As part of the Technical Assistance Project
for Strengthening Operational Programme for Transport and End Recipients of
Assistances in the IPA II (2014-2020) Period, the Department for EU Investments
(EUID) held its second annual performance review workshop in Afyonkarahisar
between October 13-16 2022.
Attended by the experts of the EUID,
the workshop began with the speech of Ms Tijen İĞCİ (PhD), Head of Department for
EU Investments and IPA Director. During the first session, situation regarding the
fund absorption, possible risks that might be encountered in the upcoming
period and the measures to be taken were discussed under the moderation of our Financial
Management Unit.
On the second day of the workshop, experts
responsible for Management Information System (MIS) from the Ministry of
Industry and Technology Competitive Sectors Program delivered a presentation on
the use of MIS by IPA units.
In the first session of the third day
of the workshop, experts from the Programming, Monitoring And Evaluation Unit,
as well as Quality Assurance And Control Unit delivered a presentation on IPA
III studies. The session continued with a presentation by Team Leader of our
Technical Assistance project. The morning session covered the future needs of
our units and means of meeting the said needs, actions that may be taken as
part of our project, and alternative models for units. The afternoon session
began with a visit by Mr Burak AYKAN, Director-General of EU and Foreign
Affairs and Head of Operating Structure. In his speech, Mr. Aykan talked about
expectations from the EUIDfor the upcoming period and thanked everyone for
their contributions in the previous period. The session continued working in to discuss the needs of their units and
deliver presentations on the solutions to those needs, accompanied with a
moderator.
On the final day of the workshop,
participants evaluated the outcomes of the work undertaken for three days. At
the end of the session, Tijen İĞCİ (PhD), Head of EUID delivered a closing
speech and thanked all the participants.