EUROSAI

EUROSAI is the acronym for European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions ). It is one of the regional working groups of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ( INTOSAI), an autonomous, independent and non-political organization with 191 full members and four associate members. INTOSAI is a non-governmental organization with special status with the Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

Formation

EUROSAI was with 30 members ( the SAI of 29 European countries and the European Court of Auditors) established in 1990. Today, the number of members shall be 50 SAIs ( the 49 European countries and the European Court of Auditors).

Even if the EUROSAI is the youngest organization of regional groups of INTOSAI, the idea of its establishment was provided at the time of the INTOSAI was founded in 1953. The first effective steps were in 1974, at the Eighth INTOSAI Congress in Madrid ( 1974) tackled. Between 1975 and 1989, the SAI of Italy and Spain over the paved Contact Committee of the Heads of the SAIs of the European Union economy the way for the constitution of EUROSAI and prepared the initial drafts of their articles of association. In June 1989, approved the XIII. INTOSAI Congress, which took place in Berlin, the Berlin Declaration establishing a European organization of SAIs.

In November 1990, the founding conference and I EUROSAI Congress held in Madrid (Spain ) instead. In this its first president and the Board was elected, debated and approved the statutes and established the permanent seat and the General Secretariat.

Tasks

The organization has made ​​in accordance with Article 1 of its statutes, aims to promote professional cooperation between the SAIs to encourage the exchange of information and document exchange to proceed in the analysis of the audits of the public sector, to promote the creation of university chairs of this area and in the sense harmonization of terminology in the field of public audit work.

Organs

EUROSAI consists of the Congress, the Bureau and the Secretariat.

Congress

The Congress under the Articles the highest organ of EUROSAI and is composed of all members of the organization together and is convened every three years. So far, the following conventions were held:

  • Founding congress in 1990 in Madrid ( Spain)
  • 1993 Stockholm ( Sweden),
  • 1996 in Prague (Czech Republic )
  • 1999 in Paris (France),
  • 2002 in Moscow ( Russian Federation)
  • 2005 in Bonn ( Germany ).
  • 2008 in Krakow (Poland )
  • 2011 in Lisbon (Portugal )

The next Congress will be held in 2014 in the Netherlands instead.

Presidium

The Bureau consists of eight members, pursuant to the statutes. Four ex -officio members: the President of the SAI, who directed the last two annual conferences, the President of the SAI, which is to host the next ordinary session of the Congress and the Secretary General of EUROSAI and four members elected by the Congress for a period six years were selected ( two of the members are elected every three years) and observers.

Secretariat

The Court of Spain, where is the seat of the Organization shall exercise at the same time the function of the Secretariat of EUROSAI.

Strategic Plan

The VIII EUROSAI Lisbon Congress adopted the first Strategic Plan of EUROSAI. It covers the years 2011-2017 and defined task (mission), mission (vision) and values ​​of the EUROSAI:

  • Task: EUROSAI is the Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions in Europe. It promotes the intra-community cooperation to strengthen public financial control in Europe and supports the activities of INTOSAI.
  • Mission Statement: EUROSAI promotes responsible governance and public accountability, transparency and integrity. EUROSAI provides a flexible framework for cooperation and the members receive the necessary support to ensure that their task perception highest quality demands.
  • Values: independence, integrity, professionalism, credibility, inclusiveness, collaboration, innovation, sustainability, respect for the environment.

The strategic plan is based on four strategic objectives that reflect the needs and priorities of the organization:

  • Objective 1 - On and Capacity Building: The qualification of SAIs includes the development of skills, knowledge, structures and ways of working that increase the effectiveness of an organization. This will build on existing strengths to close gaps and to address weaknesses. Objective is to promote highly regarded, independent audit institutions with high professional competence.
  • Objective 2 - Professional Standards: For the effective performance of tasks require SAIs to-date, relevant and need-based international professional standards. Such a framework will be developed by INTOSAI. Therefore EUROSAI focuses on promoting the use of the INTOSAI standards in Europe.
  • Objective 3 - Professional exchange: To strengthen public financial control, accountability, the responsible administrative action (Good Governance ) and the transparency in Europe, the exchange of expertise, information and experience between members and with external partners should be encouraged.
  • Goal 4 - Leadership and Communication: The effective and need-based task performance EUROSAI requires an appropriate organizational model. The structure and process organization was designed according to the principles of responsible administrative action and effective communication. This also takes into account the strategic objectives, the strong involvement of members in the activities of the organization and strengthens the close relationship between all institutions involved in the implementation of the Strategic Plan of EUROSAI.
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