Profile

• is a non-profit institution operating within the broader public sector, established in 1996 by a joint decision of the Greek Government and the European Commission
• it reports to the Minister of Development and Investments, but is external to the Ministry’s civil service structure
• it is staffed from both the private and public sector by highly qualified experts

Mission

Its mission is to support and assist public administration in the effective management of EU-funded programmes by meeting specific needs in:

• highly specialised human resources
• systems, methods and procedures
• know-how

Fields of Activity

• Recruitment of specialised personnel for Managing Authorities (Special Services)
• Training employees of the special services and the beneficiaries
• Design and development of tools, methodologies and know-how relating to the management of cofunded programmes & projects
Information technology systems' development and management
Procurement of state-of-the-art office equipment and modern infrastructure facilities for Managing Authorities
On-going support of beneficiaries with Expert Teams

Administration

The MOU is governed by a nine-member Board, which serves for a three-year term.

Human resources

The MOU staff has a high level of scientific training, specialization and experience in the management & monitoring of co-financed programmes and public projects. The selection process was based on the European Union recruitment system. The vast majority of the employees are seconded to the Managing Authorities.

Resources

The MOU is funded from programmes co-financed by the European Union and from national resources.

The MOU has established and applies a quality management system ISO 9001:2015 for the scope "Support of management and implementation of Partnership Agreement for Development Framework (PA) and other Development Programmes.