Audit and control of financial instruments 2014-2020

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The fi-compass ‘Knowledge Hub – Audit and control of financial instruments 2014-2020’ took place between April and July 2021. Expert practitioners came together with specialists from the European Commission, DG REGIO and fi-compass to consider a number of topics related to the audit and control of shared management financial instruments in the 2014-2020 programming period.

The fi-compass Knowledge Hub

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The Knowledge Hub is a new fi-compass product to help financial instruments practitioners share views and experiences on key topics. The workshops held so far covered the following topics: combination of financial instruments and grants, selection of financial intermediaries, State aid and audit and control of financial instruments.

Audit methodology for auditing financial instruments in the period 2014-2020 – update 2021

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The audit methodology, including this 2021 update, has been prepared with the objective to assist the Commission auditors and audit authorities (AAs) for their audits pursuant to Article 127 of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR). The methodology sets out the overall audit approach of the Commission services for carrying out audits of financial instruments in accordance with the applicable rules. It focuses on the key risk areas that might have a material impact in terms of legality and regularity of the expenditure related to the financial instruments operations.

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience – EAFRD Guarantee Fund in Poland – implementation insights

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Piotr Natkański, Sales Director, Guarantees and Warranties Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Poland 
Danuta Różanek, Director of Business Client Department, SGB-Bank, Poland 
Maciej Piskorski, Director of Agro Products Department, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Poland

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience – Experiences of the Polish EAFRD Managing Authority and the Paying Agency in using financial instruments

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Ryszard Kogut, Deputy Director of Support for Farmers, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland 
Ewa Chudoń, Deputy Director of the Department of Investment Project Evaluation, Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture, Poland 

Recorded at: Financing needs in agriculture and agri-food sectors in Poland