From 9 to 11 September 2020, the 9th EUROSAI-OLACEFS conference, which brought together European and Latin American Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI), was held. The Conference was organised by the SAI Hungary and was attended by the representatives from more than 50 states. The motto of the event was: "The COVID- 19 pandemic: a unique opportunity for Supreme Audit Institutions to highlight the impact of their work".
The role of SAIs – under circumstances where health, prevention and human life became central issues – and their real impact could be considered as a "hot-potato", a question to which each and every supreme audit institution is seeking an answer. Regardless of our nationality or geographical location, we all need to adjust to the changed circumstances and position ourselves somehow in an uncertain situation that hopefully results in fruitful conversations and future cooperations among the participating SAIs.
The Online Joint Conference was held for three days. It started with an opening ceremony, where President of the EUROSAI and SAI Turkey, MrSeyit Ahmet Baş, President of the OLACEFS and SAI Peru, Mr Nelson Eduardo Shack Yalta, and President of the SAI Hungary, MrLászló Domokos delivered their welcoming remarks.
As part of the Conference also several round tables and workshops took place in which also the SAI Slovenia participated with the presentation of its advisory role. The emphasis was mainly on the advisory powers of the Slovenian Court of Audit in emergency situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
The conference finished with a plenary session with closing remarks made by Ms María José de la Fuente y de la Calle, Secretary General of EUROSAI and President of SAI Spain, Mr Jorge Bermúdez Soto, Executive Secretary of OLACEFS and President of SAI Chile, and by Mr László Domokos, President of SAI Hungary, and his Deputy President, Ms Magdolna Holman.