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Management Verifications, Audit and Anti-Fraud Prevention in ESIF and RRF Funded Projects: 2021-2027
This highly practical course will give you a complete overview and detailed understanding of all practical aspects of control and the different types of audits of EU Funds in the programming period 2021-2027, including RRF.
This highly practical three-day course will give you a complete overview and detailed understanding of all practical aspects of control and the different types of audits of EU Funds in the programming period 2021-2027, including RRF.
It will cover:
- Focused reminder of the relevant legislation and standards
- Methods of increasing efficiency of control and audits
- Risk-based management verifications by the MAs and their evaluation: methodologies, challenges and best practices
- Fraud prevention landscape in the management and implementation process of ESIFs and RRF
- Practical know-how through workshops on audit of public procurement, audit of State-Aid, and Performance audit.
The unique feature of this course is that it will cover the experience of audit experts from the EU Commission, OLAF, the European Court of Auditors (ECA), and Audit Authorities of Member States.
You will improve your knowledge about errors, irregularities, and anti-fraud measures in ESIFs and RRF co-financed programmes and projects, with special focus on Public Procurement and State-Aid. You will learn what are the expectations of the EC auditors on the risk based management verifications methodologies and what are the challenges and best practices in this field. You will also learn how financial, compliance, and performance audits should be performed in the programming period 2021-2027.
Course methodology
We have designed this course to be very practical and interactive. All presentations conducted by audit experts include concrete examples and real-life case studies. Each of them is followed by a practical workshop in small working groups with direct involvement of ECA experts, where you will learn about errors and irregularities and about how audits are performed, including many real-life cases.
Who will benefit most?
- Managing Authorities, Audit Authorities, Intermediate Bodies, public bodies dealing with NextGenerationEU funds, beneficiaries eligible under ESI Funds, NextGenerationEU and IPA III, Joint Secretariats and first level controllers under cross-border programmes
- Internal auditors, independent auditors and private audit companies dealing with or interested in EU-funded projects and programmes
- Consulting companies specialised in the management of projects, financed by EU Funds or programmes
- Managers and potential beneficiaries interested in EU-funded projects and programmes
Project number: 2420603
Course venue – to be determined
Madrid (ES)
Senior Project Officer
Ms Rafaella Giussani
Tel: +31 43 32 96 372
r.giussani@eipa.eu
Fee
The fee includes documentation, refreshments, lunches, and a dinner. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
Discounts
EIPA member fee
EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.
Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden.
For all other participants, the regular fee applies.
Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.
Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.
Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.
Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).
A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.
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Programme
| DAY 1 | |
| 08.30 | Registration of participants and distribution of seminar materials |
| 09.00 | Opening of the Seminar: Introduction to the programme, objectives and methodology Iwona Karwot, Senior Lecturer and Project Leader, EIPA |
| 09.15 | Tour de Table: Presentation of participants to encourage networking |
| I. OLAF: Fraud prevention landscape in the management and implementation process of ESIF and RRF in the programming period 2021 – 2027 | |
| 09.45 | The EU’s anti-fraud system, with a focus on risks and vulnerabilities in ESIF and RRF funds. Practical arrangement of the anti-fraud system (prevention, detection, investigation & sanctions) with particular focus on OLAF. Practical examples of fraud in ESIF and RRF The lecture will offer detailed overview of issues linked to fraud and will encompass:
Piotr Baczmanski, Policy Analyst at Unit C.1 Anti-Corruption, Anti-Fraud Strategy and Analysis., (OLAF) – European Anti-Fraud Office, European Commission |
| 11.15 | Q&A |
| 11.30 | Coffee Break |
| II. European Court of Auditors: How audits of ESI Funds and RRF are performed by the ECA in the programming period 2021 – 2027? | |
| 12.15 | European Court of Auditors: Its mission, long term strategy, organisation, types of audits and audit reports. Luc T’Joen, Active Senior, Former Senior Administrator, European Court of Auditors, Luxemburg |
| 13.00 | Q&A |
| 13.15 | Joint Lunch |
| III. European Court of Auditors: performance audit | |
| 14.45 | The European Court of Auditors’ Assessments of Results, Milestones and Targets for RRF and ESIF:
Luc T’Joen |
| 16.15 | Q&A |
| 16.30 | Presentation of real-life findings from the ECA’s audits assessing results, milestones and targets of ESIF and RRF funded programmes and projects (Part 1):
Luc T’Joen |
| 17.30 | End of the first day and sightseeing tour of Madrid |
| 20.00 | Welcome Dinner |
| DAY 2 | |
| 09.00 | Presentation of real-life findings from the ECA’s audits assessing results, milestones and targets of ESIF and RRF funded programmes and projects (Part 2). Luc T’Joen |
| 09.45 | Q&A |
| IV. EU Commission: How is the audit and control (internal and external) of ESI Funds functioning in the programming period 2021 – 2027? | |
| 10.00 | Audit and Control in the 2021-2027 programming period: rules, mechanisms, challenges and best practices from MS. ESIFs Risk-based management verifications by the MAs and how to evaluate them. Rafael López Sánchez, Head of Unit DAC.4, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, Joint Audit Directorate for Cohesion Policy, European Commission |
| 11.30 | Q&A |
| 11.45 | Coffee Break |
| V. European Court of Auditors: Financial management and audit | |
| 12.15 | Financial Audit by the ECA in the 2021–2027 programming period of ESIF and RRF funded programmes and projects. This presentation provides an overview of how financial audit is done by the ECA, the main principles and actors, and the key aspects to look at and shares the experience of what is expected from an auditee. Luc T’Joen |
| 13.00 | Q&A |
| 13.15 | Joint Lunch |
| VI. European Court of Auditors: audit of public procurement | |
| 14.45 | Audit of public procurement in the area of cohesion – practical examples and lessons learned Annekatrin Langer, Auditor, European Court of Auditors |
| 16.15 | Q&A |
| 16.30 | Case study: Audit of public procurement in the area of cohesion – Practical cases in working groups Annekatrin Langer |
| 17.30 | Plenary session: Group presentations – Evaluation of workshop results, including debates on problems faced by the participants during the exercises and possible solutions |
| 18.00 | End of the second day |
| DAY 3 | |
| VII. European Court of Auditors: Audit of State Aid | |
| 09.00 | Audit of State-Aid in the area of cohesion policy: practical examples and lessons learned Sven Kölling, Senior Administrator, European Court of Auditors |
| 10.30 | Q&A |
| 10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 11.15 | Case Studies: Audit of State-Aid in the area of cohesion policy: practical cases in working groups Sven Kölling |
| 12.15 | Group presentations: Evaluation of workshop results, including debates on problems faced by the participants during the exercises and possible solutions |
| 13.00 | Joint Lunch |
| VIII. Organisation of internal control and external audit in different models applied by beneficiaries of ESIF and RRF: success factors of an efficient internal control system for higher absorption of EU Funds | |
| 14.30 | Best practices in auditing and detection of omissions and irregularities in ESIF and RRF projects in the 2021-2027 programming period – what to do, what to avoid and what possible solution to apply in case of system problems faced. Radoslav Nedyalkov, State Auditor, Audit of European Union Funds Executive Agency, Bulgaria |
| 16.00 | Q&A |
| 16.15 | Practical Workshop: ESIF and RFF Case Studies Radoslav Nedyalkov |
| 17.00 | Group presentations: Evaluation of workshop results, including debates on problems faced by the participants during the exercises and possible solutions |
| 17.45 | Closure of the seminar and distribution of EIPA Attendance Certificates Iwona Karwot |
| 18.00 | End of third day |