Additional confirmations regarding the Annual Control Report and Opinion from 15.02.2024 (Estonia-Latvia)

Ms. Cendrine de Buggenoms European Commission Our ref. 18.06.2024 No 10-2/2866-1 Joint Audit Directorate for Cohesion Audit V (EMPL.REGIO.DAC.5) [email protected] Additional confirmations regarding the Annual Control Report and Opinion from 15.02.2024 (Estonia- Latvia) Dear Ms. de Buggenoms As per your request, here are some additional confirmations regarding the Annual Control Report and Opinion for European Territorial Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Estonia- Latvia (CCI No: 2014TC16RFCB050). As the Audit Authority, we confirm that: • As per the information from the accounts and the electronic monitoring system, the compliance with Article 129 of the CPR is respected (i.e., the amount of public expenditure paid to beneficiaries is at least equal to the contribution from the Funds paid by the Commission). • As per the information from system audit works and the electronic monitoring system, the data on indicators, specifically the aggregated data for whole period reported to the Commission are correct. • As per the information from the accounts and the electronic monitoring system, there are no outstanding financial corrections or issues resulting from the controls and audits. • As per from reports from the Managing Authority and the electronic monitoring system, all projects have been finalized. Yours sincerely, (signed digitally) Anu Alber Head of the Financial Control Department Head of the Audit Authority for Estonia-Latvia Programme Mart Pechter +372 611 3152 [email protected] Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / Estonia / +372 611 3558 / [email protected] www.rahandusministeerium.ee / Reg. code: 70000272