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Parliaments and SAIs partnering for greater audit impact and accountability
Summary
Sitting 1: 08:30 – 10:30 CEST
Sitting 2: 16:00 – 18:00 CEST
This event will bring parliaments and Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) together to understand better how they can work in partnership for greater audit impact, share and disseminate good practices around strengthening effective working relationships, and identify opportunities for enhanced collaboration going forward.
The meeting will take place online in two sittings to suit participants in different time zones. Its working languages will be Arabic, English, French and Spanish.