Annual report to the Discharge Authority on internal audits carried out in 2018

Summary:

Report presented on 25 June 2019 by the European Commission on internal audits carried out by the Commission's Internal Audit Service in 2018.

Further information:

This report, presented as part of the discharge procedure, covers audits conducted in the Commission directorates-general, services and executive agencies, and contains (i) a summary of the number and type of internal audits carried out; (ii) a synthesis of the recommendations made; and (iii) the action taken on those recommendations.

Background:

The mission of the Internal Audit Service is to enhance and protect organisational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight. The Internal Audit Service helps the Commission accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach in order to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

EUR-Lex: SWD(2019)300: Internal audit engagements finalised by the Internal Audit Service in 2018 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2019:300:FIN

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