7 ways to improve your Project and Programme management (new)

5 days to discover with us in Paris all the key aspects of EU funds management (project and programme). From the basic definitions about operation, outputs and results to the most elaborate logframes and financial control issues. This seminar is associated with a personal test in the beginning and at the end to validate the gain of qualification and includes a face-to-face discussion about potential improvements and specific questions.    by Franck SOTTOU and/or Ivaila ILIEVA, Goran ZAKANJI 5-day Face-to-Face Seminar 1-5 July 2024 Key elements: General vision about EU funds management Key definitions Modernised logframes Simplification and efficient management
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Project and Programme Management (Study Visit)

Upgrading the full application pack integrating better Analysis: Calls, Contracts, Claims and Checks 4 intensive days to improve Management, Monitoring and Control based on concrete Walk-through Checks with Beneficiaries and a good occasion to improve the design and implementation of new calls and Management & Control systems. This study visit will focus on the CBA and Appraisal capacities of  Project, Verification and Monitoring officers’ job for both “soft” and “hard” interventions and to see concrete improvement of  economic calculation and data collection and reporting from beneficiaries to authorities. A panel of experts (including beneficiary representatives,..) will present their techniques, tools
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Conference on the future of Cohesion Policy and Common Provisions Regulation

Tackling together the scope, definitions, priorities, instruments and systems of the next generation of EU funds Sharing concrete opinions and operational recommendations about the future of EU funds in terms of Strategies, Absorption and Implementation and improving right now our practices and discovering the specific application of EU funds in the region of Bordeaux Learning points Focusing on the key priorities of Cohesion policy Including in the scope of CPR all the relevant topics Dealing with internal security, border management Dealing with rural development and synergies with the CAP Making all the necessary simplifications and clarifications of definitions and instruments
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PFM 2.0, yes or no?

Covid crisis. War context. Stagflation maybe. What a context to speak about Public Funds Management (PFM) and to consider whether or not we are changing paradigm. Changing times as well with new generation of EU funds, the 2021-2027 financial perspectives. So are we influenced by these funds or just moving forward at National level on our own ? 3 main components to consider: Performance management If there’s for sure a breakthrough coming from EU is the use of indicators. Not indicative indicators but driving indicators to consider first. No more ‘activity-input-based’ approach but more results-oriented and outputs-based financing. In short,
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Closure and Risks management

Organising the closure in an efficient manner and preparing risks based verification methodology 3-day face-to-face Seminar 13-15 March in Roma Based on the best practices and recent Guidance, to get ready for final closure of 2014-2020 based on Reasonable Assurance and to integrate all the novelties of 2021-27 Risk-based Verification Methodology, we will focus on: indicators at programme and project levels data from Beneficiaries and reporting content treatment of irregularities (PP, State aid, eligibilty…) risks assessment and sampling methods non-functioning operations non eligible projects and expenditures phasing out of projects between 2 programmes Specific checks for Financial Instruments Audit opinions.
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Sustainable and Smart Urban Development (Study Visit)

Finding solutions for Environment, Mobility, Energy, Innovation and Technology The next generation of EU funds and CPR for the upcoming 2021-2027 period must be smart : it gives due attention to the integrated territorial development approach and strong focus on economic development. 2-day Face-to-Face Study visit Key elements: Implementing place-based and spatial instruments for regional development including a specific focus on smart cities and regeneration plans Presenting 2021-2027 Territorial and Regional dimensions of interventions Looking to the best practices for programming, selecting, monitoring and facilitating Getting key alerts about strategies, governance, indicators and possible irregularities Focusing on Territorial Instruments (ITI,
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