU) policies, instruments, entities and related public financial resources and related challenges are considered in this review. For this purpose, accountability refers mainly to democratic (especially parliamentary) oversight of policies and activities of public bodies, whereas public audit refers to the financial and performance audits of policies and related public funds and their link to the accountability process."-- Page 1.

Download or read book Annual Report on Internal Audits Carried Out in 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report informs the European Parliament and Council, as part of the discharge procedure, about internal audits carried out in 2020 by the Internal Audit Service of the European Commission in the Commission Directorates-General, services and executive agencies. It contains: (i) a summary of the number and type of internal audits carried out; (ii) a synthesis of the recommendations made; and (iii) the action taken on those recommendations. In accordance with Articles 118(8) and 247 of the Financial Regulation, the Commission forwards the report to the European Parliament and to the Council. It is based on the report drawn up in accordance with Article 118(4) of the Financial Regulation by the Commission's Internal Auditor on Internal Audit Service audits and consulting reports completed in 2020.

Download or read book Fostering Trust Through Independent Audit written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years 2018-2020 will be a crucial period for the European Union. Pivotal decisions lie ahead. Developments in overall EU policy, EU financial management and our professional environment pose formidable challenges, but also present opportunities for the European Court of Auditors.

Download or read book European Court of Auditors written by European Union. Court of Auditors and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report on EU Agencies for the Financial Year 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of our annual audit of the EU agencies and other Union bodies (collectively referred to as 'the agencies') for the financial year 2020, as well as additional agency related audit results from other tasks such as special audits or opinions. The report is structured as follows: Chapter 1 describes the agencies and the nature of our audits; Chapter 2 presents the overall results of our annual audit and makes reference to other agency related audit results and opinions; Chapter 3 contains the statement of assurance for each of the 41 agencies, together with our opinions and observations on the reliability of the agencies' accounts and on the legality and regularity of the underlying revenue and payments, together with all matters and observations not calling into question these opinions.

Download or read book Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.

Download or read book Doing Business 2020 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

Download or read book Safeguarding the Euro in Times of Crisis written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the inside story of those who played key roles in setting up the organisations and combatting the crisis. In exclusive interviews, global financial leaders and ESM insiders provide a rich stock of perspectives and anecdotes that bring to life the urgency of the crisis as well as the innovative solutions found to resolve it. The European Stability Mechanism and its temporary predecessor the EFSF provided billions of euros in loans to five hard-hit euro area countries during the European financial and sovereign debt crisis of the early 2000s, helping to safeguard the stability of those countries and the euro area as a whole. Initially, the crisis-torn euro area was ill-equipped institutionally, but the rapid establishment of the firewalls, the assistance programmes, deep‐seated country reforms, the strengthening of European institutions, and extraordinary European Central Bank measures shielded Europe from a euro area break-up. With the EFSF/ESM set-up, its managers aspired to create a new, more entrepreneurial international financial institution, one that is agile enough to respond quickly to new challenges, while still ensuring the strict governance befitting an organisation pursuing a public mission. The euro area has emerged from near disaster in more robust shape. As Europe strives to further strengthen its architecture in preparation for any possible future crises, it is important to reflect upon how the euro area reinvigorated its fortunes and draw the relevant lessons for future crisis management in Europe and beyond.

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Download or read book Auditing Trust and Governance written by Reiner Quick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reputation of corporate reporting has been in crisis. Trust in the process of financial accounting and auditing has been undermined by a series of high profile scandals involving major corporations, including Enron, Parmalat, Ahold, and Worldcom. In response, regulators and practitioners world-wide have put forward a series of initiatives to re