Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union Directorate for Budgetary Affairs Secretariat of the Committee on Budgetary Control

Brussels, 22 September 2015

Fact-finding mission of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) to

24/25 September 2015

DRAFT PROGRAMME Control of EU funded priority projects shortlisted by ‘’Task Force for Greece” Members of the delegation: 1 .Ms Ingeborg Gräßle (EPP, DE, Head of Delegation)

2. Mr Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, CZ) 3. Ms Verónica Lope Fontagné (EPP, ES) 4. Mr Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, FR) 5. Mr Georgi Pirinski (S&D, BG) 6. Ms Inés Ayala Sender (S&D, ES) 7. Mr Anders Primdahl Vistisen (ECR, DA) 8. Mr Igor Šoltes (The Greens/EFA, SL)

Accompanying Members: 9. Ms Eva Kaili (S&D, GR) 10. Mr Miltiadis Kyrkos (S&D, GR)

CONT Secretariat 1. Mr Michal Czaplicki (EP mobile: +32-475/754 668) 2. Mr Hrvoje Svetic (EP mobile: +32-498/983 593)

Advisors of Political Groups 1. Mr Balazs Szechy (EPP) 2. Ms Stefanie Ricken (S&D) 3. Mr Roccu Garoby (The Greens/EFA) Commission DG REGIO 1. Mr Stylianos Loupasis, - team leader 2. Mr Antonios Sartzetakis ( Metro, double high-speed railway line Tithorea- Lianokladi-Domokos, E65, Karla Lake). 3. Mr Panayiotis Thanou (cadastre, E-ticket, national registry. He is a desk officer (AD) in charge of Digital OP).

ECA Mr Lazaros Lazarou, Member of the European Court of Auditors

Interpreters FR Ms Stalia Georgoulis - team leader Ms Nathalie Paspaliari

EN Ms Ioulia Spetsiou Mr Jose Fisher Rodrigu

EL Ms Maria Provata Ms Vasiliki Chrysanthakopo

Mr Laurent Recchia - technician, valise

Languages covered EN, FR, EL

Coordination in - European Parliament Information Office Ms Maria KAROUZOU - logistics

Mr Leonidas ANTONAKOPOULOS Head of Information Office of the European Parliament in Greece (8 Leof. Amalias, Athens, GR-105 57,Tel +30 / 210 327 1011, Fax +30 / 210 331 15 40 E-mail: [email protected])

European Commission Representation Ms Pascalina Grigoriadou, Mr Panagiotis Alevantis Head of Representation, European Commission Representation in Greece (Vassilissis Sofias 2, 106 74 Athens, Greece, E-mail: [email protected], Tel. +30 2107272133, Fax +30 2107244620)

2 Transport: TSOKAS BUS SERVICES Address: Mesogeion 279, GR – 15231 CHALANDRI Contact person: Mr Manolis PAPADOGIORGAKIS Mobile + 30 6970000525 Phone : + 30 2106740440 – 41, Fax: + 30 2106710332 [email protected]

Accomodation/Hotels: hotel ELECTRA PALACE in Thessaloniki IN 23/9/15 – OUT 24/9/15 – 1 night 9 Aristotelous Square, 54624 Thessaloniki Tel: +30 2310 294 000, http://electrahotels.gr/en/thessaloniki/electra-palace-thessaloniki/ hotel SAMARAS (3*) in IN 24/9/15 – OUT 25/9/15 – 1 night 14, Athanasiou Diakou Street, Lamia Τel : +0030 22310 28971-3, http://www.samarashotel.gr/ hotel GRANDE BRETAGNE in Athens IN 25/9/15 – OUT 26/9/15 – 1 night 1 Vasileos Georgiou A’ str., Syntagma Square · Athens Tel: +30 210 3330000, http://www.grandebretagne.gr/

Flights: OUTWARD Flight On From Time Brussels - 23September via Munich 16.35 - 17.50 Thessaloniki 19.40 - 22.55 Via Frankfurt 9.05 - 10.10 11.05 - 14.45 Via Belgrade 10.25 - 12.30 13.20 - 15.25 Via Athens 11.45 - 15.55 17.15 - 18.10 RETURN Athens - Brussels 26September direct Brussels Airlines 8.35-11.00 Athens - Brussels 25September direct ***End of the programme at 18.30*** Brussels Airlines 17.00-19.30 JETAIR 18.30-21.20

3 Wednesday, 23 September 2015 22:55 Arrival of the delegation at the Thessaloniki airport, bus transfer to hotel in Thessaloniki Thursday, 24 September 2015 7:45 Departure from hotel 8:15 Visit of the project "metro of Thessaloniki" managing authority: Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational Programme "Improvement of Accessibility", Ms. Z. Papasiopi, [email protected], Tel: 0030 210 69 30 154

Implementing authority: ATTIKO METRO SA - Thessaloniki Metro Directorate Tel: +30 2310 504746

 Dr George Konstantinidis, Project Director  Mr Dionysis Panagiotopoulos, Deputy Project Director and Supervisor in Depot and E&M Works  Mr Yannis Vakalopoulos, Supervisor in Civil Works  Mr Nikos Dellas, Supervisor in Civil Works  Mr Asterios Papaoikonomou, Head of Scheduling and Cost Control Discipline  Mr Michalis Goniotakis, Head of Contract Discipline  Ms Peny Arampatzi, Deputy Head of Contract Discipline  Mr Theoklis Panagiotidis, Head of Design of Works Discipline

venue: ATTIKO METRO SA. Thessaloniki Metro Directorate 40 26th Oktovriou Str. (opposite Port Gate 11), 4th floor of ATRINA CENTER building, Thessaloniki

10:00 Departure from Thessaloniki by bus (175 km)

12:30 ‘’Rehabilitation of Karla Lake’’ project + working lunch Meeting with the Governor of the Region, Mr Konstantinos Agorastos

venue: Farsalon 148 – New Regional Council Hall, Larissa

14:00 Visit of the Lake Karla project

venue: Lake Karla

managing authority: Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational programme "Environment & Sustainable Development", Mr Nikolaos Mamalougas, [email protected], Τel: 0030 213 21 42 202 or 0030 213 21 42 295

15:00 Meeting with Ms Ifigenia Kagalou and Dr Sidiropoulos Pantelis, representatives of Management Body of Ecodevelopment Area of Karla-Mavrovouni-Kefalovriso- on the environmental aspects of the Lake Karla project

venue: Lake Karla, Petra pumping station

4 16:00 Departure to Trikala by bus (120 km)

17:30 Visit of the project " (E65) motorway - part Xiniada-Trikala" managing authority: Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational Programme "Improvement of Accessibility", Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Maritime Affaires and Tourism Ms Zoe Papasiopi [email protected] Tel: +30 210 69 30 154

Mr Zisimos Karvounis, Director Special Service for construction of projects of Central and Western Greece, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Maritime Affaires and Tourism [email protected], [email protected] Tel:.+30 2106992234 or +3016947904547

venue: construction site of the E65 highway, meeting point in Trikala, then driving on the newly constructed highway till Xiniada

19:30 Departure from the site of the motorway, transfer to hotel in Lamia (45 km)

20:30 arrival to the Samaras Hotel in Lamia venue: 14, Athanasiou Diakou Street, Lamia

Friday, 25 September 2015 7:45 Departure from hotel 8:30 Visit of the project "completion of the new double high-speed railway line Tithorea-Lianokladi-Domokos" in Kallidromo - site visit of the Kallidromo tunnel - the longest tunnel in the Balkans (9 km each tube) Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational Program "Improvement of Accessibility"  Ms Maria Oikonomou, [email protected] Tel: 0030 210 67 97 600  Mr. Yiannis Krassopoulos  Ms Alexandra Kalaitzi

ERGOSE  Mr. Ath. VOURDAS, Managing Director  Mr. D. RAPPOS, Project Director  Ms. L. ISSAIA, Consultant to the Managing Director  Mr. Ap. TSAKIRIS, Supervisor of Infrastructure Works  Mr. G. KATAKOS, Supervisor of E/M Works  Mr. G TRIFONAS, Assistant Supervisor of Infrastructure Works

5 Consortium of the Contractor  Mr. S. KARAVAKIS, Project Director  Mr. Chr. STAVROU, Head of Worksite

venue: entrance to the Kallidromo tunel

10:00 Departure from Kallidromo by bus (175 km)

12:30 Arrival in Athens + working lunch venue (till the end of the official programme): Information Office of the European Parliament in Greece, 8 Leof. Amalias, Athens

14:00 Presentation of the project "Greek cadastre" managing authority: Mr Manolis Giampouras Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational Programme "Digital Convergence", [email protected], Tel: 0030 2131-500.539

 Mr G. Logothetis The Head of the Special Coordination Service  Mr M. Yiampouras, Head of the Managing Authority of OP “Digital Convergence”  Mr I. Kastritis and Mr. V. Dimopoulos, Officers who monitor the relevant project  Mr. Th. Karoumpalis, Head of the Monitoring Unit of the MA  Ms A. Anagnostaki, Head of Planning Unit of the MA  Prof. Byron Nakos, President, National Cadastre and Mapping Agency (N.C.M.A.) S.A  Ms Christina Klonari, Managing Director, National Cadastre and Mapping Agency (N.C.M.A.) S.A,  Dr Dimitrios Rokos, Director of Planning and Investments, National Cadastre and Mapping Agency (N.C.M.A.) S.A

16:00 Presentation of the project "National Register"  Mr G. Logothetis The Head of the Special Coordination Service  Mr M. Yiampouras, Head of the Managing Authority of OP “Digital Convergence”  Mr I. Kastritis and Mr. V. Dimopoulos, Officers who monitor the relevant project  Mr. Th. Karoumpalis, Head of the Monitoring Unit of the MA  Dr Th. Oikonomou, Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Director General of e-Government and Elections,  Dr I. Manolitsakis, Chairman of Information Society SA  Mr G. Tsakogiannis, CEO of Information Society SA

6  Mr S. Boviatsis , Ms K. Papadaki, Ms Z. Kontiza - the team in charge of the project  Mrs N. Tsouma, Director of Information Society SA

16:45 Presentation of the project "e-ticket system in Attica" managing authority: Mr Manolis Giampouras Intermediate Managing Authority of the Operational Programme "Digital Convergence", [email protected], Tel: 0030 2131-500.539

 Mr G. Logothetis The Head of the Special Coordination Service  Mr M. Yiampouras, Head of the Managing Authority of OP “Digital Convergence”  Mr I. Kastritis and Mr. V. Dimopoulos, Officers who monitor the relevant project  Mr. Th. Karoumpalis, Head of the Monitoring Unit of the MA  Mr Gregory Dimitriadis, Chairman of the Board & CEO of the Athens Urban Transport Organisation S.A. (OASA)  Ms Hamsa, Mrs.Mavroudi, Mr. Anastasiadis, Mr. Kypraios - the team in charge of the project

17:30 Press conference venue: Information Office of the European Parliament in Greece, 8 Leof. Amalias, Athens,

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18:30 End of the programme

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