Fourth Round Table, 12 – 14 September 2012 on project "Increasing the efficiency of the "Coordination of fight against infringements affecting the financial interests of the EU (AFCOS) Directorate in Ministry of Interior", funded under the Technical Assistance Operational Programme 12 – 14 September 2012, Golden Sands
The event was attended by:
- AFCOS officials – Ministry of Interior;
- OLAF representative – Rosen Pavlov from Department B. 3 Agricultural and Structural Funds;
- Representatives of the AFCOS – Lithuania in Ministry of Interior – Ms Viktorija Bublevic and Ms Neringa Caparaite;
- Officials from the Directorate General National Police;
- Regional structures of the Ministry of Interior – Varna, Dobrich, Targovishte, Shumen;
- Prosecutor’s Office of appeal – Varna;
- District Prosecutors’ Offices – Varna, Dobrich, Targovishte, Shumen;
- Officials from the Public Financial Inspection Agency;
- Representatives of the Municipalities of Varna and Balchic;
- Representatives of the Managing Authorities:
- Technical Assistance Operational Programme
- Human Resources Development Operational Programme
- The participants discussed issues related to improvement of the operational cooperation between the institutions at European, National and Regional levels.
The focus of the discussions was on the increase of the efficiency in the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union in the Northeastern Planning Region. The discussed topics concerned the investigations conducted by OLAF under Regulation 1073/99 and on the spot checks in the Member States in accordance with Regulation 2185/96 as well as the problems related to their implementation in accordance with the National legislation in Lithuania and Bulgaria and the measures to be undertaken by the competent national authorities.
