Programme: Technical Assistance Programme

The National Fund Directorate in the Ministry of Finance has been designated as the Certifying Authority (CA) responsible for the certification of expenditure and the preparation of the annual accounts of the programmes, co-financed by the ERDF, ESF, CF, YEI, FEAD and under the CBC programmes on the EU external borders during the 2014-2020 programming period and an Accounting Body (AccB) responsible for preparation and submission of payment applications and Annual Accounts during the 2021 -2027 programming period under the programs co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund+, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and CBC programmes on the EU external borders and for making payments to the MA’s under the programmes co-financed by; ERDF, ESF+, CF, JTF and the CBC programmes on the EU external borders. The Directorate is also designated as the Body which receives EU funds from the ERDF, ESF, ESF+, CF, JTF, YEI, FEAD and the CBC programmes on the EU external borders of the European Union.
The qualified and efficient implementation of the assigned functions requires a highly professional and motivated administrative capacity. We can achieve this goal through precise management of the knowledge component - accumulation, preservation and dissemination of knowledge, as well as to provide new knowledge in order to make more efficient use of available resources. The approach which aims to treat knowledge as an important resource helps to make the most of it, both in everyday activities and in solving specific problems.
The project aims to maintain the policy of upgrading the ESIF and ESMF control system and more specifically of the National Fund Directorate staff through various knowledge transfer tools and modalities, including but not limited to methodological guidelines, training modules, coaching, training, networking, experience sharing and knowledge transfer related to the ESIF/ESMF management processes.