Public audit in the European Union : the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not included. The information provided in Public Audit in the European Union underlines the essential nature of modern-day public audit bodies in our Union and illustrates their contribution to the effective functioning of our democracies. By setting out the differences and similarities between EU supreme audit institutions, it shows the rich diversity that is such an important quality of the European Union and one of its key assets. The information has been collected and will be updated in close cooperation with the various audit institutions, and the European Court of Auditors is grateful to them and their staff for their support. We hope that this portal attracts the interest of auditors, policymakers and legislators across the EU and beyond. With it, we also hope to make a valuable contribution to ongoing research in public audit.