ECA and Lithuanian Ministry of Finance hold conference on EU financial instruments: Vilnius, 26 January

​The European Court of Auditors (ECA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania , is holding a conference in Vilnius on the topic of EU financial instruments on 26 January 2018 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The aim of the conference is to consider how financial instruments can best be used to provide financial support from the EU budget. The conference is an opportunity for experts from the EU institutions, practitioners and other public and private stakeholders, including start-ups, to exchange views and ideas.

Key speakers will include the ECA's Lithuanian Member Mr Rimantas Šadžius, who is also responsible for institutional relations, and Ms Illiana Ivanova, Dean of the ECA chamber for auditing the EU investment for cohesion and growth and lead Member for the ECA's 2016 audit report on financial instruments. The impressive line-up of speakers will include Mr Vilius Šapoka and Ms Loreta Maskaliovienė (respectively Minister and Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania), Mr Vazil Hudak (Vice-President of the European Investment Bank) and Mr Wilhelm Molterer (Managing Director of the EFSI). Please consult the conference website for a full list of speakers and more information on the event.

You can keep track of events during the conference by following us on Twitter at #ECAFinInstrLT . Conference proceedings and documentation will be available on the dedicated website.