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1. Netherlands Court of Audit: Accountability Audit 2018

   The extra billions parliament released for the government did not produce many tangible results in the past year. It was often ...

   News item | 15-05-2019 | 11:00

2. Billions placed in revolving funds but little accountability

   The Dutch government is increasingly using revolving funds to achieve social goals, for example to encourage domestic energy ...

   News item | 16-04-2019 | 17:30

3. Cyber security of critical water structures not watertight

   There is scope for further improving the way in which tunnels, bridges, locks and dams are protected from cyber threats. Although ...

   News item | 28-03-2019 | 10:00

4. Falling student numbers forcing MBO sector to reconsider real estate

   Falling student numbers in the secondary vocational education (MBO) sector will exert pressure on college budgets and raise ...

   News item | 25-03-2019 | 12:00

5. Annual Report 2018: Sticking to the facts

   2018 was the year in which the Netherlands Court of Audit strengthened its staff establishment again following the reorganisation ...

   News item | 21-03-2019 | 10:00

6. Biggest defence procurement project ever is a lesson for the future

   Netherlands Court of Audit bundles 20 years of auditing the JSF Lessons can be learnt from the Dutch government’s involvement in ...

   News item | 06-03-2019 | 11:30

7. Clarify the Minister of Finance’s decision-making on DNB’s mitigation of risks

   Conflicting interests as shareholder of DNB and guardian of the public purse An audit by the Netherlands Court of Audit has found ...

   News item | 19-02-2019 | 18:30

8. Cooperation with SAIs in South-East Africa

   At a formal Kick-Off Meeting in South Africa’s Pretoria Member of the Board of the Netherlands Court of Audit Mr Ewout Irrgang ...

   News item | 04-02-2019 | 14:38

9. Many European countries fail to meet air quality standards

   Many European countries are failing to comply with international and European standards on air quality. Moreover, many ...

   News item | 30-01-2019 | 12:00

10. A year after the disaster, little aid actually spent on

    Half of the Netherlands' € 550 million aid contribution allocated to projects The country of Sint-Maarten needs more than just ...

    News item | 13-12-2018 | 12:45