EUROSAI. Magazine N22 - 2016

eurosai 16 EUROSAI Activities European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Summary of the main discussions and agreements (SoA) The 44 th meeting of the EUROSAI Governing Board (GB) took place in Luxemburg, on 13-14 June 2016. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Arno Visser, President of the SAI of The Netherlands and President of EUROSAI, and hosted by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). This document summarises the main discussions and agreements: Items 1 and 2. The agenda of the 44 th Meeting of the GB (with a minor change in the order of items) and the minutes of the 43 rd GB Meeting, held in Helsinki (Finland) on 10 May 2015, were unanimously approved by the GB. Items 3 and 5. The GB took note of the 2015-2016 EUROSAI Activity Report, the 2015 Financial Report and the 2015 EUROSAI audit report, which stated that the financial statements provided a true and fair view of the EUROSAI financial position for that fiscal year. Item 4. The GB took note of the information provided by the Chair about the Presidency Program, including the open data seminar report, and made the following decisions: • The GB agreed to discontinue the extractive industries activity. • The GB approved the 3 proposals contained in the report on the results of the survey on health care performance audits, with the idea of conducting them in turn. • The GB agreed that the young EUROSAI movement itself, at the YES Congress, would be able to decide on the topic and host SAI for the following YES Congress in an open process. The candidacies presented by the young representatives need to be backed by the respective SAIs. • Following the official candidacy letter sent by Mr. Alar Karis, the GB agreed that the SAI of Estonia would host the III YES Congress. Item 6. Regarding EUROSAI financial issues, the GB made the following decisions: • The GB took note of the information provided on the justification of 2015 subsidies from the EUROSAI budget. • The GB agreed to grant five financial subsidies from the EUROSAI budget, for the organization of the followings events: 1. An amount of 3,500 euros, to the SAI of Lithuania, for financing a seminar on Ground breaking analysis in auditing municipalities – timely audit impact (20-21 September). The grant was to be covered by the funds allocated to Strategic Goal 1. 2. An amount of 6,000 euros for financing a training seminar of the Working Group on the Audit of Funds Allocated to Disasters and Catastrophes, on the topic of Practical implementation of ISSAIs 5500-5599 and hosted by the SAI of Azerbaijan (6-7 April). The grant was to be covered by the funds allocated to Strategic Goal 3. 3. An amount of 257,88 euros for financing the 2016 annual meeting of the Task Force on Audit and Ethics, held in Madrid (19-20 May). The grant was to be covered by the funds allocated to Strategic Goal 3. 4. An amount of 6,121 euros for financing the 11 th meeting of the Working Group on Information Technologies held in Prague (1 to 3 June). The grant was to be covered by the funds allocated to Strategic Goal 3. 44 th EUROSAI GOVERNING BOARD MEETING Luxemburg, 13-14 June 2016 summary 44 th GB 44th EUROSAI Governing Board Meeting (Luxemburg), 13-14 June 2016