RBB under fire: scandal about outdated bodies and financial control!

RBB under fire: scandal about outdated bodies and financial control!

Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland - The State Audit Office Brandenburg has sharply criticized the previous activity of the Supervisory Bathes of Radio Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB). When examining the occupations and ways of working from the Rundfunkrat and Board of Directors from 2017 to 2022, considerable defects were found. In particular, there was a lack of clear requirements in the RBB state contract that would be necessary for the supervisory bodies. The committees are accused of staying in their offices for too long - sometimes over 20 years - and that a statutory limitation was missing for the terms. The test report shows that the presence at the meetings was insufficient; The Board of Directors was only fully present at 40 percent of its meetings, which significantly impaired its control function, according to the Court of Auditors in the message published on Monday in Potsdam, such as rbb24 reported.

weaknesses in administration and control

In addition, the state auditory courtyard criticizes the high expenses for the committees and an excessive influence of the RBB administration directorate on the annual financial statements. The committees were therefore unable to adequately perform their complex and financially significant surveillance tasks. It is also pointed out that in 2023 numerous recommendations for improving the control mechanisms in the amended RBB state contract have already been incorporated. The RBB itself was cautious in its statement, but welcomes the improvements provided for in the new state contract, but emphasized that no further comments on the assessment of the work of the supervisory bodies, as is also documented in a supplementary analysis ( core ).