State Aid & ESI Funds - in Operational Programmes and EU-Funded Projects
Date: 16 November 2015
Time: 9:00
Duration: 2 days
Location: Brussels
Cost: EUR 1550,00
Organiser: Lexxion Legal Publisher
Web Link: http://www.lexxion.eu/training/state-aid/state-aidesif
Description:
2-day intensive training focussing on State aid issues essential for management and implementation of EU Funds.
Thematic scope
The training presents the general principles of State aid and regulations of particular relevance for ESI Funds management:
- Concept of State Aid and Notification in Practice: State aid, assessment of State aid compatibility and notification procedure in a case involving EU funding
- Relation between State Aid and ESI Funds: the obligations of Managing Authorities with respect to State aid and options for securing the compatibility with State aid in Operational Programmes and EU funded projects
- The new regulations essential for ESI Funds: General Block Exemption Regulation, de minimis rules and Regional Aid Guidelines
- The Funding Gap Method