The European Parliament is clear: we need more results from EU money, with less errors. According to the Annual Report for 2014 by the European Court of Auditors, the error rate in EU expenditure stood at , just below the reported in 2013 but still higher than the of 2010. Areas of shared management between the European Commission and the Member States were the most prone to error, with regional policy, transport, energy, rural development, environment, fisheries and health being the areas most affected.

So what is the European Commission doing now to reduce errors in EU spending? And the Member States? What are the most common errors that need to be avoided and how can you mitigate against them? With major emphasis on simplified cost options and the concept of rewarding the best performing operational programmes in the 2014-20 financial framework, there is more incentive to reduce errors and irregularities.

This course elicits discussions on these and other questions, to better understand the newest regulations, directives, results-oriented and simplification measures intertwine to reduce error in the EU-funded Programmes. Together with our experts, participants analyse the implications of the Performance Framework, the stronger use of simplified cost options, the management declaration, the possible knowledge gaps in the MAs, IBs, CAs and AAs and the recommendations the Court of Auditors and the European Commission.