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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. No-deal Brexit would cost the Netherlands €2.3 billion

   Customs not fully prepared on exit date 29 March 2019 If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without reaching an ...

   News item | 10-12-2018 | 07:00

6. Growth in cross-border e-commerce making great demands on Tax and Customs Administration

   Rapid economic globalisation is making great demands on the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration’s efforts to ensure that VAT is ...

   News item | 28-11-2018 | 00:00

7. Stricter checks of JSF invoices

   Audit leads to supplementary agreement with the US The invoices the Netherlands receives from the United States for the ...

   News item | 31-10-2018 | 00:00

8. Cooperation with Arab audit institutions deepened

   Working relationship with parliament and implementation of UN sustainable development goals high on the agenda The presidents of ...

   News item | 19-10-2018 | 11:39

9. Focus audit on the Dutch contribution to the reconstruction of Sint Maarten

   In September 2017, the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten was hit by two hurricanes in rapid succession. Hurricanes Irma and Maria ...

   News item | 04-10-2018 | 14:19

10. Unsubsidised wind farms unlikely in the near future, despite sharp fall in costs

    The cost of offshore wind energy is projected to fall spectacularly. Unsubsidised offshore wind farms, however, are unlikely in ...

    News item | 27-09-2018 | 00:00