13 June 2019, Montenegro
Today, on 13 June 2019, the Directorate for Finance and Contracting of the EU Assistance Funds (CFCU) within the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro has hosted a delegation from MLGA composed from the representatives of the Division for Controlling of Cross-Border Cooperation Programmes (DCCBCP) and Division for Cross-Border Cooperation for a coordination meeting at its premises in Podgorica.
The DCCBCP was recently established as a result of reorganisation of Ministry in accordance with the new Regulation on organisation of MLGA, as an obligation that has emerged from the Bilateral Agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro and other binding documents for the implementation of the CBC programme, and is tasked to control and verify expenditures incurred by grant beneficiaries in Kosovo.
The purpose of this meeting, which will continue tomorrow, is to exchange knowledge and experience among the representatives of both structures and acquaint the Control Body with the practical aspects of verifying the expenditures of beneficiaries in Kosovo, and other issues related to financial management of IPA II funds, with emphasis in controlling expenditures of beneficiaries in Kosovo and implementation of actions in line with the provisions applicable to activities related to the Control Body