Article 18 Eligible actions

The actions referred to in Article 8 shall be eligible for financial assistance, including the measures necessary for their implementation as well as necessary measures aimed at strengthening the coordination between the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and other relevant schemes at national and international level, building on existing good practices.

The financial assistance referred to in paragraph 1 may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, which are required for the management of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and the achievement of its objectives.

Expenses referred to in paragraph 2 may, in particular, cover studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions as set out in Article 17, including corporate communication of the policy priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange (including their interconnection with existing or future systems designed to promote cross-sectoral data exchange and related equipment), together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission.