1. Simplification of European Territorial Cooperation
22 November I Brussels, Belgium
Katja Ecke - Interact

2. Simplification is… Proportionality
Designation (resources, timing, proposed checklist)
Audits/controls (risk vs impact, resources, administrative burden on beneficiary and programmes)
Annual closure of accounts/Reporting to EC (annual summary, management declaration etc.)
State aid (risk vs impact, state aid granted vs resources used)
Risk management (Arachne, risk matrix resources vs amounts at stake)

3. Simplification is… Clear regulatory framework/guidance
Regulations (less options? Reflecting specifities of ETC, stronger ETC Regulation, coherence)
Guidance notes (are not binding, are binding, are not binding, are binding…, coherence, gold-plating?)
More off the shelf simplified costs options (make mandatory?)
Correction of mistakes/misunderstandings in the regulatory framework (Use of the Euro, irregularities, financial flows)

4. Simplification is… Attitude/mind-set
Working for the same objective (content vs control, results vs expenditure)
Coherent application of rules (Do I really have to be different?)
Trust (Gold plating, controls, audits)
Listening (beneficiaries, practitioners, auditors)
Result-oriented, curious & open-minded

5. Cooperation works