| 2010 |
| 13.10.2010 | European Commission conference: Financial reporting and auditing. A time for change? (9–10.02.2011) |
| 13.10.2010 | The European Commission consults on how the European audit market can be improved
(IP/10/1325)
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| 13.10.2010 | EU Audit Policy Info-letter – Autumn 2010 |
| 01.09.2010 | The European Commission green lights the exchange of audit working papers with Australia and the United States of America
(IP/10/1083)
|
| 22.06.2010 | Call for tender: study on the effects of the implementation of the “acquis” on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts including the consequences on the audit market
(MARKT/2010/15/F)
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| 11.06.2010 | Monitoring Group issues Consultation Paper on its assessment of the implementation of the IFAC reforms   , |
| 27.04.2010 | Commissioner Barnier will launch a Green Paper on auditing in the autumn |
| 19.03.2010 | Competent authorities for the tasks provided for in the Statutory Audit Directive (2006/43/EC) |
| 11.03.2010 | Commission publishes the results of the public consultation on the adoption of International Auditing Standards (ISA) in the EU |
| 09.03.2010 | Links to public registers of statutory auditors and audit firms |
| 09.03.2010 | Competent authorities for the tasks provided for in the Statutory Audit Directive (2006/43/EC) |
| 08.03.2010 | Scoreboard on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit (2006/43/EC) in Member States |
| 05.02.2010 | The European Commission gives green light to the co-operation of Member States with Canada, Japan and Switzerland on the exchange of audit working papers (IP/10/136) |
| 05.02.2010 | The European Commission gives green light to the co-operation of Member States with Canada, Japan and Switzerland on the exchange of audit working papers
(IP/10/136)
|
| 2009 |
| 08.12.2009 |
The European Group of Auditors’ Oversight Bodies (EGAOB) has
developed a
Guidance Paper on the Cooperation Between Competent
Authorities within the EU |
| 13.11.2009 |
Scoreboard
on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit
(2006/43/EC) in Member States
|
| 06.11.2009 |
Conference on International Developments in Accounting and Auditing (8 February 2010)
|
| 28.09.2002 |
Decision establishing a Community programme to support
specific activities in the field of financial services,
financial reporting and auditing –
more information
|
| 16.09.2009 |
Scoreboard
on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit
(2006/43/EC) in Member States
|
| 11.09.2009 |
Commission proposes
cooperation
on the exchange of audit working papers between Member States and
Canada, Japan and Switzerland (IP/09/1304) |
| 19.08.2009 |
Commission publishes a
study on the
comparison of the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) with
the auditing standards of the US PCAOB |
| 23.07.2009 |
Scoreboard on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit (2006/43/EC) in Member States |
| 15.07.2009 |
International audit market: consultation respondents recognise need to remove barriers to entry
(IP/09/1139) |
| 25.06.2009 |
Commission takes action to ensure that Member
States implement EU rules (IP/09/1004) |
| 22.06.2009 |
Commission consults the public on the adoption of International Auditing Standards in the EU and publishes a study on potential costs and benefits
(IP/09/975) |
| 17.06.2009 |
National transposition measures for Directive 2006/43/EC as of 26 May 2009 |
| 28.05.2009 |
Scoreboard on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit (2006/43/EC) in Member States |
| 19.05.2009 |
The Monitoring Group adopts a Charter
|
| 01.03.2009 |
Scoreboard on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit (2006/43/EC) in Member States |
| 19.02.2009 |
Audit Working papers – Statement by Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services (MEMO/09/79) |
| 09.02.2009 |
Comment letter by the Commission services in reply
to the request for public comment by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (PCAOB) on its “proposed rule amendments concering
the timing of certain inspections of non-US audit firms, and other
issues relating to inspections of non-US firms”.
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| 26.01.2009 |
Commission adopts measures to strengthen
supervisory committees and standard-setting bodies for accounting
and auditing (IP/09/125)
More information |
| 26.01.2009 |
Statutory Audit Directive: Commission services propose a Draft Decision on the adequacy of the competent authorities of certain third countries to be adopted through comitology procedure
|
| 2008 |
| 10.12.2008 |
Speech of C. McCreevy: Speech at the European Contact Group/EGIAN dinner (SPEECH/08/692) |
| 09.12.2008 |
Speech of C. McCreevy: Final Closing Remarks at FEE Conference on Audit Regulation (SPEECH/08/691) |
| 09.12.2008 |
International Auditing Conference with third countries (10.12.2008
– Brussels) –
Midday Express |
| 02.12.2008 |
Report of the European Group of Auditors’ Oversight
Bodies (EGAOB) |
| 18.11.2008 |
Audit firms: Commission consults on ways to help create more market players (IP/08/1727) |
| 10.11.2008 |
Scoreboard on the status of implementation of the Directive on statutory audit (2006/43/EC) in Member States |
| 02.10.2008 |
International Auditing Conference with third countries: Better cooperation between public oversight systems – 10.12.2008,
Brussels |
| 04.08.2008 |
Commission decision cuts red tape for audit firms from third
countries
(IP/08/1238) |
| 31.07.2008 |
Scoreboard on the transposition of the Directive on Statutory
Audit (2006/43/EC) |
| 06.06.2008 |
Commission issues Recommendation on limiting audit firms’
liability
(IP/08/897) |
| 22.05.2008 |
The PIOB (Public Interest Oversight Board) issues
its third public report |
| 20.05.2008 |
The Nominating Committee of the Monitoring Group welcomes the European Commission to its membership |
| 13.05.2008 |
Commission issues Recommendation to strengthen confidence in statutory audit
(IP/08/734) |
| 14.03.2008 |
Comment letter by the Commission services in reply to the request for public comment by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on its
“proposed policy statement: guidance on Rule 4012”
|
| 11.03.2008 |
Directive 2008/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of
annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as regards the implementing
powers conferred on the Commission |
| 28.01.2008 |
Statutory Audit Directive: Commission services propose a transitional
period for audit activities of certain third country auditors and audit
entities to be adopted through comitology procedure
                     |
| 2007 |
| 20.12.2007 |
Lot 1 of a study on International Auditing Standards
(ISA) has been awarded to the Duisburg-Essen University. This study aims
at addressing the incremental direct and indirect costs, as well as the
benefits resulting from any possible adoption by the European Commission
of ISAs. The results are expected for the first quarter of 2009. |
| 20.12.2007 |
Lot 2 of a study on International Auditing Standards (ISA) has been
awarded to the Maastricht University. The study mainly aims at examining
differences between the ISAs and the auditing standards mandated by the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States of
America. The results are expected for the first quarter of 2009. |
| 19.12.2007 |
Mr. McCreevy presents statutory audit package
(SPEECH/07/835) |
| 27.11.2007 |
Speech of C. McCreevy:
EU-US cooperation on reporting standards audit oversight and
regulation (SPEECH/07/757) |
| 23.10.2007 |
Ownership rules for audit firms: Commission publishes independent study
on the impact on the audit market (IP/07/1570) |
| 17.10.2007 |
Commission requests France to remove obstacles to provision of services by networks of audit firms (IP/07/1520) |
| 12.08.2007 |
Study on international standards on auditing (2 lots)
2007/S 154-191087 |
| 12.07.2007 |
Commission sets out vision for simplifying EU rules on company law,
accounting and auditing (IP/07/1087) |
| |
Auditing: consultation shows support for Commission action on
non-EU audit firms (IP/07/1084) |
| 18.06.2007 |
Commission publishes results of consultation on possible reform of
liability rules in the EU (IP/07/845) |
| 13.06.2007 |
Commissioner McCreevy and Minister Yamamoto meet to
discuss Financial Services and in particular Accounting and Auditing
issues
|
| 12.06.2007 |
EU Commissioner McCreevy meets Vice Minister of Finance Wang Jun
|
| 31.05.2007 |
The PIOB (Public Interest Oversight Board) issues
its second public report |
| 06.03.2007 |
EU Commissioner McCreevy meets with PCAOB Chairman Mark Olson on
EU-US cooperation on audit regulation (IP/07/286) |
| 18.01.2007 |
Commission consults on
possible reform of liability rules in the EU (IP/07/60) |
| 11.01.2007 |
Commission consults on regulation of non-EU audit firms (IP/07/31) |
| 2006 |
| 12.10.2006 |
Speech of C. McCreevy:
EU audit regulation and international cooperation |
| 04.10.2006 |
Auditors’ liability: Commission publishes independent
study on economic impact of
current rules |
| 24.06.2006 |
Study on ownership rules applying to the audit firms and their
consequences on audit market concentration
2006/S 118-125103 |
| 09.06.2006 |
Directive
2006/43/EC has been published in the Journal L 157.
|
| 16.05.2006 |
The PIOB (Public Interest Oversight Board) issues
its first public report |
| 25.04.2006 |
Council adopts new EU rules on
audit of company accounts |
| 2005 |
| 14.12.2005 |
“European
Group of Auditors’ Oversight Bodies” created |
| 12.12.2005 |
Auditors’ liability:
Summary Record
of European Forum on limitation of financial burdens |
| 15.11.2005 |
Auditors’ liability:
new European Forum on limitation of financial burdens |
| 11.10.2005 |
Charlie McCreevy welcomes the agreement reached in Council on the
8th Company Law Directive on
statutory audit |
| 28.09.2005 |
European Parliament votes in favour of the Commission proposals
for
the 8th Company Law Directive
on statutory audit |
| 2004 |
| 16.03.2004 |
Commission proposes
Directive to combat fraud and malpractice |
| 2003 |
| 21.05.2003 |
Commission Communication “Reinforcing
the Statutory audit in the European Union” |
| 24.04.2003 |
EU concerned about
US audit registration step |
| 2002 |
| 18.04.2002 |
Commission services publish analysis of repercussions of
Enron collapse
|
| 2001 |
| 15.01.2001 |
Study on civil
liability of statutary auditors |
| 2000 |
| 18.12.2000 |
Commission launches consultations on
independence of statutary auditors |
| 21.11.2000 |
Commission issues
Recommendation
setting minimum quality assurance standards for statutory audits |
| 1998 |
| 07.05.1998 |
Commission Communication
on the statutory audit in the European Union |
| 1996 |
| 05.12.1996 |
New European approach
on statutory auditing to be launched |
| 24.07.1996 |
Commission adopts
Green Paper
on the Role, Position and Liability of Statutory Auditors |
