On November 10, 2020, the senior management of the State Audit Service had a video meeting with EU-OECD / SIGMA experts Brian Finn and Joop Vrolijk.

In his introductory speech, the Chairman of the State Audit Service thanked the EU-OECD / SIGMA experts for their readiness to conduct an active dialogue with Ukraine, provide expert assistance in developing legislative initiatives which will meet modern European standards and today's realities, which, in turn, promotes better integration of Ukraine to the world community.

In this context, Gennady Plis stressed the importance of the manual "Estimated value of contracts, technical specifications, abnormally low tenders and modification of contracts during its execution" developed by SIGMA experts, which is of great value to the State Audit Service in terms of future practical implementation of its provisions.

The participants discussed the comments of experts previously submitted to the draft law "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine" On Basic Principles of Public Financial Control in Ukraine " and Some Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Improve Public Financial Control." Such joint work of European colleagues and the State Audit Service will contribute to the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with European standards.

Summing up, Gennady Plis outlined a number of priority areas for further cooperation, in particular, in the field of improving existing inspection tools and introducing new ones. According to the Chairman of the State Audit Office, the issue of establishing fruitful cooperation with representatives of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) deserves special attention.

At the end of the meeting, both Parties stressed the importance of such meetings to improve the activities of the State Audit Service and expressed readiness to continue active cooperation in reforming the public financial control system.