External experts from the technical assistance project funded by the European Union supported the Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova (CoARM) during audits performed in June.
During meetings with Tatiana Șevciuc, President of the CoARM, future development priorities, aspects needing improvement, and additional efforts required to ensure the stability of recorded progress were discussed, along with the planning of future missions of external experts.
The mission of expert Kevin Suttie focused on supporting the strengthening of financial and compliance audit capacities. He collaborated with financial audit pilot teams to improve planning and pre-reporting documents. Additionally, the improvements made by the "hot" quality review teams were analyzed and discussed.
Expert Peeter Latti discussed the priorities of the new audit strategy, annual audit activity planning, the institution's visions for developing performance auditing, and the implementation of the institution's Development Strategy.
During the same period, the CoARM was visited by Alastair Swarbrick, Senior Advisor on Policies and Public Finances from SIGMA. In discussions with the President of the Court of Accounts, future directions of support from SIGMA were addressed, focusing on ensuring impact, improving the implementation of recommendations, and communication with Parliament.
It is worth noting that under SIGMA's auspices, the first Peer Review evaluation of the Court of Accounts was conducted. The experts' recommendations were considered in developing the institution's Development Strategy for 2021-2025. Additionally, SIGMA supports the institution in promoting necessary improvements to ensure the independence of the Supreme Audit Institution and supports other important processes for the institutional strengthening of the Court of Accounts.