Overview
The European Academy for Taxes, Economy & Law offers advanced training courses by way of congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops in German and English.
You will find all of our the training modules in the areas of EU funding, Law & Taxes, State aid, Energy & Environment, IT and Internal Security listed here in chronological order.
23. February 2012 - 24. February 2012, Maritim Hotel BerlinThe use of EU funding not only requires the regulations concerning structural funds to be complied with but also public procurement regulations. Controls so far have shown the most common and frequent irregularities in applying European funding legislation to be in the field of public procurement.
23. February 2012 - 24. February 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin MitteApplying for EU funds is predominantly essential for the realisation of projects. However, the actual workload and responsibility is even more time consuming!
27. February 2012 - 28. February 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin MitteTimely and well-directed disaster prevention is only possible if you know the risks. By identifying, analysing, evaluating and treating risks the instrument of risk assessment and risk management is the essential key for a successful civil protection and disaster management. As first step of disaster prevention it is furthermore an essential and central part of the whole disaster management cycle.
19. March 2012 - 21. March 2012, RAMADA Hotel Berlin-AlexanderplatzIn the middle of the programming period Member States and the EU Funds authorities are confronted with essential issues from strategic and implementing point of view. Questions about meeting the priorities of the Cohesion Policy and achieving the goals come up. The coming year 2011 is the right time to look at the achievements of the EU policies and EU Funds to date and to discuss new efforts on enhanced usage of the available resources in order to secure regional and social cohesion as well as long-term regional development.
26. March 2012 - 27. March 2012, NH Berlin FriedrichstraßeIn times of informatisation and building efficient e-government systems, handling procurement and tendering processes of ICT solutions are particularly important in regard to effective operation of IT infrastructure as well as management of public finances.
16. April 2012 - 17. April 2012, Maritim Hotel BerlinIn search for optimal financing of infrastructure projects of public interest it is important for the Member States to find the balance between public grants and private finance. Countries eligible for EU funds usually choose between respective EU funding and PPP constructions and separate them.
19. April 2012 - 20. April 2012, Arcotel John FIn the current times of tight public budgets, public administrations have to achieve their goals in the most effective, efficient and economical way. This can be measured by undertaking professional, comprehensive and independent performance audits.
19. April 2012 - 20. April 2012, Ellington HotelThe European Commission requests Managing Authorities as well as Intermediate Bodies of EU Structural Funds to guarantee compliance of EU funding with both national and EU law.
19. April 2012 - 19. April 2012, Park Inn by Radisson Berlin AlexanderplatzR&D projects and cooperation whether with or without European or national funding need a safe and sound legal contract design. In most cases, the legal framework decides about the success of a project and lays the groundwork for a smooth pursuit of research activities.
23. April 2012 - 24. April 2012, abba Berlin Hotel Over the next ten years, energy investments of about 1 trillion EUR are needed, to diversify existing energy resources, replace old technologies and equipment and to accomplish the ambitious goals for energy efficiency in the EU set up by the Strategy Europe 2020.
26. April 2012 - 27. April 2012, Ellington HotelState aid rules for national funds and EU funds are under strict control of the European Commission. State aid elements are difficult to identify. The very wide definition of State aid causes a high risk, especially for the beneficiaries of this support. The challenge for national authorities is to decide which measure requires notification. Failure to notify a measure, which is subsequently found to involve an aid, may result in the repayment of aid granted, which can bring drastic consequences for its beneficiary.
26. April 2012 - 27. April 2012, abba Berlin Hotel Technical Assistance (TA) has been in use for several years now but there are still many practical questions and obstacles faced by those working with TA in their day-to-day work.
May 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.In order to improve Europe’s management of migration, the EU designed the General Programme “Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows” as financial framework supporting asylum, migration, integration and border control policies.
25. June 2012 - 29. June 2012, Maritim Hotel BerlinThe 5th European Summer Academy “Financial Control of EU Funds” offers you again the unique opportunity to learn and review in detail all important topics related to the auditing of EU Funds.
11. June 2012 - 13. June 2012, Arcotel John FThe European Summer Academy “State Aid” offers the unique opportunity to learn and review in detail all important topics related to state aid. The programme of this three-day-event offers detailed information on the different state aid regulations.
18. June 2012 - 20. June 2012, Maritim Hotel BerlinAccording to the latest control results it is the public procurement law that causes the most difficulties while applying European funding. All bodies involved in EU funds administration need to ensure that the beneficiaries of EU funding spend grants also along with the public procurement law.
14. May 2012 - 15. May 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin MitteInternal auditors in public administration face a unique range of challenges. Their work implies more than simple determination that controls are in place and regulations are obeyed.
14. May 2012 - 14. May 2012, Ellington Hotel 21. May 2012 - 22. May 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin MitteFor the purpose of simplifying the implementation of Structural Funds, the European Commission has amended some of the EU Structural Funds Regulations and introduced simplified cost options.
21. May 2012 - 22. May 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Berlin MitteFor the present programming period the European Commission has set out detailed arrangements on the management and control systems to be operated by Member States. With these regulations, the Commission has responded to the generally ineffective or moderately effective control systems which have led to incorrect reimbursements
24. May 2012 - 25. May 2012, Mercure Hotel Berlin an der CharitéA Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) is the key element of adequate project appraisals. Without a proper CBA you expose your projects to immense financial risk.
24. May 2012 - 25. May 2012, Arcotel John FExamples in several countries such as the Baltic countries, the USA, Brazil and Iran (Stuxnet) have shown the vulnerability of energy infrastructures to cyber threats and their dependency on IT.
28. May 2012 - 29. May 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.Future challenges resulting from environmental conditions will be more serious than those of the current economic crisis. The development and use of environmental auditing techniques is an essential tool for achieving a sustainable environment. The European Court of Auditors is already working on guidelines for environmental auditing.
14. May 2012 - 15. May 2012, Arcotel John FThe candidate countries face a special challenge when dealing with the fraud in regards to EU grants and funding: they have to prove that they are able to detect and manage fraud and irregularities during their pre-accession phase.
04. June 2012 - 05. June 2012, Novotel Berlin TiergartenThe European Commission demands that EU strategies and programmes are evaluated rigorously and on a regular basis on both national and regional level. But how do you measure the success of EU funds?
June 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.As in all parts of private and economic life IT has also became an integral component of public administration. Due to its connection to and integration in the overall administration procedures both information technology infrastructure and its application are part of audits.
June 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.„Revenue-generating projects“ under Art. 55 of the Regulation (EC) 1083/2006 are projects that include investments in infrastructure which generate direct incomes (net revenues) for their utilisation.
June 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.The registration of patents in European countries, particularly in the phase after granting a patent, is extremely expensive and complex. The current situation hinders the spread of innovative solutions on the EU markets.
June 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.No matter which kind of critical infrastructure, all of them need to be protected from incidents, breakdowns, blackouts and interruptions. To protect your personnel, business and property as well as to save money, time and resources for extensive reconstruction the best imaginable way is to know about the specific threats to your critical infrastructure (CI).
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.The actual architecture of Structural Funds and direct grants offers a wide range of funding opportunities. However, funding is often not used effectively or it may be denied due to poor planning.
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.Environmental protection is a highly important objective of the European Union. However, the level of environmental protection within the Member States is not considered as being sufficiently. Many companies do not bear the costs of pollution for society.
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.EU funds communications have to be evaluated on a regular basis and to be revised if needed. For this, the responsible body should be able to define and use evaluation and monitoring measures.
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.Every year the European Commission grants 75 billion Euro to public, private and non-profit organizations to implement innovative ideas on national and regional level. Furthermore, the new architecture of Structural Funds and direct grants offers more funding opportunities.
August 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.The difficulty gets even worse the more complex the subject gets. Although accuracy and clarity are paramount for official documents, legislative texts, papers for specialist committees, project proposals or final reports still demand a bureaucratic language.
Septamber 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.The end of the current programming period is in sight. The operational programmes will have to be closed on time. The complex closure procedure will strongly involve managing, certifying and audit authorities.
September 2012, This event will take place in a 4-Star hotel in Berlin.State aid rules for the agricultural sector are under the strict control of the European Commission. They strongly differ from general EU State aid regulations and you need to be aware of their specific scope and consequences for agriculture.