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Last Chance to Register | eProcurement and eInvoicing EU policy at the #EURegionsWeek

Tom and Irena explain why you should join!

Registrations for the European Week of Regions and Cities 2019 close on 27 September 2019.

That means now is the time to register!

Europe is now at a crucial moment in terms of its eInvoicing and eProcurement policies as public authorities adopt the European standard on eInvoicing.

The European standard supports the use of eInvoicing across-boarders, increasing opportunities for businesses and generating savings for the public sector.

You stand to benefit from the faster and more efficient processing of eInvoices, which great savings to European public administrations and to businesses. An estimated € 920 million in savings has already been recorded between 2015-2017 through eInvoicing alone.

In this context, do not miss the opportunity to register for the session “eProcurement and eInvoicing EU policy: implementation and challenges at regional level”. At this session, you can:

  • Come and discover: Discover all the opportunities these modern processes offer to you! You will find out also what is happening in the EU arena and get an overview of the EU situation, from European Commission
  • Share and learn: Bring experience from your own region or country, share your challenges and see what solutions others found to similar issues. Learn from peers: few best examples on how things worked out at national level will be presented to you
  • Spread the good news: Take it home to your country and help to make it work

The European Commission is currently supports the uptake of eInvoicing respecting the European standard and Directive 2014/55/EU (on eInvoicing in public procurement) with the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eInvoicing Building Block.

The CEF eInvoicing Building Block offers public and private sector on-site eInvoicing Trainings and Workshops; supporting webinars; a User Community hosting online discussions and a dedicated Conformance Testing Service. These CEF services are available until this deadline. In addition, around €35,2 million in CEF funding has been awarded to projects implementing the European standard.