Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 557 in Riga in 2008 (14 July. No 49 35 §) rules for the special task of the Minister of Finance of the Union Government Affairs Issued under the competence of the public administration Act, article 20 of the equipment in the first part of rule 1 defines the Minister with special responsibility for European Union financial management matters (hereinafter the Minister). 2. the Minister shall coordinate national policy development and implementation in the European Union's structural funds and the Cohesion Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Foundation of the European Union) Government under the convergence objective referred to in the Council of 21 June 1999, Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the structural funds, the development and structural adjustment of promotion, the objectives of the regions whose development is lagging behind (objective 1), and the Council of 11 July 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, 3. The Minister shall have the following tasks: to coordinate common policies 3.1. development and implementation of the European Union in the field of the management of funds;
3.2. to coordinate the European Union's Fund raising (receipt) and monitoring their use;
3.3. coordinate legislative project development fund of the European Union in the area of governance, as well as to monitor the relevant European Union legislation;
3.4. According to the competency to ensure Latvia's national positions on development, validation and representation in the institutions of the European Union;
3.5. to coordinate direct cooperation between administrations, as well as cooperation with secondary public persons in matters related to the management of funds of the European Union's Affairs;
3.6. to develop proposals and submit the requests for State budget allocations of the funds of the European Union, as well as learning to organize the national budget funds are used for the intended purposes and ensure that use control;
3.7. do other European Union fund management related tasks. 4. the Minister is entitled to: 4.1 according to competence to request and receive the necessary information and documents from other direct administration institutions, secondary public parties, as well as non-governmental organizations;
4.2. to represent the national interest in international and European institutions the European Union fund management related issues;
4.3. According to competence to cooperate with foreign Governments, international organizations, programmes and projects represent the ERS and experts in the management of funds of the European Union;
4.4. provide opinions on the other institutions the European Union laid down the Foundation of the Administration acts and policy planning documents for projects;
4.5 external laws and regulations in order to conclude international treaties;
4.6. perform other functions set out in the legislation. 5. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 21 November 2006, Regulation No 954 "rules for the special task Minister means the European Union competence in matters of learning" (Latvian journal, 2006, nr. 190). Prime Minister i. Godmanis Minister with special responsibility for European Union financial management matters N. Brok