Intensive Workshop: Fraud & Corruption in Public Procurement
Date: 18 May 2015
Time: 08:30
Duration: 2 days
Location: Club of the University Foundation, Rue d'Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels
Cost: Regular: € 1.450,- (excl. VAT), Reduced fee for public authorities: € 990,- (excl. VAT)
Organiser: Lexxion Publisher
Web Link: http://www.lexxion.de/de/verlagsprogramm-konferenzen/public-procurement-and-ppp-law/fraud-a-corruption-in-public-procurement-2015.html
Description:
BACKGROUND
The ultimate goal of public procurement is to spend public money in an efficient and proper manner to achieve best value for money. Given the economic significance of public procurement in the EU, fraud and corruption in this field dramatically harm the economy and public finances – both national and EU money. The violation of the public procurement rules remains one of the main sources of irregularities and fraud in projects co-financed by Structural Funds. In 2011, the violations of public procurement had a financial volume of more than 67 Mio EUR according to OLAF. Thus, it remains crucial for public officials in charge of public procurement for national and EU funded projects to well know the legal requirements and processes of the procurement cycle in order to avoid irregularities or fraud and corruption.
METHODOLOGY
The intensive workshop will give participants a profound insight into the recent EU public procurement reforms and the new regulations for European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) in 2014-2020, which require public authorities to set up effective and risk-based measures to prevent fraud and corruption. Furthermore, specific methods to detect and effectively prevent fraud and corruption will be discussed. Following the approach from practitioners for practitioners, this forum provides an interactive exchange on the most crucial questions and challenges of Public Procurement law among experts. As the number of participants is limited, there will be sufficient room for in-depth discussion, expert guidance, case studies and your individual questions.
