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Simplify Cohesion Policy to Boost Results

2 December 2015European Parliament, Brussels

The seminar will consist of both a political and technical discussion on how to simplify the cohesion policy in the context of the initiative of the High Level Group on Simplification of European Structural and Investment Funds. The Chair of the High Level Group, Mr Siim Kallas, will provide feedback of its work, followed by the DG Regio. The European Investment Bank will focus on the potential of financial instruments with the cohesion policy. Moreover, the following speakers will present the ways smart specialising and auditing could support simplification. Finally, a technical panel of experts will discuss concrete proposals for simplification.

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  • Opening Remakrs

  • Iskra Mihaylova

    MEP, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development, ALDE

  • Performance oriented budget

  • Jean Arthuis

    MEP, Chair of the Committee on Budget, ALDE

  • Feedback from the work of the High Level Group on Simplification for beneficiaries of the European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF)

  • Siim Kallas

    Chair of the High Level Group on Simplification, European Commission

  • Questions & Answers

  • Simplification of ESF - experience and prospects for 2014-2020

  • Michel Servoz

    Director-General, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

  • Increasing the effectiveness of auditing by focusing on results

  • Martina Dlabajová

    MEP, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Vice-Chair, Committee on Budgetary Control, ALDE Group

  • Alex Brenninkmeijer

    Member, European Court of Auditors

  • Using the full potential of financial instruments within Cohesion Policy

  • Frank Lee

    Head of Financial Instruments, Western Europe, European Investment Bank

  • Simplification in the context of Smart Specialisation Strategies

  • Alasdair Reid

    Director, Technopolis Group

  • Questions & Answers

  • Panel Discussion with technical experts and participants on proposals for simplifying ESIF

  • Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

    Director, Vice Chair, Project Management Institute

  • Michiel Rijsberman

    Regional Minister, Province of Flevoland, Netherlands, Member of the Committee of the Regions

  • Angelika Poth-Moegele

    Executive Director, European Affairs, Council of European Municipalities and Regions

  • Paula Enut

    Manager, Local Action Group, Romania, European LEADER Association for Rural Development

  • Birte Day

    Policy Advisor, Sectoral & Regional Policy, UEAPME

  • Vincent Ketelaars

    Senior Consultant, Manager Europe Market, ERAC, Netherlands

  • Klaudijus Maniokas

    Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Chairman of the Board - European Social, Legal, and Economic Projects (ESTEP)

  • Questions & Answers

  • Closing Remarks

  • Iskra Mihaylova

    MEP, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development, ALDE

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