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The EC evaluates the CARDS regional programmes in the Western Balkans

26-Feb-2009

The European Commission´s (DG Enlargement) ad-hoc evaluation of CARDS regional programmes in the Western Balkans has been completed. The final report prepared by Deloitte Consulting in December 2008 is available on the EU-Enlargement's website under the heading "Thematic Evaluation Reports".

Update No. 15: PIFC - Building New Structures of Public Internal Financial Control (March 2007)

26-Mar-2007

Update No. 15, the latest issue of Sigma's online newsletter, focuses on Robert de Koning's new book on Public Internal Financial Control and launches a discussion on the PIFC concept and system approaches. This issue features reviews of the book by the former French General Inspector of Finance and experts from the European Court of Auditors, the Institute of Internal Auditors-Bulgaria, the UK Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy and the European Commission /DG-Budget.

Fresh from the Press - Audit Newsletter, Sigma, August 2006

05-Sep-2006

This issue No. 14/2006 of the Newsletter deals with some of the current projects organised by Sigma and carries feature articles on Achieving High Quality in the Work of SAIs (page 2); on Basic Understanding of Internal Control Concepts and Categories (page 5); and on matters of interest for SAIs concerning The Roadmap to an Integrated Internal Control Framework, and SAI Cooperation (page 11).

Enlargement Process Must Respect EU Absorption Capacity and Candidates' Capacity to Meet Conditions

25-Aug-2005

The EC's Enlargement Commissioner announced on 12 July the launch of a dialogue between EU citizens and candidate countries. He indicated that the enlargement process must "respect the absorption capacity of the EU and the capacity of the candidates to meet strict conditions".  The Commissioner's "Plan C for Enlargement" focuses on "consolidation, conditionality and communication" and underlines the need to firmly maintain the conditions for membership while ensuring the momentum of enlargement.

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