NATO's International Board of Auditors hosted eight visiting auditors from North Macedonia and Romania this month, timing the visit to coincide with the alliance's annual gathering of national audit bodies.
Discussion centered on what independent auditing actually buys an organization like NATO — transparency, accountability, and some assurance that shared resources are being managed responsibly. The agenda ran through financial audits, performance reviews and information-technology oversight, along with a specific look at how NATO audits its own handling of harassment, bullying and workplace discrimination complaints.
The visit continued the following day at Belgium's own Court of Audit, where participants set national auditing practices side by side with NATO's procedures. The board's view was that this kind of comparison is exactly what strengthens public accountability over time.