The NCPs team for legal and financial issues of Horizon Europe is organising a national conference in a hybrid format in which we will have testimonies from the European Commission and some Spanish participants on issues related to some of the new features of the Rules of Participation and the first audits of Horizon Europe projects.
The event will be held on Thursday 26 June 2025 in the Assembly Hall of the CSIC, Calle Serrano 117, Madrid. For those who wish to follow the event online, it will be streamed on Horizon Europe’s YouTube channel.
10.30-10.45: Opening and introduction
Panel 1: Simplification of the Horizon Europe programme
– Main simplification measures for 2025-2027:
Isabel Vergara, European Commission, DG RTD
10.45-12.00
– Participants’ experience with Lump Sum and FSTP:
▪ Technical audit of a Lump Sum project – Luis Zurano, Universidad
Politécnica de Valencia
▪ Practical recommendations for the management of funding in
cascade (FSTP) – Blanca Rodríguez, Zabala Innovation
Moderated by:
Carmen Bello (FECYT) / Andrés Martinez (CDTI) / Diana Castrillón (UPV)
12.00-12.30: Coffee break and networking
12.30-13.45: Panel 2: Financial audits in Horizon Europe
EC Audit Strategy – Legal and Financial NCPs
▪ Case study: financial audit of a Horizon Europe project –
Micol NANTIAT, NCP L&F Switzerland
▪ Certificate on the Financial Statements (CFS) in Horizon Europe –
Carlos Barriocanal, CET Auditores
Moderated by:
Ichka León (CSIC) / Ana Hernandez (CDTI) / Gustavo García (FECYT)
13.45-14.00: Conclusions and next steps
Legal and financial NCPs
14.00-15.00: Spanish wine and networking with legal and financial NCPs
More information: CDTI Events
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