EU Assistance for Pre-Accession Countries: Errors, Irregularities, Controls and Solutions

There is so much similarity between our errors that we could hold back no more!

The ECA reported a 6% error rate in Cohesion Policy in 2023. Eligibility and public procurement irregularities are to blame.

Of the transactions audited in the EU’s pre-accession and other neighbourhood funding, half contained some form of error. Surprise! It’s eligibility and public procurement again!

We cannot ignore the common struggles we share. As we promote integration and socio-economic development through our Programmes, projects and reforms, we are often left to face problematic situations which are equally challenging, wherever they occur across the world. Hence this course.

In these two days, we will explore the most common errors and irregularities found in EU-funded programmes managed by EU and non-EU beneficiaries. With particular emphasis on the two major drivers of programme error rates – eligibility and public procurement – we explore the factors leading to error.…