Download EU Funding for Home Affairs and Security in the Next Programming

EU Funding for Home Affairs and Security
in the Next Programming Period 2014-2020
16th - 18th September 2013, Berlin
In cooperation with the
European Commission
Symposium Brochure
3rd European Symposium
Welcome to the European Knowledge Network!
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law is delighted to announce the
3rd European Symposium
EU Funding for Home Affairs and Security
in the Next Programming Period 2014-2020
Managing the Transition from the Current to the Next Programming Period
From EIF, ERF, RF, EBF, ISEC & CIPS to AMF & ISF
The year 2013 is exceptionally challenging as the new Programming Period 2014-2020 is approaching. The 3rd European Symposium promotes an exchange of
knowledge, experience and best practice with regard to EU Funds for Home Affairs between EU Institutions, Member States, national and regional authorities
as well as Beneficiaries. The conference will bring together EU Funds experts from all over Europe involved in the management, control and implementation of
EU-funded projects in the areas of migration, asylum, integration, border control and internal security.
With its unique character this European Symposium provides an insight in red-hot issues of EU Funding for Home Affairs and Security with a particular focus on
the next Programming Period 2014-2020. Topics are discussed both from a strategic and from a programme and project management perspective.
The first conference day is comprised of big plenary sessions. On day 2, the European Symposium breaks up into two parallel strands with alternative sessions
from which you can choose according to your preferences. In doing so, you can design your individual timetable. The conference is followed by a practical workshop
on day 3.
Special Focus:
• The European Commission’s and European Court of Auditor’s approaches & recommendations for 2014-2020
• Setting up appropriate & operative structures for the management and control systems of the new funds AMF & ISF
• Successful and smooth transition from the current to the next Programming Period
• Increasing the effectiveness of monitoring, on-the-spot controls and prevention of irregularities & fraud beyond 2013
• Assuring correct public procurement and expenditures in 2014-2020
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Significant Changes in the Structure of Funds
With the beginning of the new funding period 2014-2020, the structure of home affairs funding and its administration will change immensely. The EU will launch
two new funds for supporting home affairs in the Member States: the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF). Due to the creation
of the new AMF and ISF as well as the simultaneous reduction of the number of funds from six to two, the management and control systems need to be adapted
to new EU rules and new kinds of projects will be supported. Moreover, the funds will provide more financial means due to the increased home affairs budget.
What are the alterations in EU home affairs funding beyond 2013? Which advice do the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors give for the
preparation of the new funding period? Which actions will be eligible under AMF and ISF? How should the Member States set up their new management and
control systems? Which requirements will the designated authorities as well as beneficiaries and applicants need to fulfil from 2014 onwards?
Are You Well Prepared for Managing the Current and Future Funds
at the Same Time?
In addition to all these tasks and obligations related to the successful starting with the new funds, the designated authorities and projects already receiving EU
funding for home affairs today still have to handle the current funds. At present, the EU is funding home affairs by the Programme Prevention of and Fight against
Crime (ISEC), the Programme Terrorism and other Security-related Risks (CIPS) and the General Programme “Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows”
(SOLID). The General SOLID Programme supports projects concerned with migration, integration and border control under its four instruments European Fund
for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (EIF), European Refugee Fund (ERF), European Return Fund (RF) and External Borders Fund (EBF). Although we
are approaching the end of the current funding period, these funds need to be continued and finalised – some aspects even until 2016. Therefore, all stakeholders
involved are now facing the challenge of managing both the current and coming EU home affairs funds.
Special:
You are invited to contribute to this very unique European Symposium! To tailor the programme to your personal interests and needs, we encourage
you to send in your particular questions beforehand. Please also indicate topics that are particularly important for you but perhaps not precisely
covered by the programme.
Please send your questions at least two weeks before the conference to: [email protected]
Our experts are open to integrate these issues into the presentations and provide recommendations.
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What will you learn at this European Symposium?
• In how far do the Member States need to adapt their management and control systems to the new EU rules beyond 2013?
• What should Member States take into account when designating their authorities for the new funding period and the new funds AMF and ISF?
• Which requirements will the designated authorities as well as Beneficiaries and Applicants need to fulfil in 2014-2020?
• Which obligations do the regulations of the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) include and which effect do they
have on your practical work?
• Which projects and Beneficiaries will be eligible under AMF and ISF?
• What are lessons learnt from the SOLID funds 2007-2013? Based on that, what do the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors advise
Member States for the preparation of the new funding period and for setting up the AMF and ISF?
• How can public officials in Member States already prepare for upcoming changes such as the introduction of Multi Annual Programming starting
in 2014?
• What is the best way to guarantee a smooth transition from the current to the new funding period 2014-2020 and to manage current and future funds
successfully and in parallel?
• How can authorities prepare themselves for Commission’s audit visits in the best way?
• Which actions assure effective monitoring, on-the-spot controls and audits in the next Programming Period 2014-2020?
• How can you enhance the effectiveness of expenditure?
• Which strategies do the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF and its national contact points recommend to prevent irregularities and fraud in
EU-funded migration and security projects?
• How can the designated authorities guarantee correct public procurement in the next Programming Period 2014-2020?
Your Benefits
• Be pro-active – Prepare yourself for the challenges of the next funding period 2014-2020 and set up everything in time
• Receive first-hand information from the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and national experts
– Gain certainty in managing all home affairs funds correctly
• Guarantee a smooth transition from the current to the new funding period 2014-2020
• Receive recommendations for common pitfalls – Avoid structural failures and arrange your workload more efficiently
• Secure and plan your migration and security projects and raise the amount funded by the EU
• Benefit from truly interactive sessions and a practical workshop on day 3 – Receive concrete practical advice for your daily work and guarantee your training
success
• Profit from numerous alternative sessions from which you can choose the one which is most relevant for you – Arrange your individual timetable
• Take the chance to exchange on common challenges with colleagues from various authorities from all over Europe
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Who is this European Symposium for?
This European Symposium is addressed to public officials and
responsible staff dealing with EU Funding for Home Affairs and
Security
In particular from the designated authorities for the following EU Funds:
• Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF)
• Internal Security Fund (ISF)
• European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (EIF)
• European Refugee Fund (ERF)
• European Return Fund (RF)
• External Borders Fund (EBF)
• Programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime (ISEC)
• Programme Terrorism and other Security-related Risks (CIPS)
From institutions such as:
• Ministries such as:
- Ministry of Interior
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Ministry of Migration
Ministry of Refugees, Immigration & Integration Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Police authorities such as:
- Border Control Agencies
- Border Police/Border Guards
- National Police Forces
• Public authorities with responsibilities in the field of internal security,
border control, migration and visa policy such as:
- Immigration Agencies
- Migration Offices
- Migration Funding Units
• Beneficiaries and Applicants of EU Funds for Home Affairs
(AMF, ISF, EIF, ERF, RF, EBF, ISEC, CIPS)
• Other Organisations involved in projects dealing with migration,
integration, internal security or border control such as:
- International Organisations
- Associations
- Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- Specialised Consultancies
- Certified Public Accountants and Public Auditors
From Departments such as:
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EU Funding and EU Aid Management
International and External Funding
International and EU Co-Operation/European Affairs
Home Affairs
Migration
Internal Security
Border Security and Control
Schengen Issues
Audit
Finance/Budget
Programme and Project Implementation/Coordination
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Programme Day 1 September 16th 2013
8.00-9.00 | Registration
9.00-9.15 | Welcome
and Hand-out of Symposium Material
Note from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law
9.15-10.00
Opening Note
Today’s Asylum, Migration and Internal Security Challenges in Europe and How to Link Policy with Funding Instruments
• Global migration governance and the place of Europe
• Where do we stand with the EU migration policy in 2013
• Key trends of the past five years
• Key challenges for the years ahead
• Linking policy with funding instruments
Ralph Genetzke, Head of Brussels Mission, ICMPD – International Centre for Migration Policy Development 10.00-13.00
The European Court of Auditors’ Approach, Perspective and Recommendations
Chaired by: Mark Crisp, Director, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies, European Court of Auditors
The ECA Special Report 22/2012 “Do the European Integration Fund and European Refugee Fund contribute effectively to
the integration of third-country nationals?”
• Audit approach
• Findings
• Recommendations for the Programming Period 2007-2013 and 2014-2020
Katharina Bryan, Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies,
European Court of Auditors
The Ongoing Audit into the Effectiveness of the External Borders Fund (EBF)
• Audit approach
• First impressions
Timothy Upton, Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies,
European Court of Auditors
Interactive Discussion and Exchange of Views on the Management of the EBF and the other SOLID Funds
• Interactive Discussion and exchange with conference participants
Mark Crisp, Director, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies,
European Court of Auditors
A Coffee Break is included in this session.
13.00-14.30 | Lunch
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Break and Networking Opportunity
14.30-15.30
Practical Tips for Setting up New Appropriate and Effective Structures for the Management of the Asylum and Migration
Fund (AMF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF)
• Coherence between policy making on the one hand and the management of the funds on the other hand
• The new composition of the migration funds AMF and ISF creates a complex setting on the national level – How to cope?
• Working across the borders of the home affairs funds
• One Responsible Authority (RA) for both funds?
• The relationship between the RA and the policy makers
• How to administer Technical Assistance
Eric Brakke, Programme Director European Funds, Directorate-General for Immigration, Management and Coordination Section,
Ministry of Security and Justice,
15.30-16.00 | Coffee
Break and Networking Opportunity
16.00-17.00
Choosing a Centralised Structure for the Management and Control System?
• Pros and cons of the current SOLID management and control system in Cyprus
• Challenges encountered
• Transition to a more centralised structure – How Cyprus is planning to cope with the transition to the new Funds
­ - Complementarity with Structural Funds
• What are the issues that will be taken into account when deciding on the new structures of the management and control systems for AMF and ISF?
­ - Two or one RA and AA for both funds? Or even the same for all shared management Funds?
• What measures will be taken in order to address those issues
Christina Hadjieconomou, Administrative Officer, Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows Funds Department, Responsible Authority,
Ministry of Interior, Cyprus
17.00-17.45
Panel Discussion
– How to Guarantee a Successful Transition from the Current to the Next Programming Period 2014-2020?
• Preconditions for a smooth transition from the current to the next Programming Period
• How to cope with the parallel management of the new home affairs funds AMF and ISF and SOLID until 2016?
• Challenges of EU Funds management in 2014-2020
• Does the new Programming Period reduce the administrative burden for authorities and beneficiaries?
Mark Crisp, Director, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies, European Court of Auditors
Katharina Bryan, Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies,
European Court of Auditors
Timothy Upton, Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and Bodies,
European Court of Auditors
Eric Brakke, Programme Director European Funds, Directorate-General for Immigration, Management and Coordination Section,
Ministry of Security and Justice, the Netherlands
Christina Hadjieconomou, Administrative Officer, Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows Funds, Ministry of Interior, Cyprus
Carmen Schmudlach, Advisor, Responsible Authority ERF, EIF and RF, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Corina Klein, Administrator, Responsible Authority ERF, EIF and RF, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
17.45 | End
of Conference Day 1
Evening Reception
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Programme Day 2 September 17th 2013
On day 2, the European Symposium breaks up into two parallel strands with alternative sessions from which you can choose according to your preferences. After each presentation
you have the opportunity to change rooms and select the session that is most relevant for you. In doing so, you can design your individual timetable.
9.00-9.05 | Welcome
Note from the Speakers
9.05-10.15
9.05-10.15
Internal Security Fund (ISF) – In-depth View into Funding
Regulations and Their Practical Implications
Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) – In-depth View into
Funding Regulations and Their Practical Implications
• Scope and objectives
• Budget of the fund
• Legal framework
­ - ISF-borders
­ - ISF-police
• Novelties and differences to EBF in 2007-2013
­ - Improvements and simplifications
­ - Implementing rules
• The fund’s range – Which actions can be funded by the ISF?
­ - Kind of projects
­ - What is eligible?
­ - In how far do the Member States have an increased influence on this matter?
• The regulations’ implications for the practical work of the designated ISF authorities
­ - New obligations for RA, AA and DA
• Alterations for Beneficiaries
­ - New kinds of Beneficiaries: Authorities specialised in the protection of critical
infrastructure and the management of crisis
• Using the ISF to fund large-scale IT systems
• The ISF and the „smart borders package“
Antoine Savary, Deputy Head of Unit, Internal Security Fund Unit,
DG Home Affairs, European Commission
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10.15-10.45 | Coffee
Scope and objectives
Budget of the fund
Legal framework
Novelties and differences to EIF, ERF & RF in 2007-2013
- Improvements and simplifications
- Implementing rules
The fund’s range – Which actions can be funded by the AMF?
- Kind of projects
- What is eligible?
- In how far do the Member States have an increased influence on this matter?
The regulations’ implications for the practical work of the designated AMF authorities
- New obligations for RA, AA and DA
Alterations for Beneficiaries
Resettlement Programme and European Migration Network as part of the AMF
Patrick Lefèvre, Coordinator & Nadège Monnot, Coordinator, Asylum and
Migration Fund Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
Break and Networking Opportunity
10.45-11.45
Preparing for Commission’s Audit Visits – Practical Advice from European Commission’s Auditors
• Commission’s audits
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­ - Process in the new programming period
­ - What the European Commission’s Auditors recommend for 2014-2020
• Audit strategy of DG Home Affairs
• System audits vs. ex-post audits
• Information required by the auditors
• Co-operation between the Member States and the Commission
Stephanie Carillon, Deputy Head of Unit, Budget Control and Ex-Post Audits Unit, Shared Resource Directorate, DG Home & DG Justice, European Commission
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11.45-12.45
11.45-12.45
Preparation of the ISF: From ISEC to the ISF
– The German Approach
Preparing for Commission’s Audit Visits
– A Member State’s Perspective
• Management of EU-funded projects within the Federal Criminal Police Office in the
programme period 2007-2013
• Novelties and structural differences between ISEC/CIPS and ISF
­ - From a central administration of ISEC in Brussels to a decentralised administration
of the ISF Security in the Member States
­ - Challenges for a federal organised security structure
• National Preparation Process
• Programme and project management – Structures and processes of
fund-administration
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Dieter Riedel, Internal Security Fund Team, International Coordination
Department, Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Germany
12.45-14.00 | Lunch
What to do before the audit: How to prepare?
What to do during the audit: How to proceed?
What to do after the audit: Post-audit procedures
Lessons learnt and challenges faced: Portugal‘s experience from the
European Commission’s audit visits
Vera Gomes, Former Financial and Operations Officer, EMGFC – Mission
Structure for the Management of Community Funds, Responsible Authority,
Ministry of Home Affairs, Portugal
Break and Networking Opportunity
14.00-15.00
14.00-15.00
Assuring Effective Monitoring and On-the-Spot Controls by
the Responsible Authority in the Next Programming Period
Audits of Responsible and Delegated Authorities
– How Can They Be Improved in 2014-2020?
One of the main focuses in the new Programming Period 2014-2020 will be the
performance and the results of the EU co-financed actions. Hence, it is essential for the
Responsible Authorities to set up a high quality and well functioning monitoring system.
Moreover, the on-the-spot controls carried out by the Responsible Authorities contribute
to the monitoring of the programme.
• The internal control system from the perspective of EU funding
• Key requirements and criteria for internal control covered by the COSO Model
• Comparison of the control requirements of the current and the next Programming
Period
• The role of the Audit Authority (AA) and checks by the AA
• Institutional model in Latvia
• Standards applied by the AA
• Types of audits and practical tips from the AA view
• How Audit Authorities need to improve their audits
• How Responsible and Delegated Authorities can better prepare for audits
• Lessons learnt from the period 2007-2013
• Challenges for Audit Authorities in 2014-2020
• Monitoring requirements in the new regulations
• Setting-up a national monitoring and evaluation system for the upcoming period
2014-2020
• Establishing a computerised monitoring system
• Monitoring and evaluation and the principal of partnership
• Adjusting the on-the-spot control system to the new requirements
• On-the-spot controls carried out on a sample of Beneficiaries according to Art. 25 of
the proposal COM (2011)752 – Introducing a combined random and risk-based
method for drawing the control sample
Carmen Schmudlach, Advisor & Corina Klein, Administrator, Responsible
Authority ERF, EIF and RF,
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
15.00-15.30 | Coffee
Anda Štegmane, Senior Expert, European Union Funds Audit Department,
Audit Authority,
Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Break and Networking Opportunity
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15.30-16.25
15.30-16.25
Accompanying Measures to Autonomy and Effectiveness of Preventing Irregularities and Fraud in EU-Funded Migration
the Expenditure: Qualitative and Quantitative Crosschecking and Security Projects
• Accompanying measures to autonomy: Italian experiences and experimentation
­ - The role of the Delegated Authority in the implementation of the ERF in Italy
– A comparison between national and European Funds
­ - Experiences with regard to accompanying measures to autonomy
• Qualitative and quantitative crosschecking of the expenditure during the
implementation and monitoring
• Beneficiaries’ effectiveness of expenditure and correlated documentation
• Implementation rules in a practical case
Daniela Di Capua, Director of SPRAR and Head of the Delegated Authority
Maria Luisa Grisafi, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Stefano Cristofari, Auditor
Central Service of the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
(SPRAR), Delegated Authority for the European Refugee Fund (ERF), Italy
16.25-16.30 | Refreshment
The most common irregularities in EU-funded migration and security projects
Fraud (corruption) risk indicators
Consequences of fraud (corruption) risk
Factors and controls that mitigate fraud risks
AFCOS role in the management of irregularities and fraud risk
Laura Graudiņa, AFCOS – Anti-Fraud Coordination Service Latvia (national OLAF
contact point) and Deputy Director, European Union Funds Audit Department,
Audit Authority,
Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Break
16.30-17.30
16.30-17.30
Design, Implementation and Management of Solidarity Fund
Projects: Recommendations for Policy and Practice in
2014-2020
Guaranteeing Correct Public Procurement in the Next
Programming Period
During this presentation the speaker will discuss his experiences from designing and
implementing 13 Solidarity Fund projects. Moreover, he will specifically address the
following aspects:
• Procurement design process for AMF and ISF funded projects
• Setting the right selection and award criteria
• Correct evaluation of tenders
• Most common public procurement irregularities
• Audit of public procurements in AMF and ISF funded projects in 2014-2020
­ - How to assure meeting public procurement obligations in the next Programming
Period
­ - Improved audit and control of EU public procurement rules
­ - Responsibilities of the ISF and AMF Audit Authorities in auditing public
procurement
­ - How the Responsible and Delegated Authorities should control public procurement
processes
• Consequences/sanctions of public procurement irregularities
Dr Balázs Dencső, Director General, Directorate General for Audit of European
Funds, Audit Authority under the Ministry of National Economy, Hungary
• Brief overview of selected projects
• Contextual & cultural factors in the design, implementation and management of
projects
• Collaboration among partners, authorities, and social groups
• Challenges faced during administration and management of SOLID funded projects
• Recommendations for policy and practice in the next Programming Period 2014-2020
Dr Charalambos Vrasidas, Executive Director, CARDET – Centre for the
Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology, SOLID
Beneficiary, Cyprus
17.30 | Hand-out
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Workshop Day 3 September 18th 2013
Day 3 of the European Symposium is an optional workshop that addresses particularly the practical challenges of implementing the New Multi Annual Programming in 2014-2020
for the new funds Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF). Participants will be provided with practical exercises and work in groups. After presenting
and discussing the results of the group work there will be an interactive discussion round. Moreover, the workshop leaders will give you essential recommendations. Therefore,
participants of this optional workshop receive concrete practical advice for their daily work and guarantee their training success by directly applying their newly acquired knowledge.
8.30-9.00 | Registration
9.00-9.05 | Welcome
and Hand-out of Workshop Material
Note from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law
Successfully Implementing the New Multi Annual Programming in 2014-2020 for the AMF and ISF
9.05-9.15
Welcome Note from the Workshop Facilitators
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
9.15-10.00
Multi Annual Programming (MAP) 2014-2020
• Background and objective
• Obligations for the Member States’ designated authorities
• Compulsory and optional contents of the MAP
• Differences between AMF and ISF MAPs
• Challenges in writing a Multi Annual Programme for the complete Programming Period instead of separate Annual Programmes
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
10.00-10.30
Identifying the Risks in Planning the Multi Annual Programme (MAP) – Presentation of Case Studies and Practical Exercises
• Presentation of challenges encountered during the implementation of Multi Annual Programmes and explanation of the practical exercises
• Division into several groups
The workshop facilitators will introduce the exercises, referring to practical challenges and risks encountered during the implementation of various Multi Annual Programmes in
order to enable workshop participants to identify the risks for the Multi Annual Programme preparation. The participants will also be asked to identify mitigating actions for each
risk identified
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
10.30-11.00 | Coffee
Break and Networking Opportunity
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11.00-12.15
Group Work on Practical Exercises
• Interactive group work on selected practical exercises
Workshop participants will work in groups to complete practical exercises on the introduced challenges and risks that could be faced in Multi Annual Programming.
The workshop leaders will provide guidance and suggestions in case of uncertainties.
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
12.15-13.15 | Lunch
Break and Networking Opportunity
13.15-14.00
Presentation of Results
• Presentation of results from group work
Each group will present the outcome of its work and will receive feedback from the workshop leaders.
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
14.00-14.30
Recommendations from the Workshop Leaders
• Conclusions and implications from the practical exercises
• Recommendations
• Open discussion
Christopher Magri, Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg, Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority,
Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
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14.30 | Hand-out
of Certificates and End of Workshop
Speakers
Antoine Savary
Deputy Head of Unit, Internal Security Fund Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
Antoine Savary has been Deputy Head of the Internal Security Fund Unit since March 2012. In this role, he is responsible for the interinstitutional negotiation
of the future legal base for the Internal Security Fund (ISF-borders and ISF-police) as well as for the internal preparation of the implementation of the
future Multi Financial Framework 2014-2020 as far as the ISF is concerned. Moreover, he supervises the shared management activities within the unit and
manages the Strategic and Financial Programming coordination for the Schengen Directorate (Budget, Annual Management plan, annual activity report).
From 2007 to 2012, Antoine Savary worked in the Financial Support Unit of DG Home as External Borders Fund Coordinator where he managed a ten
person team dealing with Annual Programmes for 28 countries participating in the fund. He coordinated monitoring activities on the implementation of
National Programmes and managed the Schengen Facility for Bulgaria and Romania. Furthermore, he took over horizontal tasks such as the preparation
of the Directorate’s annual budget, eligibility questions and the preparation of the new Multi Annual Financial Framework. Prior, Antoine Savary worked in
the Budget Unit of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Stephanie Carillon
Deputy Head of Unit, Budget Control and Ex-Post Audits Unit, Shared Resource Directorate, DG Home Affairs
& DG Justice, European Commission
Stephanie Carillon is a trained Auditor who joined the European Commission in 2001 after having worked seven years in an audit firm in Paris, France. Since
2010, she has been Deputy Head of the Unit Budget Control and Ex-Post Audits that is shared between DG Home Affairs and DG Justice. In this position,
Stephanie Carillon is heavily involved in all issues regarding shared management in DG Home Affairs, and in particular all issues related to the management
and control systems, both for the current four Funds (EBF, RF, EIF, ERF) and for the future AMF and ISF. In that context, she is actively participating in the
drafting and negotiations of the Horizontal Instrument. Before, Stephanie Carillon spent eight years in the Audit Directorate of DG AGRI where she was
in charge of auditing Member States’ management and control systems regarding a number of different EAGF measures. Building on the knowledge she
had gained on the on-the-spot practical implementation of the CAP, she also participated actively in the shaping the different reforms of the CAP in order
to improve the controllability of the measures as well as to simplify the management and control processes.
Patrick Lefèvre
Coordinator, Asylum and Migration Fund Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
Patrick Lefèvre is Programme Manager in the Asylum and Migration Fund Unit of DG Home Affairs. At the moment, he is Coordinator for the European
Refugee Fund. He is responsible for the management and coordination of the fund (shared management part) and contributes to the management and
coordination of the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (shared management part). In addition, he is Desk Officer for a number
of Member States under the European Refugee Fund and involved in Emergency Resettlement pilot projects. He has been working in DG Home Affairs
(previously DG Justice, Freedom and Security (JLS) and DG Justice and Home Affairs (JAI)) and with its EU funds since 2000. Before, he worked in DG
Transport and the Ministry for Transport in Belgium.
Nadège Monnot
Coordinator, Asylum and Migration Fund Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
Nadège Monnot is Programme Manager in the Asylum and Migration Fund Unit of the European Commission DG Home Affairs and Coordinator of the
European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Nationals (EIF). Nadège Monnot has been working in DG Home Affairs since 2008. Before, she worked
in the European Commission DG Education and Culture.
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Speakers
Mark Crisp
Director, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European Union‘s Institutions and
Bodies, European Court of Auditors
Mark Crisp has been Director of Audit Chamber IV since July 2009. He is responsible for the audit of internal policies (including the SOLID Programme),
EU revenue, banking and finance operations, EU agencies and joint undertakings, research and administrative expenditure. From May 2005 to June 2009,
he was Head of Unit responsible for the financial audit of the Common Agricultural Policy (EAGGF). Other positions held since he joined the Court in 1988
include Head of UK Cabinet and Assistant to the UK Member and Principal Auditor. From 1986 to 1988 he was working in the overseas and international
divisions (USA and Middle East) of the internal audit service at British Telecom. Prior to this, he worked at the UK National Audit Office for five years, where
he audited the Department of Trade, the Department of Health, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office as well as the Ministry of Defence.
Katharina Bryan
Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European
Union‘s Institutions and Bodies, European Court of Auditors
Katharina Bryan works as Auditor for the European Court of Auditors both in financial and performance audits and has been focussing on the SOLID
funds (EIF, ERF and EBF) for the last two years. Before joining the Court in 2010, she worked for the Regional Government of Burgenland (Austria) for
five years, where she was Head of the Managing Authority for the Phasing Out Programmes Burgenland 2007-2013 (ERDF and ESF) and the Objective 1
Programme 2000-2006 (ERDF, ESF, EAGGF). Her responsibilities included strategic development, programme negotiations with the European Commission
and setting up the management and control systems for the period 2007-2013, as well as monitoring and evaluation. Since 2005, she has been a lecturer
in Bachelor and Master Degree courses teaching “European Institutions” and supervising projects as well as Master theses. In 2006, she was a member
of the development team of the Master’s Programme “European Studies – Managing European Projects”.
Timothy Upton
Auditor, Performance Audit Unit, Chamber IV - Revenue, Research and Internal Policies, and European
Union‘s Institutions and Bodies, European Court of Auditors
Timothy Upton works as Auditor for the Performance Audit Unit of the European Court of Auditors. He recently joined the Unit from the Pre-accession and
Neighbourhood Policies Unit, where he took part in performance audits of EU support in the areas of border management, migration and asylum. He has
also worked, mainly as a Financial Auditor, in the Court’s Revenue Unit. Before joining the Court of Auditors, he worked as a Finance Officer for two NGOs
in London.
Eric Brakke
Programme Director European Funds, Directorate-General for Immigration, Management and Coordination
Section, Ministry of Security and Justice, the Netherlands
As Programme Director European Funds Eric Brakke is responsible for preparing the Policy Dialogue, for delivering the National Programme and for making
sure that there will be an effective and efficient system of programming and reporting for the upcoming seven years of the next programming period 20142020. Prior, Eric Brakke was acting Director Naturalization with the Dutch Immigration Service (IND), Deputy Director Legal Affairs with the IND and lawyer.
His international experience comprises his work as Director responsible for the Immigration in three Dutch Caribbean Islands, as Delegation Leader in
Turkey for an EU project as well as Expert within a PHARE project (new EU members).
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Speakers
Laura Graudiņa
AFCOS – Anti-Fraud Coordination Service Latvia (national OLAF contact point) and Deputy Director, European
Union Funds Audit Department, Audit Authority, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Laura Graudiņa is Deputy Director of the Audit Authority in the Ministry of Finance and is responsible for the Anti-Fraud Coordination Service Latvia (AFCOS)
which is the national contact point for the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF. Laura Graudiņa works in close interaction with several partners – the European
Commission, the European Court of Auditors, ministries, intermediate bodies, final beneficiaries and employees of the Ministry of Finance. Prior, she was
Senior Expert in the Audit Authority and was responsible for sampling and financial engineering audits. In addition, Laura Graudiņa was Expert (contracted
by KPMG Baltic) for EU agricultural funds’ certification. From 2003 until 2009, Laura Graudiņa worked in the Paying Agency for agricultural funds in several
mid-level manager positions where she took over tasks related to the creation and development of the EU CAP direct support administration system.
Dr Balázs Dencső
Director General, Directorate General for Audit of European Funds, Audit Authority, Ministry of National
Economy, Hungary
Since 2010, when the authority was established, Balázs Dencső has been Head of the Directorate General for Audit of European Funds (DGAEF), which
is the Audit Authority for SOLID Funds as well as EU Structural Funds in Hungary. The DGAEF is responsible for preparing the strategy and planning,
performing auditing as well as preparing control reports and closure declarations. Balázs Dencső has particularly extensive expertise and practical
experience in auditing public procurement in the context of EU funding. Between 2003 and 2010, Balázs Dencső was working at the Ministry of Finance
in the Central Harmonisation Unit which was responsible for the coordination and harmonisation of the European and national funds’ control and audit.
Christopher Magri
Director, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority, Ministry for European Affairs and
Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Christopher Magri works as Director (Funds) within the Funds and Programmes Division where his Directorate’s role includes the tasks of the Responsible
Authority for the General Programme Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows (SOLID), the National Authority for the Lifelong Learning and Youth in
Action Programmes, the Competent Authority for the Agricultural Funds and the Managing Authority for the European Fisheries Fund. Christopher Magri
joined the public service of Malta in 1986, and has gained experience in various areas including the management of EU Funds as well as intelligence,
corporate governance, internal control, risk management, business, strategic and financial analysis.
Daniela Di Capua
Director of SPRAR and Head of the Delegated Authority, Central Service of the Protection System for Asylum
Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR), Delegated Authority for the European Refugee Fund (ERF), Italy
Daniela Di Capua is Director of the Central Service of the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR) and Head of the Delegated
Authority for the European Refugee Fund (ERF) in Italy. SPRAR was established by the Ministry of Interior (Department of Immigration and Civil Liberties)
which designated the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) of its management. Before, Daniela Di Capua was appointed by ANCI as Project
Manager of the EQUAL supported measures IntegRARsi and META for which ANCI was the leading agency for the initiative’s implementation. In 2003,
Daniela Di Capua was the responsible person for the hosting and integration services offered by the Italian metropolitan municipalities within the framework
of the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. During this time, she has also been in charge of the activities envisaged by the European
Refugee Fund. At the same time, she has worked as Editor for the journal “Permesso di Soggiorno” (Residence permit), in the sections “Discrimination and
Xenophobia” and subsequently “Asylum and Humanitarian Protection”. In addition, Daniela Di Capua has been working with the Italian Council for Refugees
(C.I.R.) as the person in charge of the activities carried out by the association in the context of the National Asylum Programme.
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Ralph Genetzke
Head of Brussels Mission, ICMPD – International Centre for Migration Policy Development
Ralph Genetzke is Head of Brussels Mission of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) which is an international organisation
that works in migration-related fields. It provides in-depth knowledge and expertise in dealing with the phenomena of migration by research, capacity
building and migration dialogues. Moreover, as a project based organisation that is mainly funded by the European Commission, the ICMPD has not only
an extensive understanding of migration policy but also of EC financial instruments. Ralph Genetzke has excellent knowledge of the EU institutions as well
as the external dimension of EU migration and asylum policies. His particular interest lies in translating policies into practical cooperation with countries
outside the EU, be it at the EU level using various financial instruments or at the bilateral level. Before he joined the ICMPD in 2008, he worked as Project
Officer and Quality Support Officer in migration issues in DG EuropeAid, European Commission, and as Tacis City Twinning Secretariat Project Officer.
Dr Amanda Borg
Senior Manager SOLID Funds, Funds and Programmes Division, Responsible Authority, Ministry for European
Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Malta
Dr Amanda Borg is Senior Manager for the General Programme Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows (SOLID) at the Responsible Authority in
Malta. She joined the public service in 2006 as a Project Officer on Eurodesk, a youth information portal within the European Union Programmes Unit.
Following the attainment of her warrant to work as Lawyer in the Maltese Law Courts in 2007, she joined the Government Property Division within the then
Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs as Junior Legal Officer representing the Director of Lands. In 2008, she moved on to the Office of the Prime Minister
as a Project Manager within the Planning and Priorities Coordination Division on projects co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and
the Cohesion Fund. In 2011, she worked in Brussels as Lawyer Linguist to the Council of the European Union for a brief period of time.
Anda Štegmane
Senior Expert, European Union Funds Audit Department, Audit Authority, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Anda Štegmane has been working within the Ministry of Finance for more than seven years. She established the function of the EIF, ERF, RF and EBF
Audit Authority when the Solidarity Programme Funds started in Latvia. Anda Štegmane is responsible for the Solidarity Programme Funds audit function
planning, auditing and reporting to the European Commission. She has also developed and introduced the Audit Authority’s Technical Assistance project
for the SOLID Funds. At the same time, she is dealing with certain issues of EU Structural Funds in the field of strategic planning.
Dieter Riedel
Internal Security Fund Project Group, International Coordination Department, Federal Criminal Police Office
(BKA), Germany
Dieter Riedel has been working for the section EU-funded projects since 2008. He was responsible for fundamental issues of EU funding and the planning,
acquisition, implementation and management of EU-funded projects. Since 2012, he has been preparing the implementation of the new Programming
Period in a project group for the ISF and is responsible for fundamental issues.
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Christina Hadjieconomou
Administrative Officer, Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows Funds Department, Responsible
Authority, Ministry of Interior, Cyprus
Christina Hadjieconomou is Administrative Officer at the Responsible Authority in Cyprus which is the designated authority for all four funds of the General
SOLID Programme. She is responsible for the European Integration Fund (EIF). During the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second
semester of 2012, in which the Cypriot team managed to reach a partial general agreement in the Council on all four proposals, she was first Co-chair and
later acting Chair of the Ad hoc Group for the JHA Financial Instruments, i.e. the Asylum and Migration Fund and Internal Security Fund. In this context,
Christina Hadjieconomou was responsible for the horizontal regulation (drafting as well as coordination with other relevant bodies of the MFF) and for
monitoring, supervision as well as participation in the drafting process of the other three Regulations. Christina Hadjieconomou was also Administrative
Officer at the Delegated Authority for the European Integration Fund and the European Return Fund. As Administrative Officer for the SOLID Funds she
was all in all involved in: Drafting of Annual Programmes preparation of Calls for Proposals, evaluation/assessment for more than five Calls for Proposals,
monitoring of projects, Closure of Programmes, preparation of Final Reports and the preparation for the audit controls by various auditing bodies (including
the European Commission). Prior, she was Administrative Officer in the European Citizens and Refugee sector of the Migration Department in Cyprus.
Carmen Schmudlach
Advisor, Responsible Authority ERF, EIF and RF, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Carmen Schmudlach has been working as Advisor for the German Responsible Authority for the ERF, EIF and RF since 2011. She is responsible for the
preparation of the implementation of the new programming period 2014-2020 and has gained extensive experience with monitoring and evaluation during
the current funding period. She is a fully qualified lawyer trained in Germany.
Stefano Cristofari
Auditor, Central Service of the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR), Delegated
Authority for the European Refugee Fund (ERF), Italy
As Auditor for the Delegated Authority Stefano Cristofari spent the last three years working on quantity project accountability and its connection with
qualitative results. His further duties are related to the financial control of projects as well as technical assistance to final Beneficiaries and the Responsible
Authority. Moreover, Stefano Cristofari is responsible for the qualitative monitoring and evaluation of project results. In this framework, he pays particular
attention to the representation and respect of the rules of general accounting, national laws and international rules. During his professional career, Stefano
Cristofari has also worked as Finance Manager for several projects funded by various international organisations such as UNHCR, IOM, World Bank and
the Italian Foreign Ministry. In this context, he was responsible for the financial management and implementation as well as overall project financial reports.
Before, he worked as Consultant on cost accounting and accountability.
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Corina Klein
Administrator, Responsible Authority ERF, EIF and RF, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Corina Klein has been working for the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees since 2009. She is preparing the implementation of the new Programming
Period in a working group for the establishment of the AMF and is responsible for fundamental issues and project management of the SOLID Funds. Corina
Klein has particular expertise in monitoring and on-the-spot controls as she worked for the Audit Authority ERF, EIF and RF before. She is a fully qualified
lawyer trained in Germany.
Vera Gomes
Former Financial and Operations Officer, EMGFC – Mission Structure for the Management of Community
Funds, Responsible Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Portugal (tbc)
In her role as Financial and Operations Officer for the SOLID Funds in the Portuguese Responsible Authority Vera Gomes’ work included the monitoring
and financial management of the European Integration Fund, the European Refugee Fund, the External Borders Fund and the European Return Fund.
Furthermore, she was responsible for reports to the European Commission, audit visits to projects, on-going and ex-ante project monitoring as well as
the mid-term evaluation on the Funds. In addition, Vera Gomes has been Member of the Portuguese delegation for the Ad-Hoc Group JHA of Financial
Instruments (Home Formation) for the Asylum and Migration Fund (2014-2020) and Member of the Liaison for Portugal to SFC 2007.
Maria Luisa Grisafi
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Central Service of the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
(SPRAR), Delegated Authority for the European Refugee Fund (ERF), Italy
As Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Maria Luisa Grisafi is in charge of supervising the projects funded by the ERF III and assisting the Final Beneficiaries
in their delivering of activities, in adopting procedures and in building partnership on a multi-level base. Maria Luisa Grisafi’s tasks also include ensuring
and verifying the compliance and the respect of the European duties in implementing and performing the projects’ scheduled activities. In addition, she
is responsible for reviewing reports submitted by Beneficiaries and assessing the achievement of projects’ indicators and main objectives. Her role deals
also with analysing projects‘ outcomes and data as well as collecting and spreading good practices in order to design and address the Annual Programme
in accordance to the Responsible Authority’s aims. Prior, Maria Luisa Grisafi was involved in legally assisting asylum seekers in following the procedure
for asking asylum, and designing and managing projects to provide refugees/asylum seekers staying at the Reception Centre with guidance for socioeconomic integration.
Dr Charalambos Vrasidas
Executive Director, CARDET – Centre for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational
Technology, SOLID Beneficiary, Cyprus
Dr Charalambos Vrasidas is Co-founder and Executive Director of CARDET, a SOLID Funds beneficiary and international non-profit research and
development centre based in Cyprus with partners around the world. He participated in and coordinated more than 100 projects in more than 20 countries.
Dr Charalambos Vrasidas gained vast experience and expertise in SOLID project management, as he has been coordinating 13 EU Solidarity Fund
projects during the last five years. Furthermore, he is Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia, Editor-in-Chief of a scholarly journal, Member of the
Executive Committee of the International Council for Educational Media and Author of six books and more than 100 articles in journals, edited volumes
and conference proceedings.
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