The State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO) audited the restoration, protection, and sustainable management of wetlands, which are crucial for maintaining biodiversity, conserving water resources, and mitigating the effects of climate change, including the coherence and effectiveness of national and sectoral strategies, programs, and resources, as well as the functioning of governance, data collection, monitoring, and decision-support systems.
In its latest report on the navigability of the Danube, the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO) pointed out that increasingly extreme fluctuations in the river’s water level pose a risk to ensuring navigation and to exploiting the river’s economic potential.
The Performance Audit Subcommittee of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) held its 17th annual meeting in Budapest on 24–25 March. The two-day event, chaired by the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of Ireland and organized by the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO), was attended by more than 50 audit professionals.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the 1848–49 Revolution, President Tamás Sulyok awarded the Hungarian Order of Merit to Tamás Keresztes, Director of Coordination.
In its series of audits, the State Audit Office of Hungary examined how cultural civil organisations used state subsidies.
