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Mark Smolenaars proposed as Secretary-General of the Netherlands Court of Auditors
The Board of the Netherlands Court of Audit proposes that Mark Smolenaars be appointed as its Secretary-General. The ...
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Look at the Netherlands dashboard tracks government results
The Netherlands Court of Audit presents Look at the Netherlands: Goals and Results. It is a dashboard of indicators that together ...
Read moreInsight into public money and government performance
“The mindset of ‘measuring is knowing’ and ‘knowing is learning’ allows us to set clear and realistic goals and guides us towards ...
Read moreAnti-money laundering checks: serious consequences for citizens, unknown benefits
Anti-money laundering checks have serious consequences for citizens, result in high costs for banks (€1.6 billion in 2024), but ...
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Surface water concentration of harmful industrial substances barely improved in 12 years
The Netherlands Court of Audit has investigated the concentration of 15 harmful industrial substances in Dutch surface waters ...
Read moreEuropean Dutch organisations pool knowledge and strength for the Caribbean
On 22 September 2025, the Netherlands Court of Audit organised an expert meeting for organisations from the European Netherlands ...
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