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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS - COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY CONTROL -

Fact-finding delegation of the Budgetary Control Committee to Romania 18 - 21 September 2006

Preliminary Draft Programme, version 14 September 2006

Members of the delegation: Mr Herbert BÖSCH (PSE,Vice-Chairman), Mrs Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINEZ (EPP-ED), Mr Jan MULDER (ALDE, arriving on Tuesday), Mr°Paul van BUITENEN (Verts/ALE) CONT Secretariat Mr Christian EHLERS Staff of political groups Mr Hendrik PRUMMEL (Verts/ALE), Sylwia REMISZEWSKA (ALDE, arriving on Tuesday), Interpretaters: Mr Mihai Cristian CODREANU Ms Roxana-Cristina PETCU (team leader) Ms Corina Rodica ANGHEL Coordination in Bucharest Mr Jonathan SCHEELE, Head of Delegation Commission Delegation to Romania, Rue Jules Michelet 18-20, 010463 Bucharest tel.: 0040-21-203.54.00, fax.: 0040-21-230.24.53 delegation-romania@ec.europa.eu, Mr Enrico D'AMBROGIO, Acting Head of Office European Parliament Information Office Strada Boteanu 1, Sector 1, 010027 Bucharest tel.: 0040-21-305.79.86, fax.: 0040-21-315.79.29 epbucarest@europarl.europa.eu

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Coordination in the Embassy of Romania in Brussels: Anda SALAGEAN Marius SPIRIDON Romanian Mission to the EU Romanian Mission to the EU 12, rue Montoyer - 1000 Brussels 12, rue Montoyer - 1000 Brussels Tel.: +32-2-700 05 13 Tel: +32-2-700 03 16 Fax.: +32-2-700 06 41 Fax: +32-2-700 06 41 Anda.Salagean@roumisue.org Accommodation and transport in Romania InterContinental Bucharest Bv. Nicolae Balcescu 4 70122 Bucharest, Romania Tel.: Hotel Front Desk: +40-2-13102020 | Hotel Fax: +40-2-13120486 The delegation will have a minibus at its disposal for the duration of the visit. Flight arrangements Herbert BÖSCH, MEP, Head of the Delegation OS 562 Zurich-Vienna, OS 791 Vienna-Bucharest arrival 16.25 h LX 1885 Bucharest-Zurich departure 14.15 h Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES, MEP SN 5209 Brussels-Bucharest arrival 00.15 h OS 790 Bucharest-Vienna departure 11.30 h Jan MULDER, MEP LH 233 Berlin-Munich, LH3422 Munich-Bucharest (Tuesday) arrival 23.59 h LH 3425 Bucharest-Munich, LH 4608 Munich-Brussels, (Friday) departure 12.50 h Paul VAN BUITENEN, MEP TAROM RO 602 Timisoara-Bucharest arrival 11.50 h SN 5208/TAROM RO 0373 Bucharest-Brussels departure 17.55 h Christian EHLERS LH 4603 Bussels-Munich, LH 3420 Munich-Bucharest, arrival: 16.40 h LH 3425 Bucharest-Munich, LH 4608 Munich-Brussels departure 12.50 h Hendrik PRUMEL SN 5205 Brussels-Bucharest arrival 13.55 h SN 5208 Bucharest-Brussels departure 17.55 h Sywia REMISZEWSKA LH 233 Berlin-Munich, LH3422 Munich-Bucharest (Tuesday) arrival 23.59 h LH 3425 Bucharest-Munich, LH 4608 Munich-Brussels departure 12.50 h

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Monday, 18 September 2006 All day Individual arrival of the Members of the Delegation in Bucharest

Members will be welcomed in the airport and picked up by minibus (not possible for late arrivals!)

17.45 h Departure from the hotel to the Commission Delegation 18.00 h Meeting with the Delegations of the European Parliament and the Commission Mr. Jonathan SCHEELE, Head of the European Commission Delegation1 Mr Enrico D'AMBROGIO, Acting Head of the EP Information Office Venue: Commission Delegation, Rue Jules Michelet 18-20, 010463

Bucharest, tel.: 0040-21-203.54.00, fax.: 0040-21-230.24.53 Tuesday, 19 September 2006 9.00 h Departure from the hotel 9.30 h Ministry of Public Finance Mrs. Doina DASCALU, Secretary of State2 National Authority for Public Procurement Mr. Alexandru COJOCARU, President Venue: Ministry of Public Finance, Apolodor 17, Bucharest

1 JW – Mr. Johan WELTEN, Financial Officer; MR – Mr. Mark RYCHNOVSKY, Task Manager; ECF - Mr. Esteban CASTRO FERNADEZ, OLAF Assistant; AR – Mrs. Aura RADUCU, Coordination and Reporting Team Leader; CS – Mrs. Camelia SUICA, JHA Team Leader; CL – Mrs. Carmen LEPSA, Financial Officer Assistant; AG – Mrs. Anca GRIU, Task Manager; DT – Mr. Dragos TUDORACHE, Task Manager; MA - Mrs. Mioara AVASILICHIOAEI, Task Manager; CD – Mr. Cyril DEWALEYNE, Task Manager 2 in attendance: Mrs. Lenuta STEFANESCU, Deputy General Director, tel no: +40-21-3199858; Mr. Eugen TEDOROVICI, General Director, tel no: +40-21-3025300; Mr. Stefan CIOBANU, Director, tel no: +40-21-3025230; Mrs. Daniela GHEORGHE, Director General, tel. no: +40-21-3268732; Mrs. Cornelia NOGHI, Head of Unit, tel. no: +40-21-3025381; Mr. Razvan COTOVELEA, General Director, tel. no: +40-21-3025200

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10.30 h Ministry of Public Finance Representatives of the following Ministries responsible for Operational

Programmes (OP): Mrs. Steluta GOANTA, Director General, Ministry of Economy and Trade,

tel. no: +40-21-2025270 Mr. Attila KORODY, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment and Water

Management, tel. no: +40-21-3166057 Mrs. Florentina TEODOROVICI, Director General, Ministry of Transport,

Construction and Tourism, tel. no: +40-21-3196127 Mr. Gabriel FRIPTU, Director General, Ministry of European Integration,

tel. no: +40-21-3114183 Mr. Valer BINDEA, Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity

and Family, tel no: +40-21-3125268 Mr. Danut APETREI, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

Rural Development, tel. no: +40-21-3072329 Mrs. Cornelia HARABAGIU, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture,

Forestry and Rural Development, tel. no: +40-21-3078640 Mr. Dan GHERGHELAS, Deputy Director, The Agency for Rural

Development and Fisheries, tel. no: +40-21-4022779 Mrs. Mariana DRAGHICI, Deputy Director, Paying and Intervention Agency

for Agriculture, tel. no: +40-21-3054814 Venue: Ministry of Public Finance, Apolodor 17, Bucharest 12.30 h - 14.30 Free Time 15.00 h Ministry of Justice Mrs. Monica MACOVEI, Minister Venue: Ministry of Justice, Libertatii 16, Bucharest 16.30 h Court of Auditors Mr. Dan Drosu SAGUNA, President1, tel. no: +40-21-3078818 Venue: Court of Auditors Lev Tolstoi 22-24, Bucharest 18.00 h DLAF (Anti-Fraud Department) Mr. Tudor CHIUARIU, Secretary of State, tel. no: +40-21-3181185 Venue: Victoria Palace, P-ta Victoriei 1, Bucharest 20.00 h Dinner offered by Mr Herbert BÖSCH, Deputy Chairman, on behalf of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control Venue: Casa Vernescu, Calea Victoriei 133, Bucharest, tel.: +40-213119744

1 in attendance: Mr. Patru ROTARU, Accounts Counsellor, tel. no: +40-21-3078717

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Wednesday, 20 September 2006 9.00 h Departure from hotel (all day visit)

1. High Court of Cassation and Justice – Functioning of the CDMS Venue: Batistei 25, Bucharest, tel.: +40-21-3103908

2. ISPA - Bucharest-Constanta (Cernavoda) Motorway - construction and rehabilitation of

sections 4 and 5 Venue: road to Calarasi 3. Rehabilitation of the water supply system in Calarasi - Pilot SAMTID Project

(RO 2002/000-586.05.02.03.02.04) Venue: Calarasi

4. PHARE: CBC Romania-Bulgaria: Border Crossing between Calarasi and Silistra Venue: Calarasi

5. SAPARD project - Modernization of the Vegetable Greenhouse and of the Seed

Greenhouse – SC PREFAB SA Calarasi Venue: Calarasi 6. Closure of Cuore and Speranta placement centres (social project) Venue: Calasari

18.00 h Ministry of European Integration Mrs. Anca BOAGIU, Minister Venue: Ministry of European Integration, Apolodor 17, Bucharest, tel.: +40-21-3011502 Thursday, 21 September 2006 08.30 h Romanian Parliament Mr. Mihai TANASECU, Chairperson of the Committee for Budget, Finance and

Banks, Chamber of Deputies Mr. Varujan VOSGANIAN, Chairperson of the Committee for Budget, Finance and

Banks, Senate Venue: Parliament Palace 09.30 h Press Conference Venue: Commission Delegation, Rue Jules Michelet 18-20, 010463 Bucharest,

tel.: 0040-21-203.54.00, fax.: 0040-21-230.24.53