During this online workshop, you will exchange practical experience on management verification and audit of AMIF and ISF with the expert speakers and colleagues from other Member States. You will learn about Simplified Cost Options methods, how to comply with Public Procurement regulations and how to ensure an appropriate record-keeping audit trail when security aspects must be considered. Finally, we will discuss how to detect and manage errors, irregularities and fraud in AMIF and ISF.

The implementation and control of Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) raise a lot of questions and challenges for the Responsible Authorities, Delegated Authorities and Audit Authorities in charge of migration, asylum and internal security:

• What are the financial management, control and audit requirements for AMIF and ISF in 2021-2027?
• How to use Simplified Cost Options, which will become compulsory from 2021, for Migration and Security Funds?
• How to make management verifications of AMIF and ISF more effective?
• What are the key requirements for system audit, audit of expenditures and audit of accounts?
• How to ensure appropriate record-keeping and appropriate audit trail when security aspects have to be considered?
• How to audit public procurement in AMIF and ISF?
• How is the audit of AMIF and ISF by the European Court of Auditors carried out?
• How to detect and manage errors and irregularities, concerning lack of access to the documentation because of security aspects?
• How to combat fraud and corruption?

Who should participate?

• Representatives from public authorities in charge of financial management, control and audit of Migration and Security Funds (AMIF, ISF and BMVI), especially from:
  • Ministry of Interior
  • Ministry of Migration
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  • Police authorities such as:
    • Border Police
    • Border Guards
    • National and Regional Police Forces
    • Border Control Agencies
• ESI Funds experts from regional and local authorities
• Auditors controlling and auditing AMIF, ISF and BMVI programmes and projects
• Experts from EU, national and regional Courts of Auditors
• Experts from institutions involved in the implementation of AMIF, ISF and BMVI
• Consultants and lawyers specialised on AMIF, ISF and BMVI
• Beneficiaries of AMIF, ISF and BMVI