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class="ecl-link">European agencies and other bodies</a> that receive funding from the EU budget</li></ul><h2 id="history"> </h2><p> </p><p><a href="https://commission.europa.eu/ec-events/register-internal-audit-service-ias-conference-2024-2024-11-28_en" class="ecl-link ecl-link--cta">Internal Audit Service (IAS) Conference 2024</a></p><p> </p><h2 id="history">History</h2><p>The Internal Audit Service (IAS) of the European Commission was created as a part of administrative reform in the late nineties.</p><p><a href="/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/internal-audit-service/internal-audit-service-ias-history_en" class="ecl-link ecl-link--primary">Internal Audit Service (IAS) history</a></p></div> </div> <div class="ecl-u-mb-2xl"> <h2 id="leadership-and-organisation" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Leadership and organisation</h2> <div> <div> <article class="ecl-u-d-flex ecl-u-pv-m ecl-u-border-bottom ecl-u-border-color-neutral-40" > <div 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