Anti-fraud Policy

As ETC Programme, the Interreg Euro-MED Managing Authority finances projects through EU and public funding and has a zero tolerance policy towards fraud and corruption. Programme representatives and staff members are highly committed to protecting the EU and public funds that have been entrusted.

If you detect or suspect a case of illegal activity, fraud or corruption (or a conflict of interest that could constitute a risk of fraud) you must report it. Various channels are available for this purpose, including the following:

 

 

  • The dedicated email address of the Programme is managed by the JS Coordinator: alert_med@maregionsud.fr and can be used in one of the two languages of the Programme. The email should describe, as clearly and accurately as possible, the facts reported. The data transmitted must be relevant, adequate and measured. An alert from a person who wishes to remain anonymous may be processed provided that the seriousness of the facts mentioned is established and that the factual elements reported are sufficiently detailed, precise and evidenced to justify any administrative intervention by the Programme.

 

Protection of whistleblowers
The protection of whistle-blowers has been validated as a working principle by the Programme representatives. Therefore, any transfer of information between the authorities concerned will be limited to a small and relevant number of persons and the confidentiality of the whistle-blower will be ensured at all stages of the processing.

For further information, please consult:

FAQ – European Commission
EU Funds Anti-Fraud Knowledge & Resource Centre – European Commission