Role of NCU

Department 58 – International Relations
Department 58 – International Relations

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The role of the National Coordination Unit (NCU) for the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme

The Ministry of Finance, as the National Coordination Unit (NCU), is responsible for achieving the goals of the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme, which result from the Framework Agreement signed between the Czech Republic and Switzerland on 29 June, 2023.

Main responsibilities of the NCU:

  1. functions as a concact point and represents the Czech Republic in relations with Switzerland during the implementation of the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme.
  2. is responsible for fulfilling the Framework Agreement and ensuring that individual programs contribute to the goals of the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme.
  3. monitors the quality of implementation of individual programmes and their progress in fulfilling programme outputs, results and goals according to agreed indicators.
  4. controls the efficient  and proper use of financial resources.
  5. ensures the publicity of the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme and provides information to the public.