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Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
Directorate for Budgetary Affairs
Secretariat of the Committee on Budgetary Control
Brussels, 22 October 2015
Fact-finding mission
of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT)
to Germany
Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg
3 - 5 November 2015
DRAFT PROGRAMME
"Calculation, collection and management of own resources in
Germany
and also the implementation of structural funds in
Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania”
Official Members of the delegation1:
1. Ms Ingeborg GRÄßLE (EPP, DE), Chair
2. Ms Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D, ES)
3. Ms Caterina CHINNICI (S&D, IT)
4. Mr Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG)
5. Mr Marco VALLI (EFDD, IT)
6. Mr Derek VAUGHAN (S&D, UK)
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According to the standing Bureau decisions CONT is entitled to send 25 members on a delegation visit
per year. According to the d'Hondt calculation method the political groups are entitled to the following
quota (this calculation was made prior to the creation of the "Europe of Nations and Freedom" Group):
EPP 9, S&D 8, ECR 3, ALDE 2, GUE/NGL 1, GREENS/EFA 1, EFDD 1. In September another CONT
delegation will go to Greece. According to the latest programme version (22 September 2015) the
political groups intend to send the following number of members on this mission: EPP 3 (+ Chair), S&D
3, ECR 1, GREENS/EFA 1. The number of members travelling to Greece will have to be deducted from
the available quota for the mission to Germany.
B-1047 Brussels - Tel. +32 2 28 43379 - Fax 0032 2 28 44907
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[email protected] - www.europarl.europa.eu
Accompanying members (out of quota)
1. Ms Iris HOFFMANN (S&D, DE), Schwerin only
2. Mr Joachim ZELLER (EPP, DE), Berlin only
CONT Secretariat
1. Mr Christian EHLERS (EP mobile: +32-2-498-981393)
2. Ms Rita SIPOS (EP mobile: +32-498-983593)
Advisors of Political Groups
1. Ms Codruta-Liliana FILIP (S&D)
2. Ms Barbara GATTO (EFDD)
3. Mr Balazs SZECHY (EPP)
Commission
1. Mr Franz-Peter VEITS, DG EMPL
2. Ms Marcela BUZOI, DG REGIO, Control and audit I (until Wednesday lunch time)
European Court of Auditors
1. Mr Milan Martin CVIKL,
Member of the Court, Dean of Chamber IV: Revenue, research
and internal policies, and European Union's institutions and
bodies (Berlin only)
2. Mr Alberto GASPERONI, auditor (Berlin only)
In attendance
1. Ms Petra HINZ,
Federal Ministry of Finance
2. Ms Sonja HAERTEL,
Desk Officer for Economic Affairs and Regional Policy, Office
of the Land Berlin in Brussels (Berlin Adlershof only)
Interpreters2
1. Ms Astrid KNOKE-JEREMIAH - Team leader
2. Ms Cordula PLUTZ
3. Ms Rosita LAGRAVINESE
4. Ms Serena POZZECCO-ARBOGAST
5. Ms Fenella DODD
6. Mr Peter Anders SHEPPERSON
7. Mr Hans-Werner MUHLE
8. Ms Ines RIECKEN-CHAVARRIA
9. Mr Bernard WALTHER, (technician, valise)
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1. Language arrangements shall be determined in accordance with Rule 158(3) and (4) of the Rules of
Procedure, subject to confirmation by members of their attendance, by the Thursday of the second week
preceding the meeting in question.
2. For missions undertaken during weeks set aside for external parliamentary activities, active
interpretation shall be provided in up to five languages from the committee or delegation language
profile.
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Languages covered3
DE, EN, ES, IT
European Parliament Information Office
Frank PIPLAT, European Parliament Information Office, Berlin
Unter den Linden 78, D-10117 Berlin, Tel.: +49 (030) 2280 - 1000
European Commission Representation
Richard KÜHNEL, Representation of the European Commission, Berlin
Unter den Linden 78, D-10117 Berlin, Tel.: +49 (030) 2280 - 2000
Federal Ministry of Finance
Dirk H. KRANEN,
Petra HINZ,
HoU, Budget and Finances of the European Union, Federal Ministry of
Finance
Federal Ministry of Finance
Accommodation and transport during the mission
Park Inn by Radisson, Tunnel Alexanderplatz. 7, 10178 Berlin, tel.: +49 30 23890
Lindner Hotel Am Michel, Neanderstraße 20, 20459 Hamburg, Tel.: +49 40 3070670
Upon arrival in Berlin a bus will be at the disposal of the delegation for the duration of the
mission.
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Speakers who intend to give a presentation and dispose of a written text are kindly requested
to make their text available in advance to the CONT secretariat for the benefit of the
interpreters. Thank you very much for your cooperation!
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
8.20 h
Arrival of the delegation in Berlin Tegel airport,
bus transfer
9.30 h
Committee on Affairs of the European Union: The Follow-up to the
European Parliament's Discharge Procedures
(German Bundestag, Jakob-Kaiser Building, Dorothenstraße 100,
D-10117 Berlin,)
Mr Gunther KRICHBAUM, CDU, Chair
Mr Heinz-Joachim BARCHMANN, SPD, Deputy Chair
Mr Norbert SPINRATH, SPD, (9.30 h - 10.00 h)
Ms Gabriele GRONEBERG, SPD
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See footnote 2.
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10.30 h
Departure for the Federal Ministry of Finance
10.45 h
Calculation, collection and management of own resources
(Federal Ministry of Finance, Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin, Tel.:
03018/682-0)
Dirk-Heiner KRANEN, Head of Division,
Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance,
Fight against VAT fraud
Gabriele HIMSEL, Head of Division
Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance
12.30 h
Lunch debate
Member States "National Declarations" and the European
Parliament's Discharge Procedure
(Federal Ministry of Finance, Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin, Tel.:
03018/682-0)
Jens SPAHN, Parliamentary Secretary of State
14.00 h
Getting the Gross Nation Income (GNI) Data right: European Court
of Auditors Special Report No 11/2013
(Federal Ministry of Finance)
Dirk-Heiner KRANEN, Head of Division,
Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance
Albert BRACKMANN, Director
Representative of the German National Statistical Office
Milan Martin CVIKL, Member of the Court, Dean of Chamber IV:
Revenue, research and internal policies, and European Union's
institutions and bodies
15.00 h
Departure for Berlin-Adlershof, Science- and Technology Park
http://www.adlershof.de/en/homepage/
(Rudower Chaussee 17, 12489 Berlin)
15.45 h
The Operational Programme "Berlin" 2007 - 2013, 2014-2020
(Hans-Grade-Saal, Forum Adlershof, Rudower Chaussee 24, D12489 Berlin)
The importance of Cohesion Policy for Berlin – achievements and
future targets
Hella DUNGER-LÖPER, Permanent Secretary for European
Affairs, Berlin Senate Chancellery
Pierre TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, Head of the Management Authority
Berlin
Klaus-Peter SCMIDT, ESF Fund Manager
ERDF: OP2007DE162PO004,
ESF: 2007DE05PO003 (under reservation)
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Welcome and presentation of the Science and Technology Park
Berlin Adlershof
Hardy Rudolf SCHMITZ, CEO, WISTA-MANAGENENT GMBH,
Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof
19.00 h
Return to the hotel
Evening
free evening
Wednesday,4 November 2015
8.00 h
Bus transfer from Berlin to Schwerin
11.00 h
ERDF and ESF Operational Programmes in Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania" 2007-2013,
(State Chancellery, Schloßstr. 2 - 4, 19053 Schwerin)
Mr Christian FRENZEL, Secretary of State, Head of the Sate
Chancellery
Ms Andrea HERRMANNSEN, Head of the department for Europe
and international affairs in the Chancellery
Michael MATTNER, Head of the management authority for EDRF,
ESF and EAFRD in the Chancellery
Ms Eva-Maria FLICK, Head of the ERDF management authority in
the Ministry of Labour, Equal Opportunities and Social Affairs
Mr Eberhard MESSMANN, Head of the ESF management
authority in the Ministry of Labour, Equal Opportunities and Social
Affairs
Mr Markus KRACK, Head of the ERDF Audit Authority
Mr Dirk HENGSTENBERG, Head of the ESF Audit Authority
OP ERDF 2007DE161PO003, full reservation in 2013,
OP ESF 2007DE051PO002, full reservation in 2014
12.30 h
Lunch upon invitation of Mr Christian FRENZEL, Secretary of
State, Head of the State Chancellery (MEPs only)
14.00 h
Press conference (tbc)
(LPK MV e.V., Lennéstr. 1 (Schloß), 19053 Schwerin)
15.00 h
Centre for Education Vocational Training
(SAZ, Ziegeleiweg 7, 19057 Schwerin)
Gerd POLOSKI, managing director
16.30 h
Bus transfer from Schwerin to Hamburg
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19.00 h
Reception offered by the Hamburg Government (Senate)
(Hamburg Museum, Holstenwall 24, 20355 Hamburg)
Thursday, 5 November 2015
8.00 h
Departure from the hotel
8.30 h
Collection an management of traditional own resources in the
Hamburg port
(LIG, Landesbetrieb Immobilienmanagement und Grundvermögen
der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Millerntorplatz 1, 20359
Hamburg)
Ms Collette HERCHER,
President of the Federal Fiscal Authority, office North Germany
Michael SCHRADER,
Head of the main customs office, Hamburg harbour
Peter KELLER, Deputy Head
Customs criminal investigation office, Cologne,
Selected aspects of the implementation of structural funds in
Hamburg
The role of European Public Sector Accounting Standards
(EPSAS)
Jens LATTMANN, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Stefan HERMS, Director General Senate Chancellery
Julia FRIEDLAND, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and
Innovation
Martin WEBER, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and
Integration
Alexandre MAKARONIDIS, Head of Unit, Task Force EPSAS European Public Sector Accounting Standards (tbc)
12.00 h
Press conference
12.30 h
Rickmer-Rickmers
(St. Pauli Landungsbrücken Ponton 1a / Fiete-Schmidt-Anleger ·
20359 Hamburg)
14.00 h
Visit of the port
- 16.00 h
17.00 h
Arrival at Hamburg airport
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