Meeting of the heads of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the countries participating in the Three Seas Initiative
Objavljeno 11. 12. 2023.
Nediljka Rogošić, Deputy Auditor General of the Republic of Croatia and Lidija Pernar, Assistant Auditor General, participated on December 5 and 6, 2023 in the Meeting of Heads of Supreme Audit Institutions of the participating countries of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), held in Warsaw, Poland.
In addition to the representatives of the SAIs of Poland as the host of the meeting, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia, the meeting was attended by Marek Sawicki, Chairman of the Parliamentary State Audit Committee and member of Parliament, Grazyna Ignaczak-Bandych , Chief of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Mieszko Pawlak, Director of International Policy Department, Wojciech Gerwel, Undersecretary of State and Lukasz Lewkowski, Senior Analyst at the Institute of Central Europe as special guests, as well as Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the USA and Andri Maisner, Acting Chairman of Ukraine via video messages.
The Three Seas Initiative is a platform for the cooperation of 12 EU member states between the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Seas. It is pro-European in nature and complements other forms of regional cooperation, but at the same time, it is also a platform for strengthening transatlantic ties. The main goal is cooperation and support in the implementation of joint cross-border strategic projects with an emphasis on energy, transport and digital connectivity of the countries involved. The initiative should contribute to the balanced economic development of the European Union and the reduction of the existing differences in development between the member states of the Union and the closing of the large infrastructure gap in relation to Western European countries.
Given the importance of the goals that are planned to be achieved and the significant financial resources that are invested for their realization, the SAIs recognized the need and justification of a systematic review of their role in relation to the Three Seas Initiative, which began at this meeting. As an expression of readiness for cooperation and joint activities related to the Three Seas Initiative, the Supreme Audit Institutions of the countries participating in the Initiative during the meeting adopted a joint declaration on cooperation.
After the meeting in the State Audit Office of Poland, a meeting was held in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland, which provided support for the initiative and future audit activities of the participating countries aimed at monitoring the achievement of national strategic goals and financial results.
During their stay in Warsaw, Mrs. Rogošić and Mrs. Pernar held a working meeting with Ambassador Tomislav Vidošević, Vesnom Baus, Minister Plenipotentiary who also attended the first day of the international meeting, and associates. At the meeting in the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Poland, the purpose and results of the meeting of the heads of supreme audit institutions, the role of the State Audit Office in relation to the Three Seas Initiative, the current political situation in Poland and the prospects for future cooperation of member states within the Initiative in question were discussed.
In addition to the representatives of the SAIs of Poland as the host of the meeting, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia, the meeting was attended by Marek Sawicki, Chairman of the Parliamentary State Audit Committee and member of Parliament, Grazyna Ignaczak-Bandych , Chief of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Mieszko Pawlak, Director of International Policy Department, Wojciech Gerwel, Undersecretary of State and Lukasz Lewkowski, Senior Analyst at the Institute of Central Europe as special guests, as well as Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the USA and Andri Maisner, Acting Chairman of Ukraine via video messages.
The Three Seas Initiative is a platform for the cooperation of 12 EU member states between the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Seas. It is pro-European in nature and complements other forms of regional cooperation, but at the same time, it is also a platform for strengthening transatlantic ties. The main goal is cooperation and support in the implementation of joint cross-border strategic projects with an emphasis on energy, transport and digital connectivity of the countries involved. The initiative should contribute to the balanced economic development of the European Union and the reduction of the existing differences in development between the member states of the Union and the closing of the large infrastructure gap in relation to Western European countries.
Given the importance of the goals that are planned to be achieved and the significant financial resources that are invested for their realization, the SAIs recognized the need and justification of a systematic review of their role in relation to the Three Seas Initiative, which began at this meeting. As an expression of readiness for cooperation and joint activities related to the Three Seas Initiative, the Supreme Audit Institutions of the countries participating in the Initiative during the meeting adopted a joint declaration on cooperation.
After the meeting in the State Audit Office of Poland, a meeting was held in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland, which provided support for the initiative and future audit activities of the participating countries aimed at monitoring the achievement of national strategic goals and financial results.
During their stay in Warsaw, Mrs. Rogošić and Mrs. Pernar held a working meeting with Ambassador Tomislav Vidošević, Vesnom Baus, Minister Plenipotentiary who also attended the first day of the international meeting, and associates. At the meeting in the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Poland, the purpose and results of the meeting of the heads of supreme audit institutions, the role of the State Audit Office in relation to the Three Seas Initiative, the current political situation in Poland and the prospects for future cooperation of member states within the Initiative in question were discussed.
