Harder conditions of Closure

Harder conditions of Closure

Tackling sensitive issues and cases of closure of the 2014-20 period 3-day face-to-face Seminar the 20-22 February and NEW ADDITIONAL DATES : 3-5 April 2023 in Rome  Based on the best practices and recent Guidance, to get ready for final closure of 2014-2021 based on Reasonable Assurance and taken into account the impact of COVID situation, we will focus on: amendment of programmes and projects data and gaps on indicators treatment of irregularities (PP, State aid, eligibilty…) risks assessment and sampling methods non-functionning operations non eligible projects and expenditures phasing out of projects between 2 programmes Specific checks for Financial
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Stronger Simplification

Stronger Simplification

11-12 Avril 2023, Lisbon Walking through all procedures, tools and costs to make concrete simplifications Join us to: understand the simplification process in full: what is it, what are success conditions to simplification (not only SCO) in terms of costs, delays and quality of interventions (programming, calls, selection, contracts, reporting, payment and monitoring) ; obtain key qualifications to implement simplification measures in your work place (procedures, processes and tools); tackle in particular SCO and to set-up an action plan to apply it in a secure & efficient way; take into account the most recent simplification proposals and good practices. Key
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Focusing on Control & Annual Closures in Prague

Focusing on Control & Annual Closures in Prague

Getting a positive opinion on the Management Declaration of Assurance 17-18 September 2018, Prague After the summer break we’ll be in Prague, getting ready for annual closures with Susanne Volz and Goran Zakanji. Here’s what we’ll work on: Overview of MDA and annual closures: the new control processes and key success conditions Obtaining the necessary confirmations for a reliable MDA Elements of the new verification work Calculation of the TER and obtaining reasonable assurance Dealing with specific challenges of fraud: PP & State Aid, conflict of interest… Preparing an Action plan Agenda Save your seat
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ETCP & Sitra’s 2018 EU Green Week Partner Event

ETCP & Sitra’s 2018 EU Green Week Partner Event

CIRCULAR ECONOMY & SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT 22-23 May 2018, Helsinki Ever since the European Commission adopted its ambitious Circular Economy Package in 2015 , the interest in this topic has been growing not only among European businesses, but also among EU and Member State officials in charge of environmental programmes. Using resources in a more sustainable way and accelerating the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is moving up on EU’s priority list.
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Circular Economy & Sustainable Urban Development

Circular Economy & Sustainable Urban Development

22-23 May 2018, Helsinki Training and study visit: Fostering a transition towards smarter & greener cities with EU-Funded projects and programmes Join us in Helsinki during EU Green Week to learn more about Sustainable (Urban) Development in EU Policies. This event is organised in partnership with Sitra, Finland’s leading driver of the circular economy.
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Simplified Costs Options & Financial Instruments

Simplified Costs Options & Financial Instruments

13-14 December 2018, Hamburg Mixing Simplified Costs Options (SCO) & Financial instruments in an efficient way. Learn to combine Financial Instruments and SCOs efficiently (packages): set-up of calls and selection of beneficiaries; ensure constant implementation of Financial Instruments ; ensure full application of SCO and in particular unit costs and lump sums anticipate the closure of the interventions; manage high-risk issues like State Aid and selection list the success conditions of monitoring, verification, effective and efficient day-to day management. Register Training Agenda & fees
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Errors, Irregularities and Fraud

Errors, Irregularities and Fraud

16-17 April 2018, Bologna Assessing and Managing the Tolerable Error Rate. Learn to apply basic and advanced verification procedures with Susanne Volz and Severino Ostorero: obtain a roadmap for taking reliable and secure decisions in your daily work on errors, irregularities and fraud screen errors through concrete cases ensure first calculations of the Tolerable Error Rate and monitor it apply proportionate and efficient system prevention, detection and correction methods obtain an in-depth understanding of the Commission’s concept of antifraud measures; design and implement them in your workplace shift from documents/accounting control to an oupt/results model link ex-ante and ex-post checks
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Competition Rules | State Aid, Public Procurement, PPP

Competition Rules | State Aid, Public Procurement, PPP

19-21 March 2018, Paris Mastering State Aid, Public Procurement, Public-private Partnership. Join us this March in Paris for a 3-day training with Alun Williams and Ignas Paukstys. We will: improve systems, procedures and tools to prevent, detect and correct errors, irregularities and fraud related to public procurement and state aid increase participants’ knowledge about the main public procurement aspects set up under the new Public Procurement Directives and the CJEU case law apply the 4 State Aid tests present examples of State Aid not prohibited by the Art. 107(1) TFEU tackle the new Guidances about GBER discuss sectoral rules and
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EU Funds Simplification Scoreboard

EU Funds Simplification Scoreboard

In September 2016 the European Commission issued a Simplification Scoreboard showing the gradual shift towards the simplification of EU Funds management in the 2014-2020 programming period.
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