On 22‐24 March 2010, independent audit regulators from 30 jurisdictions participated in the seventhmeeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (“IFIAR”). Details of the membership of IFIAR can be found on the IFIAR website (www.ifiar.org).

A workshop on audit quality control, organized by the Bulgarian Institute of Certified Public Accountants with lecturers from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales was held from 30th November to 4th December 2009 in Sofia. The training was attended by quality reviewers from the ICPA and twenty inspectors and experts from CPOSA.

On 24th November 2009 the Commission for Public Oversight of Statutory Auditors

Plenary session of EGAOB was held on 30 June 2009 in Brussels. Bulgaria was

On 25 and 26th June in Bankya, a workshop for the inspectors of the Commission for public oversight of statutory auditors was conducted. The training was focused on the approved by the Commission “Rules and procedures for quality control on the activity of statutory auditors.”

Dr.h.c. Volker Rohricht, Chairman of the German Audit Oversight Commission, and Mr Tim Volkmann, Secretary General of the Commission, paid a two-day visit on 15th and 16th June in Sofia at the invitation of the Chairman of the Bulgarian Commission for Public Oversight of the Statutory Auditors

On the 9th June 2009 the Chairman of the Commission for Public Oversight of Statutory Auditors received at their request Dr Martin Manuzi, Director of the European Office and Head of European Affairs, and Mr Paul Simkins, Director of Quality Assurance Department at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

On 19th May 2009 the Commission for Public Oversight of Statutory Auditors conducted a Round table “The Role of Public Oversight Authorities for Better Protection of Public Interest” with international participation.