Contact

Owen Grieves

[Conference Manager]

+49 (0)30 81 45 06-17 / 📱 +49 (0)157 58 55 58 13
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Tatjana Ivanova

[Key Account Managerin]

+49 (0)30-81 45 06-27 & +49 (0)30 22 19 35-32
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European Structural and Investment Funds

Hybrid Workshop |

08.10.2026 - 09.10.2026 |

Athens |

Language: English

Post-2027 Performance Framework: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes

Effective monitoring and evaluation are key to ensuring ESI-funded programmes are successfully managed and transparently implemented. Those in charge of these tasks must keep updated with new rules and tools. In this hybrid workshop, you will have the opportunity to gain theoretical and practical insights guided by our experts and to compare your experience with that of peers from other Member States.

Participants receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop.

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+++ Register before 13 August 2026 to avail of our 10% early bird discount! +++

Prices

Participation fees for participation in Athens:
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics: € 1.460,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee: € 1.760,- (excl. VAT)

Participation fees for online participation:
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics: € 1.090,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee: € 1.390,- (excl. VAT)

VAT will be added if applicable.

+++ Register before 14 August 2025 to avail of our 10% early bird discount! +++

What’s included in the price:

For in-person participation:

High-level trainers;
High-quality learning materials – downloadable after the event;
Experienced conference manager’s support throughout the event;
Coffee and lunch breaks throughout the event;
Walking tour on the first evening;
Lexxion-branded gift bags.

For online participation:

High-level trainers;
High-quality learning materials – downloadable during and after the event;
Technical support by an experienced conference manager throughout the event;
Opportunity for live interactions.

Group Discounts
Group registration of three or more participants will automatically receive a 10% discount.

We offer group discounts upon request. Please contact Owen Grieves at [email protected] or +49 (030)81 45 06 17. We will be happy to assist you with your group registration.

Course Material – No need to miss anything!

If you are unable to attend the course you may want to order all the presentations shown during the event. The price is € 249,- (excl. of VAT). If interested, please contact Owen Grieves.

Who Should Participate?

Representatives from public authorities in charge of management, control, monitoring, and evaluation of ESI funds as well as from Migration and Security Funds (AMIF, ISF BMVI), especially from:

Audit Authorities
Intermediate Bodies
Bodies in charge of the accounting function
Regional and local authorities
Experts from EU, national and regional Courts of Auditors
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Migration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Integration
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Police authorities such as: Border Police, Border Control Agencies, National and Regional Police Forces
Experts from institutions involved in the implementation of AMIF, ISF and BMVI
Consultants and lawyers specialised in ESI funds as well as in AMIF, ISF, and BMVI
Beneficiaries of EU funded projects (private and public companies, associations, research institutes), AMIF, ISF, and BMVI
International, national, local associations, and networks working in European Territorial Cooperation.

Methodology

A workshop by Lexxion Publisher offers a great learning experience with a hands-on approach. Our high-level experts from EU Institutions, and the private sector will support you in applying complex rules to your practical day-to-day work. To achieve the best results, we employ a mixture of learning methods.

To ensure that you get the best possible understanding of the topics at hand, our Workshop sessions combine theoretical presentations, case study analysis and highly interactive discussions on practical issues. You will have ample opportunities to present your issues and exchange information and experiences with speakers and participants from other Member States.

Workshop materials will be available to download after the event.

Programme

Day 1: Thursday, 8. October | On Terminology, Result Orientation & Intervention Logic

08:45

Registration & Welcome Remarks

09:00

The New Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Proposal

Current negotiation status
New performance regulation
Result-oriented financing mechanism

Dario Nicolella , Senior Expert at the Italian Department for Cohesion Policy – former Head of Sector at the European Commission and former Internal Auditor at FAO

10:30

Coffee Break

10:45

Concepts of Monitoring & Indicators: A Tool to Strengthen Result Orientation

Monitoring and indicators and their role in EU Funds management
Different funds and different rules (RRF, ESIF, CAP)
Q&A

Bernd Schuh , Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

12:15

Lunch Break

13:15

Monitoring & Indicators in Practice: A Step-by-Step Perspective

Building Proper Intervention Logic – theoretical introduction
Practical exercise: building the intervention logic
Feedback from the exercise & discussion with participants

Bernd Schuh , Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

14:45

Coffee Break

15:00

The Concept of Evaluation as a Key Instrument for Making Policy Evidence-Based

Introduction to evaluation
Different funds and different rules (RRF, ESIF, CAP)
Q&A

Bernd Schuh , Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

16:30

Costing methodologies for FNLC

Intro to FNLC
Statistical methods
Expert assessments
Past policies
Q&A

Dario Nicolella , Senior Expert at the Italian Department for Cohesion Policy – former Head of Sector at the European Commission and former Internal Auditor at FAO

18:00

End of Day 1

Day 2: Friday, 9. October | On Auditing, Evaluation & How to Capture Results

09:00

Evaluation in Practice: A Step-by-Step Perspective

Practical exercise on evaluation questions & evaluation criteria
Evaluation approaches & evaluation methods (qualitative and quantitative)
Use of AI in evaluation

Bernd Schuh , Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

10:30

Coffee Break

10:45

Counterfactual Impact Evaluation

Randomized Control Trial – the gold standard (which we usually cannot meet)
Quasi-experimental methods
Practical exercise: what data do you need to conduct CIE?
Q&A

Bernd Schuh , Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

12:15

Lunch

13:15

Auditing FNLC and future perspectives

Lessons learned from FNLC in Cohesion and RRF
Auditing vs. evaluation
How to audit result-based programmes

Dario Nicolella , Senior Expert at the Italian Department for Cohesion Policy – former Head of Sector at the European Commission and former Internal Auditor at FAO

14:45

End of training

Speakers

Dario Nicolella

Senior Expert at the Italian Department for Cohesion Policy – former Head of Sector at the European Commission and former Internal Auditor at FAO

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Bernd Schuh

Senior expert at Spatial Foresight and independent consultant, Austria

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Venue

Exclusive Venue in the Centre of Athens

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Athens, Greece

Phone

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Hybrid Workshop | 08.10.2026 - 09.10.2026 | Athens | Language: English

Further information incl. prices under Details.

Seating limit
The number of participants in Athens is limited.

Please contact [email protected] if you have technical problems with the booking.

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20% VAT (Greece) will be added if applicable. The participation fee covers conference/course materials. If attending face-to-face the participation fee includes drinks and snacks during breaks and warm meals (if indicated).

Teilnehmerdaten | Participant Information

Ticket Type	Price	Spaces
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt \| Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Athens Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde	€1.314,00	N/A

Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt \| Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Athens Regular fee / Regulärer Preis	€1.584,00	N/A

Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Athens Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde	€1.460,00
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Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Athens Regular fee / Regulärer Preis	€1.760,00
First name of the participants * Surname of the participants * Position of the participants * Department of the participants * E-mail of the participants * Telephone of the participants *
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt \| Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Online Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde	€981,00	N/A

Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt \| Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Online Regular fee / Regulärer Preis	€1.251,00	N/A

Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Online Reduced fee for public authorities / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde	€1.090,00
First name of the participants * Surname of the participants * Position of the participants * Department of the participants * E-mail of the participants * Telephone of the participants *
Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluation: Designing and Implementing Result-Oriented EU Programmes \| Online Regular fee / Regulärer Preis	€1.390,00
First name of the participants * Surname of the participants * Position of the participants * Department of the participants * E-mail of the participants * Telephone of the participants *

Zusammenfassung | Summary

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Coupon Code

October 2026

08.10.2026 - 09.10.2026, Athens

Hybrid Workshop, Language: English