We are organizing the 5th CBC finance network meeting to continue exchange activities among finance staff of the big Interreg cross-border family (including NDICI programmes), The event is designed to create a space to exchange on various finance-related issues, relevant for all cross-border programmes. Participants will gain an understanding and overview of approaches applied by different programmes when tackling financial issues; they will share ideas and work together towards solutions to common challenges.

The agenda provides an indicative overview of topics that could be of interest for finance offices from Interreg programmes (based on different inquiries and questions we received since the previous network meeting). As always, the list of topics is not exhaustive and during the registration we will collect topics that are of interest for you and integrate them in the agenda (depending on the interest and time availability). Thus, the agenda items remain subject to adjustment, in line with the information collected during the registration.

Objectives

The main objective of this network meeting is to discuss open questions regarding the approved legislative package of the 2021-2027 programming period (with the focus on finance). We will work on several subjects related to the financial programme management (which could be, e.g., TA, programme closure, SCOs).

Target group

This network meeting is targeting experienced finance officers, working at the joint secretariats/managing authorities of Interreg programmes (including NDICI programmes). To ensure participation of a wide range of programmes in the network meeting, the participation will be limited to 2 representatives per programme/ Member State (depends on the demand).