Actions to support administrative capacity building

for the management of ESI Funds

DG Regional and Urban Policy Unit E1 "Competence Centre for Administrative Capacity"

Regional PolicyRegional Policy

TAIEX-REGIO PEER 2 PEER

Expert missions

Study visits

Workshops

2-5 Days 2-5 Days 2 Days

Public Procurement Guidance for Practitioners on the avoidance of errors in

ESI Funded projects

Guidance structured around the 6 main stages of a public procurement process

Toolkit of resources addressing specific topics with concrete examples on what to do and what not to do during the procurement and contract implementation

Focus is on the 25 most common errors observed by our auditors on PP and how these can be easily avoided

Translated into all EU languages

N.B. It is not a legal interpretation of the Directives!3

Integrity Pacts – pilot project

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Integrity Pact (IP) - agreement between contracting authority and companies bidding for public contract to abstain from corrupt practices. External monitor from civil society monitors that process is transparent and credible,

State aid action plan – planned actions

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Why? Further professionalization of the management of the funds

What? Provide a competency framework for efficient management and implementation of the ERDF and CF – incl. a self-assessment tool

Expected results?Help MS/regions to •- identify competency and skills gaps among their staff and thus define training and recruitment needs •- structure their administrations in a more efficient way

The results can also be used for the development of training modules at national/European levels, and for the development of curricula for academic training programmes on management of Structural Funds.

When? By end 2015 6

EU competency framework for the management and implementation of

ERDF and CF

Training for MS experts

Date Location N° of participants

Language Registration deadline

3-4  November 2015

BRUSSELS

35

ENGLISH

26 October 2015 3-4 December 2015 35

25-26 January 2016 3518 January 2015

16-17 February 2016 35

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Ensuring result-orientation in operational programmes 2014-2020: programme management, project selection, monitoring, reporting and evaluation

Previous training modules: - Programme implementation, ensuring greater focus on results - Management and control; management verifications

Training material, incl. podcasts, is available on the following website:http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index.cfm/en/information/legislation/guidance/training

Thank you for your attention!

More information can be found here:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/how/improving-investment/

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