First level control is the foundation of the whole financial control system of EU Structural Funds. Incorrect and ineligible financing of projects can result in repayments.First level controllers are still encountering difficulties:·         How to improve administrative verifications of co-financed projects?·         What is the right dealing with irregularities?·         How to prove public procurement procedures?·         How to optimize on-the-spot-checks and check lists?This advanced seminar provides assistance for more efficiency within the important tasks of first level control. Bertil Persson (Head of Internal Audit Unit, The ESF Council, Sweden), Dr. Jur. Hubert Hämmerle (Head of Certifying Authority of the ETC 2007-2013, Regional Government of Vorarlberg, Austria) and Gerard Finn (Director, Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly, Ireland) explain how to prevent irregularities and avoid financial corrections by the European Commission.