The European Court of Auditors and the national SAIs aim to optimise the effectiveness and consistency of their audit of Community public funds. In order to achieve this, the Contact Committee consequently seeks to promote joint audit and research work, such as on the following audit topics:
VAT (Value Added Tax)
agricultural expenditure, including fisheries
management of EU Structural funds
public sector procurement
quality control and quality assurance of audits
protection of EU financial interests
cooperation framework of the ECA with the EU Member State SAIs
cooperation of Contact Committee SAIs with those of candidate and potential countries
The Contact Committee has also discussed specific topical subjects, such as the revision of the EU treaties, the draft EU Constitution, the introduction of new Community programmes, and specific technical developments such as VAT reform.
