Control and Audit of ESI Funds 2019 | Lexxion Publisher | 21 November 2019 | TBA, Barcelona, Spain

Managing authorities, intermediate bodies and beneficiaries have to be aware of the audit requirements in order to be best prepared for audit visits. The day-to-day obligation of audit authorities is to conduct audit on operations, audit on projects, audit on payment claims, which causes such difficulties as choosing the right sampling method, handling of error rates and auditing of state aid and public procurement. Furthermore audit authorities have to meet requirements and assessment criteria in system audit and audit of accounts, effectively conduct audit of management declaration. A failure to comply with the rules and incorrect reimbursements of EU Funds may lead to repayments and financial liability of the EU Member States. When the amounts cannot be recovered and this is a result of fault of a Member State, the latter is obliged to reimburse these amounts to the budget of the Union. Therefore, national authorities have to meet the challenges of stronger financial controls and carry out the respective audits.

Who should participate?
• Representatives from public authorities in charge of control and audit of ESI Funds 2014-2020, especially from:
- Managing Authorities
- Certifying Authorities
- Audit Authorities
- Intermediate Bodies
• ESI Funds experts from regional and local authorities and experts involved in ETC Programme
• Auditors controlling and auditing ESI Funds programmes and projects
• Experts from EU, National and regional Court of Auditors
• Experts from Institutions involved in implementation of ESI funds
• Consultants and lawyers specialized on ESI Funds
• Beneficiaries of EU funded projects

2019 Speakers

Marina Mandac
Senior Auditor in Independent Service for Methodology and Quality Assurance, Agency for Audit of European Union Programmes Implementation System (Croatian Audit Authority), Zagreb

Irena Vrkljan Didić
Head of Independent Service for Methodology and Quality Assurance, Agency for Audit of European Union Programmes Implementation System (Croatian Audit Authority), Zagreb

Inese Levana
Senior Auditor of EU Funds Audit Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, AFCOS Member, Riga

Kurt Bungartz
Principal Auditor, European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg