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Documentation Managing the Recovery and Resilience Funds





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Managing the Recovery and Resilience Funds. Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
Short summary of the seminar organized by FORUM Institute für Management
 
Date: 16 – 17 May 202
Location:  Heidelberg
  
The seminar brought together representative of public authorities in Member States as well as representatives from the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank to discuss the development of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and best practices for managing the funds. The discussion was focused on the following topics:
    
  • Revision plans
  • Do no significant harm
  • RRF mandates
  • Data on beneficial ownership
  • Synergies and complementarities between RRF and Cohesion Policy
  • Audit and control in the RRF  

Insider insights with Marina Mandac

Auditing EU Funds is not an easy task. It requires not only an understanding of how the funds work but also comprehensive skills to detect irregularities and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders. We had an informal discussion with Ms. Marina Mandac, Head of Department for Methodology, Service for Support to Audit Processes, Sector for Management of Horizontal Processes, Agency for the Audit of EU Programmes Implementation System (ARPA) in Croatia to learn more about auditors’ work and their relevance for EU Funds.
 
In the video, you will hear about relevant issues such as:
 
  1. What does it mean to be an auditor
  2. On the spot checks – an essential part of audit work
  3. Recommendations for improvement
  4. Audit of a system vs audit of a project
  5. Financial tracking: how much money is spent for a project/priority/programme
  6. Direct contact with applicants, who are happy about funding opportunities, but complain about bureaucracy and controls.
  7. Challenges with the Do No Significant Harm principle.
  8. Variety of project fundeded
  9. Twinning projects/collaborations with other countries/knowledge sharing
  10. Auditing – prevention role
  11. Characteristics of an auditor

Upcoming seminars with Marina Mandac 
  1. Closure of 2014 - 2020 Operational Programmes, online 26 September: Closure of 2014 - 2020 Operational Programmes (forum-institut.com) 
  2. Checks & Audits in the Financial Management of ESI Funds in 2021-2027 (incl. RRF) 7 November, online: Checks & Audits in the Financial Management of ESI Funds in 2021-2027 (incl. RRF) (forum-institut.com) 

Insider Insights into ESI Funds: An Interview with Jo Kremers

The FORUM Institut für Management GmbH, a prominent training provider with more than 43 years of experience in the education sector, is delighted to announce the launch of new seminars aimed at enhancing collaboration and understanding of European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds. The potential of ESI Funds to make a real difference is enormous, but the management of these funds is quite complex. This complexity is why professionals often train in several areas of managing, controlling, and auditing the funds. To get to know those working with the funds and gain insights from their experience, we have taken the initiative to interview various authorities in the field. 

Today our guest speaker is Jo Kremers, Certified financial auditor, IT auditor, fraud investigator, consultant and international lecturer Former Senior Auditor, Ministry of Finance, The Netherlands.

Stay tuned for more interviews and tips on ESI Funds!

Interview with Christian Bercker

Today our guest speaker is Christian Bercker, managing director of rechenwerk GmbH, who contributes to EU Funds management through developing web applications and business intelligence systems. Stay tuned for more interviews and tips on ESI Funds.

Upcoming seminar with Christian Bercker “IT Tools to Support Programme Implementation”, 16-17 September 2024, Frankfurt. For more information, see the webpage:
IT Tools to Support Programme Implementation for ESI Funds (forum-institut.com)
 

Interview with Louis Vervleot

The FORUM Institut für Management GmbH, a prominent training provider with more than 43 years of experience in the education sector, is delighted to announce the launch of new seminars aimed at enhancing collaboration and understanding of European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds. The potential of ESI Funds to make a real difference is enormous, but the management of these funds is quite complex. This complexity is why professionals often train in several areas of managing, controlling, and auditing the funds. To get to know those working with the funds and gain insights from their experience, we have taken the initiative to interview various authorities in the field. Louis Vervloet from the European Social Funds (ESF) Flanders is our first guest. Louis represents Belgium in the ESF Committee and is a prominent figure in ESI Funds, being a pioneer for simplifying the funds' administration. Stay tuned for more interviews and tips on ESI Funds!