Geneva, 31 March and 1 April
The fifth Financial Managers Seminar under the ESPON 2013 Programme took place on 31 March and 1 April in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Seminar was organised in cooperation with the Member of the Monitoring Committee from Switzerland, the Federal office for Spatial Development (ARE).
The purpose of the two-days event was to inform and assist Financial Managers and Controllers on management and administration of approved ESPON projects.
The ESPON Coordination Unit presented eligibility rules, contracting, reporting and monitoring procedures, as well as administrative, legal and practical matters.
The second day was organized in parallel sessions for Financial Managers and for First Level Controllers willing to acquire additional and more specific information about reporting procedures and requirements for the certification of expenditure.
More than 70 Financial Managers and centralized / decentralized First Level Controllers of the approved projects attended the event. Participants had the opportunity to network, to share experience with peers and get feedback.
Should you have questions please do not hesitate to contact the ESPON Coordination Unit atinfo@espon.eu
This event was organised within the framework of
the ESPON 2013 Communication Plan/Action Plan for 2011
(Actions related to Targeted Activities and Actions/Events)
find below all relative files:
Programme
Participants
Speakers` CV
Introduction and Legal Framework Sara Ferrara, ESPON CU
Financial Progress Reports Mélanie Donjon and Jozsef Szarka, ESPON CU
Second Level Audit Control Mélanie Donjon, ESPON CU
implementation of publicity requirements Sara Ferrara, ESPON CU
Common errors and main reasons for rejection of progress reports Jozsef Szarka, ESPON CU
How to do the control of documents Mélanie Donjon and Sara Ferrara, ESPON CU
Example Mélanie Donjon and Sara Ferrara, ESPON CU
Guidelines Certification
Compendium of First Level Control Procedures in Territorial Cooperation
Guidelines Financial Corrections Public Procurement
Public Procurement Check list
Public Procurement Financial Corrections
ESPON PMSS Database Manual for FLC
source: http://www.espon.eu