Light at the end of the tunnel? Moving into the next programme phase

Heading into a second winter facing the challenges of a global pandemic, ESIF programme managers continue to juggle responsibilities across two programme periods. The tail-end of the 2014-20 programme period remains busy, particularly in terms of monitoring and processing expenditure claims and making payments to beneficiaries. This is workload now exacerbated by many projects needing extensions into 2023, due to the impact of COVID-19. 2023 is expected to be a demanding year