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Programme Day II, 5 th October 2010Divided Sessions IV – 9.00-10.009.00-9.05Welcome Note from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & LawExternal Borders FundChair: Mathias Schaef, Deputy Head ofDepartment for InternationalRelations, Head of Unit EU and FrontexCooperation and Head of theResponsible Authority EBF, Federal PoliceHeadquarters, GermanyEuropean Refugee FundEuropean Fund for the Integration of Third-Country NationalsChair: Mark van Marken, CoordinatorEuropean Migration Funds,Ministry for Justice, The NetherlandsEuropean Return FundChair: Peter Neelen, Coordinator ofVoluntary Return, Return Fund,FEDASIL, Belgium9.05-9.45Case Study: Management of the ExternalBorders Fund in Italy• Structure of national authorities• Annual projects• Typical implementation challengesMarialodovica De Caro, Head of EBFManaging Authority, Ministry of the Interior,Italy9.05-9.45Roadmap to Successful Submission ofAnnual Work Programme• Consultation• Allocation: “executing body mode” and“awarding body mode”• Link to multi-annual programming• Drafting using guidance from the CommissionJohanne Lamirande, Head of ResponsibleAuthority for ERF, EIF and RF, UKBorder Agency, United Kingdom9.45-10.00Q&A Session9.05-9.45The Impact of EU Funding on theDevelopment of Return Policy – Risks andOpportunities• Belgian policy on Assisted VoluntaryReturn (AVR) and Forced Return• The national European Return Fund –management and available means• Opportunities – substantial means todevelop the basic national approach• Risks faced during AVR• Strategies to successfully lead AVR- Priority setting- Assessment of project proposals- Consolidated follow-up- Evaluation of activities- Assuring coherent external communication• The European perspective- risks and opportunities on the level of MS- development of strategyPeter Neelen,Coordinator of VoluntaryReturn, Return Fund, FEDASIL, Belgium10.00-10.30Coffee Break