Request for extension of the two month-period for sending replies to final conclusions on audit mission no 20-SM1-EE-SYS

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR MIGRATION AND HOME AFFAIRS

Directorate E: HOME Affairs Funds

The Director

Brussels, HOME.E.3/SO

Ms Helena PALL,

Ms Birgit PAAL,

Mr Rando KÄSPER,

Counsellors for Home Affairs

Permanent Representation

of Estonia to the EU

Rue Guimard 11/13,

1040, Brussels

Telephone: +32 2 227 39 10

[email protected];

[email protected];

[email protected].

Sent by e-mail only

Subject: National Programme of Estonia under the Asylum, Migration and

Integration fund and Internal Security Fund

Launch of Conformity Clearance following audit mission n° 20-SM1-

EE-SYS request of extension for replying

Dear Ms Pall,

Dear Ms Paal,

Dear Mr Kasper,

I refer to the letter of 26.4.2023 sent by your Minister of Interior (No 14-8.7/1167-2 - ARES

(2023)3130990) asking for an extension of two months to reply to our letter (ref.

Ares(2023)2313583 of 30.3.2023) that announced the start of a conformity clearance for the

financial years 2017, 2018 and 2019 of AMIF and ISF, following audit mission n° 20-SM1-

EE-SYS.

The requested extension for your reply is agreed. We also agree on organising an informal

preparatory online meeting and welcome an additional in-person meeting to further discuss

this file. Ms Orru, the desk officer for Estonia, will contact you or your colleagues in the

coming weeks for the organisation of the meetings concerned.

Yours sincerely,

Silvia Michelini

Director

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111

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c.c.: Tarmo Olgo, Ministry of Interior, Estonia

Tairi Pallas, Ministry of Interior, Estonia

Doede Ackers, Head of Unit DG HOME E 3

Marta Cygan, Director DG HOME F

Angelina Gros Tchorbadjiyska, Head of Unit DG HOME F1

Electronically signed on 11/05/2023 18:00 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121