Re: [mcfa-int] Delays in Payement

["Erik-jan Malta" <erih.malta@DROPMEuca.es>]

Hi,
Now really I don't understand your host institute - and that for a top level
institute I think. To make things clear: you have a contract with the Max
Plack and with nobody else. The only duty you have towards the EC are the
initial and final reports. The Max Planck in their turn have a contract with
the EC and are therefore responsable for any administrative trouble they
have with the EC. I understand the problem but I think it is not fair of the
host institute to put the pressure on you. Besides I think it will have a
much greater effect if an institute (especially an institute like the Max
Planck) will start complaining than a particular investigator. The institute
can for instance argue that it cannot any longer host MC fellows if payments
take that long - something that will seriously hinder the mobility programme
of the EC. But the institute should again realize that their job is the
administrative implementation of the grant and that your job is doing
research.
Cheers, Erik-jan.
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Dr. Erik-jan Malta
Dpto. de Biología
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
Apartado, no. 40
11510 Puerto Real (Cádiz)
España
tel: + 34 956 016026
fax: + 34 956 016019

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexis Maizel" <maizel@DROPMEtuebingen.mpg.de>
To: <mcfa-int@DROPMEmariecurie.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 3:50 PM
Subject: [mcfa-int] Delays in Payement


> Hi All,
>
> sorry if this has been already discussed.
>
> I have submitted the intermediary scientific and financial  reports of
> my fellowship (5th FP) in November 2003 to the EC. Haven't heard  back
> from them since, I was not worried.
> But it turned out that as of today (March 2004) the remaining 40% of
> the EC contribution have not been wired to my host institution. The
> problem is that there is no more money to cover my salary (not talking
> about the lab expenses), as all the first payment (60%) has been used
> up :-(
>
> I contacted EC,  they told me that my files have not been reviewed yet,
> and I should expect payement not before 2 months !!
>
> I explained them how bad the situation was, but the person asked me to
> be patient. I personnaly find that 6 months to review 3 pages is a
> little bit too much.
>
> Would any of you had a similar experience ? Do you have any contact in
> Brussel I could reach to speed up the process ? Overall, do you have
> any suggestion on how to handle this situation ?
>
>
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