This training session is supported by the European Union Programme Hercule II (2007-2013). This programme is implemented by the European Commission. It was established to promote activities to combat fraud affecting the EU's financial interests, including cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting.
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Program
9th May 2013
09:15 – 09:45 Registration
09:45 – 10:00 Opening Session
Gianfranco Simoncini – - Regional Minister of Productive Activities Employment and Vocational Training Tuscany Region
Session I - The role of National and International Institutions in protecting the European Union's financial interests against frauds.
Moderated by Albino Caporale Management authority of ERDF ROP 2007-2013
10:00 – 10:30 National antifraud governance: strategies, control tools and best practices
Giovambattista URSO Commander of Guardia di Finanza - Division for the fight against European Union frauds Presidency of Council of Ministers
10:30 - 11:35 Questions and Discussion - Coffee break
11:35 – 12:05 Fight against irregularities and frauds: the role of European Court of Auditors
Maria Annunziata Rucireta - European Court of Auditors
12:05 – 12:35 EU Funds control: the role of IGRUE
Carmine Di Nuzzo - Head General Inspector IGRUE Ministry of Economy and Finance
12:35 – 13:00 Questions and Discussion
13:00 Chiusura della sessione I
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
SessionII:EUFundscontrolandfinancialfraudsrecords: best practices and innovative tools
Moderated by Elena Calistri, Tuscany Region
14:00 – 14:15 ERDF - Effectiveness of control system: the Tuscan experience
Albino Caporale - Management authority of ERDF ROP 2007-2013 Tuscany Region
14:15 – 14:30 ESF - Fight against EU frauds in Tuscany
Alessandro Compagnino - Management authority of ESF ROP 2007-2013 Tuscany Region
Dibattito
14:30 – 14:45 Control system of EAFRD and EAGF
Giovanni Vignozzi Director of ARTEA Tuscany Region
14:45 Discussion
15:00 – 15:15 Fraud cases in Tuscany: prevention strategies
Maggiore Fabio Cimino - Major of Guardia di Finanza Division National Public Spending Protection Section and Community Fraud
15:15 – 15:30 Structural Funds: coordinating controls with European Court of Auditors
Laura D’Ambrosio - Court of Auditors Tuscany Region
15:30 - 16:30 Questions and Discussion - Coffee break
16:30 – 16:45 Fight against EU frauds: the French experience
Gerardine Pollet - Director of European Affairs PACA Region (France) )
16:45 – 17:00 Fight againstEU frauds: the Polish experience
Agnieszka Torunska - Manager of Unit Responsible for Irregularities Monitoring Malopolska Region (Poland)
17:00 – 17:15 Fight against EU frauds: the experience of the Republic of Serbia
Bojana Slijepčević - Procurement and Implementation Expert for EU Funds European Integrations Office of the Republic of Serbia
17:15 Questions and Discussion
10th May 2013
orario
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
Session III - Controls in Countries on the road to European Union membership: experiences of fight against EU frauds and opportunity of international cooperation
Moderated by Albino Caporale Management authority of ERDF ROP 2007-2013
09:30 – 09:50 Fight against EU frauds: the Croat experience
Mirjana Jurić - Head of Independent Service for Combating Irregulatities and Fraud Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
09:50 – 10:10 Fight against EU frauds: the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia experience
Nevenka Stamenkovska - Senior Programme Officer (SPO) Secretariat for European Affairs Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
10:10 – 10:30 Fight against EU frauds: the Tunisian experience
Atef Boughattas First Delegate of Sousse Tunisie
10:30 - 11:00 Questions and discussion – Coffee break
11:30 – 11:45 The system of second-level controls in the Region of Tuscany
Elvira Pisani - Audit Authority POR CReO FESR Tuscany Region
11:45 – 12:00 Control activities in International Cooperation Programs
Maria Dina Tozzi - Managing Authority Cross-Border Programme Italy France Maritime
12:00 – 12:30 Best practices in controls and fraud prevention: the Italian experience of joint operations
Ugo Liberatore - Major of Guardia di Finanza Division for the fight against European Union frauds Presidency of Council of Ministers
12:30 Questions and Discussion - Conclusion — End of conference
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch