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Public Affairs Mission and Strategy

Mission Statement

  • The ECIIA- Public Affairs Committee advises the ECIIA Management Board on the implementation of its regional advocacy strategy, supporting ECIIA’s mission to advocate and promote the value of internal auditing through selected public relations actions towards legislators, regulators and other interest groups at the European level.
  • In addition, the ECIIA- Public Affairs Committee serves as a regional liaison between the ECIIA member institutes and the Global IIA on advocacy events/opportunities at the national level.

Objectives of ECIIA

  • ECIIA’s advocacy initiatives are aimed at an increased acceptance and recognition of the internal auditing profession in Europe and for its role as one of the key players in effective organizational governance.

ECIIA's Advocacy Strategy

  • Within Europe, the ECIIA undertakes advocacy initiatives for promoting the value of internal auditing through selected public relations actions towards legislators, regulators and other interest groups at the European level. Similar activities are undertaken by the European National Institutes at their national level.
  • ECIIA's advocacy initiatives are aimed at an increased acceptance and recognition of the internal auditing profession in Europe and for its role as one of the key players in effective organizational governance.

Meetings

The Public Affairs Committee meets four times a year (of which at least two “face-to-face” meetings), usually in relation to ECIIA Management Board meetings.