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Montenegro Medical Chamber Has Seven Audit Fixes Still Open
State auditors say six of 13 recommendations are complete, four have not been implemented and seven require further evidence by 31 January.
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Liberia's Anti-Graft Agency Ends September With 183 Cases Still Open
Newly published third-quarter records show 19 new matters and seven completed investigations; the commission cites evidence-access and staffing constraints.
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Vanuatu Ombudsman Says Strike-Era Teacher Hiring Breached Commission Rules
A March 2026 Ombudsman report says temporary recruitment during the 2024 teachers' strike bypassed the statutory quorum; the commission disputed the finding.
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Belgian Police Spent €21.6 Million on Software Licences Now Unusable
An October audit puts the cancelled i-Police programme’s total spending at €139.4 million, a wider accounting scope than the €75.8 million in contractor payments cited in January.
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Austria’s Auditor Warns Fuel-Tax Plan Leaves €62 Million Uncovered
A 6 November audit opinion challenges the ministry’s €150 million fuel-tax forecast, citing omitted VAT and climate costs and an eight-day consultation.
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UK Immigration Facial Recognition Trials Logged 10,264 Face Sightings
Home Office records show 18 deployment entries and three arrests-or-disposals outcomes; the figures do not show that facial-recognition matches caused those actions.
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São Tomé Elects 18 Women, Four Seats Short of 40% Parliamentary Benchmark
Women won 32.7% of the 55 seats, up from eight in 2022. The 40% comparison is a benchmark, not proof that election law was violated.
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Slovenian Water Utility Failed to Report 14 Awards Worth €227,323
Slovenia's Court of Audit found 14 missing public procurement disclosures at Žalec's water utility, alongside accounting errors; it also documented corrective action.
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France Spent €1 Billion on Disaster Prevention as Auditors Urge Better Targeting
France's audit court says the Fonds Barnier spent €1 billion from 2021 to 2025, while calling for better targeting and monitoring as natural hazards intensify.
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Suriname issues 900 land titles, plans review of 2020–25 conversions
The October 30 handover follows an audit of unlawful 2023 allocation procedures; officials promise modernisation, but the new decisions have not been audited.
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Niger's Audit Court Reports CFA405.8bn Gap Between Contract Registers
Niger's public audit court says a database cross-check found a CFA405.797 billion recording discrepancy. The period, contracts and cause have not been disclosed.
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Belgium's Flemish Schools Had 38,285 Teaching Hours Unfilled in 2025
An October audit found a 3.6% teacher-hour gap in March 2025 across Dutch-language secondary schools, with Brussels and disadvantaged schools hit harder; the minister backs monitoring reforms.
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UK Immigration Face-Scanning Log Shows 10,264 Sightings and Three Outcomes
A calculation from official Home Office records finds 18 deployment entries; three arrests-or-disposals entries do not establish that biometric matches caused those outcomes.
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Spain Recovers €119.7m of €127m in Pandemic Aid Paid in Error
A Spanish audit says COVID-era support for self-employed workers generated €127 million in repayment claims, while different insurers applied unequal eligibility rules.
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Canada's Call-Centre Agency Said It Checked Bills. Auditors Found Gaps
An October 2026 audit found missing verification of some IBM contract invoices, despite Shared Services Canada's 2025 assurances to Parliament. The agency has agreed to a replacement plan.
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San Marino Drops €50 Million Bond Plan as Deficit Forecast Falls
Lawmakers backed a 2026 budget revision cutting the projected deficit to about €5.7 million and shelving a planned bond swap; a €2 million arbitration reserve has not been spent.
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North Macedonia's State Rail Operator Had Just 9 of 62 Locomotives Working
A new audit of 2024 accounts found 1,004 freight wagons without valid inspections and MKD 6.75bn in accumulated losses. The operator cites a recovery plan.
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Montenegro Health Ministry Defends €3.63m Transfer After Adverse Audit
Auditors challenged the accounting for a 2025 UNDP health-project transfer and ordered a November 19 corrective plan; the ministry rejects key criticisms.
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Guinea-Bissau Reviews CFA2.3bn Project After 48% Regional Reform Score
A new West African regional review is examining a community project worth more than CFA2.3 billion and national compliance with regional rules; the previous review measured 48.17% implementation.
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New Zealand Picked LNG Bidder Days After Auditor Deferred Procurement Inquiry
An October 1 auditor letter said the supplier had not been selected; by October 14, officials confirmed a preferred bidder, with no contract signed before the November election.