Under the Technical Assistance Measure of IPARD Programme, representatives of the Managing Authority and IPARD Agency (ARDSI) visited Czechia and Poland between July 17-23, 2023. During the visits aimed at exchanging information on the roles of the Managing Authority and Paying Agencies of European Union countries in the implementation of the Rural Development Programme, opinions were gathered for simplifying the documents used in the pre-payment administrative control within the IPARD Programme. The relevant processes and experiences in EU member states were reviewed, and discussions were held on how to facilitate the use of funds for beneficiaries of the IPARD Programme.
The programme commenced with a meeting with officials from the Czech Paying Agency, and it was followed by a visit to a facility in the Czechia where investments are made using the funds provided by the IPARD Programme. During the field visit, the participants had the opportunity to visit the “Bohemia Apple” cold storage facility and observe the firsthand experience of investors who had benefited from EU funds through the IPARD Programme.
On the fourth day of the program, a meeting took place with officials from the Managing Authority and Paying Agency in Poland. The meeting was opened by Halina Szymańska, Head of the Polish Paying Agency, followed by presentations on the operations of the Polish Paying Agency and the Managing Authority.
In the subsequent part of the programme, representatives from the IPARD Managing Authority and the IPARD Agency paid a courtesy visit to the Turkish Embassy in Poland. The programme ended with an evaluation meeting held afterwards.
Please click to access the official news prepared by the Polish Paying Agency regarding the visit: https://www.gov.pl/web/arimr/wizyta-studyjna-delegacji-z-turcji-w-arimr