Working Groups, Task Forces and Networks on Main Audit Areas
In compliance with the EUROSAI Statutes (article 9.5) and the Standard Procedures (article 13), technical commissions and study groups can be set up for supporting the Congress, at technical level, in concrete works and initiatives, being thus entrusted with specific mandates.
As established in the General Procedures for the EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2017-2024, Working Groups are set up by the Congress to deal with a variety of issues that are of mutual interest for member SAIs, as well as with professional issues relating to wider audit practice. Working Groups have long-term mandates, but they should not be considered open ended.
Regarding Task Forces, they are set up by the Congress or the Governing Board for a limited period of time, to deal with specific assignments or tasks of either a technical or organisational nature.
Networks can be built as continuing activities led by member(s) of EUROSAI within the Strategic and Operational Plans, in order to maintain a regular exchange of information, experience and knowledge and a sustainable cooperation over a specific permanent topic.
These structures feed into the implementation of the two Strategic Goals of the EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2017-2024 and EUROSAI members participate in these bodies on a voluntary basis.
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Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA)
Go to detailThe EUROSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing (EUROSAI WGEA) was formally established by a resolution of the 4th EUROSAI Congress held in Paris, in 1999. Objectives The EUROSAI WGEA has adopted the vision of INTOSAI WGEA. EUROSAI WGEA and its members share a commitment to use the power of publ...
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Working Group on Information Technologies (ITWG)
Go to detailThe EUROSAI IT Working Group (ITWG) was created at the 5th EUROSAI Congress held in Moscow in 2002. The EUROSAI ITWG aims to further the institutional sharing of expertise and experiences between the SAIs of the European region and encourage the implementation of joint activities in the field of Inf...
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EUROSAI Working Group on the Audit of Funds Allocated to Disasters and Catastrophes (WGAFADAC)
Go to detailThe EUROSAI Working Group on the Audit of Funds Allocated to Disasters and Catastrophes was established at the IX EUROSAI Congress in June 2014. However, its origin can be found in the former EUROSAI WGEA Special Subgroup on the Audit of Natural, Man-caused Disasters Consequences and Radioactive Was...
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Working Group on Municipality Audit (WGMA)
Go to detailThe EUROSAI Working Group on Municipality Audit (WGMA) was initially established as a Task Force in 2016 and in 2024 its transition to a Working Group was agreed by the Resolution of the XII EUROSAI Congress agreed on 27–28 May 2024. Our Vision is to become an active EUROSAI working group covering r...
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Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals (TFSDGs)
Go to detailDuring the XXIV INCOSAI, on 10 November 2022, EUROSAI and ARABOSAI signed an Addendum to the cooperation agreement of 2006. Since EUROSAI and ARABOSAI are interested in boosting their cooperation in the field of SDGs audits and on IT audits, this addendum is focused on further cooperation in these f...
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EUROSAI Network for Ethics (N.ET)
Go to detailIn June 2011, in Lisbon, the EUROSAI Governing Board set up a Task Force on Audit & Ethics (TFA&E), aimed at promoting ethical conduct and integrity, both in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and in public organisations. From 2011 until 2021, the TFA&E carried out multiple initiatives under the lead...
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Task Force “EUROSAI Strategic Plan”
Go to detailThe EUROSAI Strategic Plan Task Force was set up by the EUROSAI Governing Board at its XXXIV, held in Krakow (Poland) on 5 June 2008, immediately after the VII EUROSAI Congress had decided that EUROSAI should develop its first Strategic Plan, covering years 2011-2017. The mandate of the Task Force w...
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Task Force Audit & Ethics (TFA&E)
Go to detailBackground: The EUROSAI Task Force on Audit and Ethics (TFA&E) was set up in 2011 at XXXVIII Governing Board meeting. Following the final conclusions and recommendations of the VIII EUROSAI Congress that was held in Lisbon in June 2011, concerning the theme Challenges, demands and responsibilities o...
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Task Force on Municipality Audit
Go to detailBackground The EUROSAI Task Force on Municipality Audit (EUROSAI TFMA) was set up in the 44th EUROSAI Governing Board meeting in Luxembourg in June 2016. Mission and aims The EUROSAI TFMA mission is to create an open platform for sharing the best practice and experience on the municipality audit. Th...
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EUROSAI Study Group on Benchmarking the Costs/Performance of Tax Administrations Study Group
Go to detailThe VI EUROSAI Congress in Bonn, (Germany) May/June 2005, recommended that EUROSAI Members should be encouraged to exchange benchmarking information, definitions and criteria to enable them to compare internationally the costs and performance of tax administrations. During 2006 a small Study Group o...
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Monitoring Committee for setting up and operating the electronic data base on good practices on audit quality
Go to detailThe VII EUROSAI Congress held in Krakow in June 2008 discussed the theme 'Establishing an Audit Quality Management System within a Supreme Audit Institution'. As a result of the highly interesting presentations and discussions held during the Theme Session, the working group in charge of preparing t...
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EUROSAI Training Committee (2000-2011)
Go to detailThe creation of a EUROSAI Training Committee (ETC) was approved by the Governing Board at its XXI meeting held in Madrid (Spain) in 2000, following an extraordinary (XIX) meeting in Paris in November 1999 and a preparatory meeting in Frankfurt in early 2000. The ETC was set up with eight Members: th...
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Coordinated Audit on Tax Subsidies Working Group
Go to detailIn the Conclusions and Recommendations of the VI EUROSAI Congress the advisability was agreed on of carrying out a coordinated audit of tax subsidies, open to all EUROSAI Members. A Working Group was thus set up to coordinate the planning of the audit and to establish the contents and headings of it...
