As part of its second revision of the financial rules for EU-funded programmes, the European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting beneficiaries and managers of public funds to send in their views on how to make the rules for grants and contracts more effective for everyone.

The open consultation is an opportunity for all interested parties to share their practical experience so the Commission can, among other things, improve access to grants and simplify its own handling of financial files. This is especially important as the EU begins to prepare the ground for a new generation of programmes in 2014.

More info:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1542&type=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Consulation: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/consultations

 Open until 18 December 2009