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Valencia, February 29, 2024.
The AVAF and the Generalitat have carried out a workshop-day on management of conflicts of interest between the managers of the Next Generation funds received in the Valencian Community and processed by the departments of the Generalitat.
Carolina Marin, director of European fund programs of the Second Vice Presidency and Department of Social Services, Equality and Housing of the Generalitat Valenciana and organizer of the session, welcomed the day.
In the first part of the day, Anselm Bodoque, head of the Agency’s Training Service, gave an insight into the institutional and public policy system to combat corruption developed in the Valencian Community.
Subsequently, Marita Oliver, technician from the Agency’s Training Service, explained the basic aspects of the information systems contemplated by Law 2/2023 and the experience of the AVAF as a reporting channel.
Finally, the workshop on conflicts of interest was facilitated by Pilar Moreno, AVAF training technician, and in which the Director of Prevention, Training and Documentation of the Agency, Irene Bravo, participated mainly.
The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has several publications on conflicts of interest, among which the following stand out:
The event was followed by more than 190 people (39 in person and 152 online) and allowed us to delve deeper into the proper management of conflict of interest, understood as the risk situation in which the impartial and objective exercise of the rights can be compromised. functions of the public employee for family, emotional reasons, political affinity, economic interest or for any other direct or indirect reason of personal interest.
The workshop has had the active participation and interest of public servants belonging to various Conselleries and entities of the Valencian instrumental public sector. At the same time, public employees from the municipalities of Castelló, Morella, Vall d’Uixò, Burjassot, Alberic, Gandía, Alberic, Enova, La Pobla de Vallbona, Aras de los Olmos, Picassent have also been present, virtually, Picanya, Altea, Sant Joan d’Alacant, Ibi, Oliva, Gata de Gorgos and Alcoi, belonging to the three provinces of the Valencian Community. Public employees from the cities of Melilla, Murcia, and Vilagarcía de Arousa also followed the training online.
For the second consecutive year, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency cooperate with the aim of increasing training in the face of red flags that may arise in the management of Next Generation funds. From the AVAF we would like to thank the Directorate of European Funds Programs of the Second Vice Presidency and the Ministry of Social Services, Equality and Housing for their invitation and their management in the organization of this workshop-day.