Annual meeting of Contact Committee of the heads of supreme audit institutions of EU countries and European Court of Auditors
Press Releases – October 27, 2011
The Contact Committee of the heads of the supreme audit institutions of the EU member states and the European Court of Auditors meet annually to exchange experience with audits that are related to EU issues as well as external audits of member states.
On October 13–14, 2011, the Contact Committee met in Luxembourg. Delegates from supreme audit institutions of EU candidate countries, and representatives INTOSAI Development Initiative, EUROSAI, and SIGMA were invited to the meeting as well.
The aim of the 2011 Contact Committee’s meeting was the European Semester and recent developments and measures that had been adopted in EU as a reply to the financial crisis. Among the guests at the meeting were: Mr. Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Mr. Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, and Luc Frieden, Minister for Financies of Luxembourg.
Attendees also discussed the public external audit of the European Stability Mechanism and the SAIs presented their experience with auditing the measurements related to the European Semester. The Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic presented a report on history and background to the European Semester. Among other discussed topics were EU financial management corrective measures. The Director-General of EUROSTAT gave a presentation on EUROSTAT activities and cooperation with national statistical offices.
At the meeting, delegates from the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic (SAO) informed of the international seminar “Experience with the development and carrying out CAP audits”, which SAO had organized in Prague in the end of 2010 when chaired the Working Group on auditing. The attendees were also informed of the final report of the audit that aimed at administration of the structural funds, which had been carried out under the auspices of the Working Group on structural funds and which the SAO had also participated in.
Department of International Relations
Supreme Audit Office
Contact Committee - Luxembourg, October 2011