EUROPEISKA GEMENSKAPERNAS KOMMISSION

Bryssel den 24.5.2006

KOM(2004) 488 slutlig/2

2004/0158 (COD)

Ändrat förslag till

EUROPAPARLAMENTETS OCH RÅDETS BESLUT

om inrättande av ett gemenskapsprogram för sysselsättning och social solidaritet – PROGRESS

Anpassning efter överenskommelsen av den 17 maj om budgetramen 2007–2013

(framlagt av kommissionen i enlighet med artikel 250.2 i EG-fördraget)

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2004/0158 (COD)

Ändrat förslag till

EUROPAPARLAMENTETS OCH RÅDETS BESLUT

om inrättande av ett gemenskapsprogram för sysselsättning och social solidaritet – PROGRESS

Skäl 11 skall ersättas med följande:

Genom detta beslut fastställs en budgetram för hela det tid programmet pågår, vilken skall utgöra den särskilda referensen för budgetmyndigheten i enlighet med det interinstitutionella avtalet av den 17 maj 2006 mellan Europaparlamentet, rådet och kommissionen om budgetdisciplin och sund ekonomisk förvaltning.

Artikel 17.1 skall ersättas med följande:

1. Den finansiella ramen för genomförande av de gemenskapsåtgärder som avses i detta beslut mellan den 1 januari 2007 och den 31 december 2013 skall vara 743,25 miljoner euro1. De årliga anslagen skall beviljas av budgetmyndigheten inom budgetramen.

  1 Beloppet uttryckt i indexreglerade priser motsvarar 657,59 miljoner euro i 2004 års priser.
   
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(2007 new nomenclature)

FINANSIERINGSÖVERSIKT FÖR RÄTTSAKT

Policy area(s): Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities

Activity: 0404 – Employment and social solidarity

TITLE OF ACTION: ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY - PROGRESS

1.BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S)

Financial Framework 2007-2013: Heading 1a.

Budget lines: 04.04 01 01 to 04.04 01 06 and 04.01 04 10.

2.OVERALL FIGURES

2.1.Total allocation for action): 743.25 million for commitment.

2.2.Period of application:

1/1/2007–31/12/2013.

2.3.Overall multi-annual estimate of expenditure:

(a)Schedule of commitment appropriations/payment appropriations (financial intervention)

( million to three decimal places)

  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* Total
                 
Commitments 77.90 90.72 98.56 105.07 108.63 111.96 115.41 708.25
                 
Payments 29.80 61.00 93.00 103.00 108.00 111.00 202.45 708.25
                 

(b)Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure

Commitments 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 35.0
                 
Payments 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 35.0
                 
                 
Subtotal a+b                
                 
Commitments 82.90 95.72 103.56 110.07 113.63 116.96 120.41 743.25
                 
Payments 34.80 66.00 98.00 108.00 113.00 116.00 207.45 743.25
                 

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(c)Overall financial impact of human resources and other administrative expenditure

Commitments/ 23.83 23.83 23.83 23.83 23.83 23.83 23.83 166.81
payments                
                 
                 
TOTAL a+b+c                
                 
Commitments 106.73 119.55 127.39 133.90 137.46 140.79 144.24 910.06
                 
Payments 58.63 89.83 121.83 131.83 136.83 139.83 231.28 910.06
                 

* 2013 et seq. for payments.

2.4.Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspectives

XProposal is compatible with next financial framework 2007-2013.

Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial perspectives.

Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement.

2.5.Financial impact on revenue:

XProposal has no financial implications (involves technical aspects regarding implementation of a measure).

OR

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows:

(NB All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on revenue should be shown in a separate annex.)

( million to one decimal place)

    Prior to
    action
Budget line Revenue [Year
    n-1]
     
  Situation following action
   
[Yea [n+1] [n+2] [n+3 [n+4] [n+5]
r n] ]

a) Revenue in absolute terms

b) Change in revenue
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3.BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS

Type of expenditure New EFTA Contributions Heading in
      contribution from applicant financial
        countries framework
Non-comp. Diff. NO YES YES No 1a-
           

4.LEGAL BASIS

Articles 13(2), 129 and 137(1)(a), (b), (j) and (k) of the Treaty.

5.DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS

5.1.Need for Community intervention

5.1.1.Objectives pursued

The European Union has an important role to play in the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European social model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based on equal opportunities. Article 2 of the Treaty states that the Community shall have as its tasks, inter alia, to promote throughout the Community a high level of employment and of social protection and the raising of the standard of living and quality of life and economic and social cohesion.

In order to achieve those objectives, a number of problems have to be addressed:

The Commission has to ensure that it has the necessary knowledge and understanding of the situation prevailing in the Member States in order to exercise its right of initiative;

Effective policy coordination in the areas of employment and social protection/inclusion requires the development of statistical tools and methods and common indicators;

The Commission has to ensure that the EU law and policy objectives are implemented in a uniform way in the Member States and should be able to assess their impact;

Effective policy coordination in the areas of employment and social protection/inclusion requires the promotion of networking, mutual learning, identification and dissemination of good practice at EU level between institutional players;

There is a clear need to increase awareness on the part of stakeholders and the general public about the EU policies pursued in the areas of employment and social protection/inclusion;

At the same time, the key EU networks lack capacity to promote and support EU policies in the areas of employment and social protection/inclusion.

Examples of indicators and criteria for the evaluation are presented in the ex-ante evaluation.

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5.1.2. Measures taken in connection with ex-ante evaluation

The DG EMPL multi-annual evaluation plan envisaged ex-ante evaluation of the programmes mainly in 2005. The context described above implies carrying out the ex-ante evaluation at an early stage. This ex-ante evaluation has been performed internally by the DG EMPL evaluation unit in cooperation with all units involved in the process of defining the programme.

5.1.2.1. Use of evaluation results and lessons from the past

In the context described above, the evaluation results available show how appropriate the different action supported to achieve the goals set in the Social Policy Agenda have been. Several innovative approaches have been evaluated. The evaluation results already published are presented in Annex 1 Evaluation results and Annex 2 List of evaluations carried out. The ex-ante evaluation pointed out the main ex-post and on-going results (p. 3).

5.1.2.2. Support for objective-setting

A logic frame derived from evaluation of the programmes has helped to structure the definition of general, specific and operational objectives of the Framework Programme.

The preparatory works have started just after the financial framework decision. Internal working groups have been set up with representatives of the units concerned, SPP and the evaluation unit.

5.1.2.3. Recommendations

In addition to supporting design of the policy, the ex-ante evaluation also aimed at identifying further action needed to implement the new Framework Programme. Recommendations were made, based on the conclusions. They are summarised in the table below, alongside the main conclusions. Further evaluation results will be reported and taken into account to implement the Framework Programme Decision. The evaluation report is annexed to the Commission Communication containing the proposal for the Programme Decision and the financial statement.

  Conclusions Recommendations for  
    implementation  
       
  Conclusion 1    
  – The approach is relevant and justified regarding the overall objectives.    
  – Action supported is effective and needs to be focused on activities that create the    
  most EU added value.    
  – There is an adequate level of efficiency with the current level of funding and it is    
  necessary to merge the smaller budget lines (often created under EU Parliament    
  pressure).    
  – The proposals to improve and simplify the delivery mechanisms are appropriate    
  and it is necessary to take into account the human resources constraints.    
  – Compared with the previous period of implementation, the main change No specific  
  introduced is the reinforcement of certain types of activities needed to safeguard  
  the Commissions initiative role in promoting EU governance. recommendation.  
       
  Conclusion 2    
  The Framework Programme objectives have been designed to ensure more explicit    
  targeting on the instruments/strategy needed to implement the EU objectives.    
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Specific objectives have been set regarding the EU powers laid down in the Treaty.        
The value added regarding those specific objectives has been identified. Operational        
objectives have been set and examples of related indicators provided.        
The common framework for setting objectives will significantly reinforce the        
internal/external coherence of the activities financed at the level of the Commission.        
One of the main changes introduced compared with the 2001-2006 generation of        
programmes is to streamline the operations previously carried out under different Attention should be paid
budget lines into a single Framework Programme. That will allow greater budgetary to ensuring that  
coherence. simplification does not
Main stakeholders will be targeted, taking into account the experience from previous create a lack of visibility
operations. for each policy field.
   
Conclusion 3 In implementation of the
  Decision, attention
This Programme Decision bringing all the budget lines under the same framework should be paid to
will introduce much more coherent and complementary delivery of the activities. defining   framework
  guidelines and the
The delivery mechanisms have been examined in order to define them at an early corresponding work
stage but allowing the flexibility needed to ensure concentration on the most needed programme and more
action. specific definition of
  target operators and
– The monitoring and evaluation processes are defined to take account of the activities.    
current experience with the Community action programmes.        
         
Conclusion 4        
In general the very specific nature of the Framework Programme action in the field Special attention will be
of social policy will create no duplication or risk of overlap. Nevertheless, for closely paid to avoiding overlap
linked operations, exchanges and mutual learning effects will continue to be in action to be financed
supported. The Programme Decision includes a chapter to ensure complementarity on an autonomous basis.
and states that complementarity should be evaluated.        
Conclusion 5 No specific    
Cost-effectiveness and EU value added have been taken fully into account in recommendation.  
       
defining the approach. They have been the central concepts used to streamline the        
action under the responsibility of DG EMPL        
         

5.1.3.Measures taken following ex post evaluation

Lessons from the available interim evaluations have been taken into consideration in the exante evaluation.

5.2.Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements

In order to achieve the general objectives described in point 5.1.1, it has been decided to establish a Framework Programme split into five sections corresponding to specific objectives relating to five different areas of activity:

Employment: Section 1 will support implementation of the European Employment Strategy based on the Treaty.

Social protection and inclusion: Section 2 will support implementation of the open method of coordination in the field of social protection and inclusion.

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Working conditions: Section 3 will support improvement of the working environment and conditions, including health and safety at work, as enshrined in the Treaty.

Anti-discrimination and diversity: Section 4 will support effective implementation of the principle of non-discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as enshrined in the Treaty, and promote the benefits of diversity. It will also promote mainstreaming of anti-discrimination in EU policies.

Gender equality: Section 5 will support effective implementation of the principle of gender equality, as enshrined in the Treaty, and promote gender mainstreaming in EU policies.

Each of these specific objectives has then been further specified in operational objectives, as mentioned in the Decision (see Articles 4 to 9).

In order to achieve the main, specific and operational objectives, the Decision establishing the Framework Programme provides for a wide range of possible measures. They can be classified into three different types:

Analytical and mutual learning activities: This type of action will cover carrying out studies, surveys, evaluations and peer reviews, preparing guides and reports and developing common methodologies and indicators.

Awareness and dissemination activities: This type of action will cover, inter alia, organising conferences to support implementation of Community law and policy objectives, media campaigns, events and training seminars.

Support for main players: This type of action will cover financing key EU networks operating in at least one section of the Framework Programme, funding networks of experts and institutional bodies, EU-level observatories, training seminars for legal practitioners, etc.

A detailed presentation of the practical action envisaged under each section and their link with the operational objectives is included in the table in point 6.2.

5.3 Methods of implementation

The abovementioned action may be financed:

either by a service contract following a call for tenders;

or by a part-subsidy following a call for proposals. In this case, as a general rule the EU cofinancing may not exceed 80% of the total expenditure incurred by the recipient. Any subsidy in excess of this ceiling may be granted only under exceptional circumstances and after close scrutiny.

The Commission will implement this Framework Programme and may have recourse to technical and/or administrative assistance to the mutual benefit of the Commission and of the beneficiaries, for example to finance outside expertise on a specific subject.

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6.FINANCIAL IMPACT

6.1.Total financial impact on Part B (over the entire programming period)

6.1.1.Financial intervention

The envisaged breakdown, indicated below, is subject to modifications during the programming period following decisions from the Programme Committee. The minimum share for each section is indicated in Article 17 of the Decision.

      Commitments (in million to three decimal places)
                 
Breakdown 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
Section 1: Employment 18.90 21.90 23.92 25.30 26.23 27.00 27.70 170.95
                 
Section 2: Social 23.70 28.83 31.20 33.15 34.48 35.21 36.40 222.97
protection and inclusion                
                 
Section 3: Working 10.40 9.47 10.26 10.90 10.94 11.04 11.31 74.32
conditions                
                 
Section 4: Anti- 20.70 21.67 23.62 25.20 25.73 26.73 27.32 170.97
discrimination and                
diversity                
                 
Section 5: Gender equality 7.60 11.30 12.56 13.52 14.20 14.88 15.13 89.19
                 
Support for 1.60 2.55 2.00 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.55 14.85
implementation of the                
Programme                
                 
TOTAL 82.90 95.72 103.56 110.07 113.63 116.96 120.41 743.25
                 

6.1.2.Technical and administrative assistance, support expenditure and IT expenditure (commitment appropriations)

      2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
1) Technical and                
administrative assistance                
a) Technical assistance                
offices                  
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b) Other technical and administrative assistance:

-intra muros:

-extra muros:

of which for construction and maintenance of computerised management systems

Subtotal 1                
2) Support expenditure                
               
                 
a) Studies 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 5.6
                 
b) Meetings of experts 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 10.5
                 
c) Information and 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 16.1
publications                
d) Other 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.8
                 
Subtotal 2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 35.0
                 
TOTAL 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 35.0

6.2.Calculation of costs by measure envisaged in Part B (over the entire programming period)

Commitments (in million to three decimal places)

Breakdown Type of outputs Number Average Total
  of unit cost
  (projects, files)
  outputs cost  
     
    (total   (total
    for   for
    years   years
    1n)   1n)
         
  1 2 3 4=(2X3)
Section 1: Employment        
- Improving the understanding of the employment Collection, 49 0.600 29.400
situation, in particular through analyses and studies development and      
and the development of statistics and indicators. dissemination of data      
  and statistics      
- Monitoring and evaluating implementation of the Carrying-out of 70 0.500 35.000
European Employment Guidelines and studies, analyses and      
Recommendations and analysing the interaction surveys      
between the EES and other policy areas.        
  Impact assessment 21 0.700 14.700
  studies      
         
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- Organising exchanges on policies and promoting Identification of best 35 1.000 35.000
mutual learning between institutional players in the practices and      
context of the European Employment Strategy. organisation of peer      
  review projects      
- Raising awareness, disseminating information and Organisation of 80 0.242 19.400
promoting the debate about the employment conferences/seminars      
challenges and policies, including among regional in support of      
and local players, social partners and other implementation of      
stakeholders. Community law and      
  policy objectives,      
  Presidency      
  conferences/seminars      
  and events      
  Preparation and 21 0.350 7.350
  publication of guides      
  and reports      
  Funding of EU-level 7 2.500 17.500
  observatories      
  Cooperation with 21 0.300 6.300
  international      
  institutions      
  Development and 21 0.300 6.300
  dissemination of      
  common      
  methodologies and      
  indicators/benchmarks      
         
        170.950
Section 2: Social protection and inclusion        
- Improving the understanding of poverty issues, Funding of surveys 7 1.000 7.000
social protection and inclusion policies, in particular (Eurobarometer,      
through analyses and studies and the development of special modules of      
statistics and indicators. LFS)      
  Co-funding EU-SILC 7 7.000 49.000
  Common 7 0.100 0.700
  methodologies and      
  indicators –      
  workshops      
  Support the 7 0.850 5.950
  development of      
  statistical bases      
  (ESSPRO, etc.)      
  Development of new 7 0.831 5.820
  indicators      
  Studies, analyses and 28 0.300 8.400
  dissemination of      
  results      
  Funding of the 7 0.300 2.100
  pension forum      
  Joint projects with 5 0.400 2.000
  other international      
  institutions (OECD,      
  WHO, UNDP, ILD)      
         
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- Monitoring and evaluating implementation of the Evaluation of OMC 7 0.100 0.700
Open Method of Coordination in the field of social (workshops)      
protection and inclusion and analysing the        
interactions between this OMC and other policy        
areas. Evaluation of OMC 7 0.300 2.100
 
  (studies)      
  Funding of EU 7 0.500 3.500
  observatory on social      
  services      
  Funding of MISSOC 7 0.800 5.600
  network      
  Funding of EU 7 1.000 7.000
  experts' network on      
  social inclusion      
- Organising exchanges on policies and processes and Peer review seminars 63 0.200 12.600
promoting mutual learning between institutional        
players in the context of the social protection and        
inclusion strategy. Presidency 28 0.300 8.400
 
  conferences      
  Round table on 7 0.500 3.500
  poverty/exclusion      
- Raising awareness, disseminating information and Organisation of media 7 5.000 35.000
promoting the debate about the key challenges and campaigns and events:      
policy issues raised in the context of the EU - support for      
coordination process in the field of social protection awareness-raising      
and social inclusion, including among NGOs, events      
regional and local players and other stakeholders.        
  - EU-level seminars, 3 3.000 9.000
  conferences, media      
  campaigns      
  Networking among 7 3.000 21.000
  specialised      
  institutional bodies at      
  EU level      
  Compilation and 7 0.500 3.500
  publication of      
  materials to      
  disseminate      
  information and      
  results      
  Publication of reports 7 0.100 0.700
  on national strategies      
  (health and pensions)      
  Reports on social 7 0.100 0.700
  inclusion      
  Joint report on social 7 0.100 0.700
  protection and social      
  inclusion      
         
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  Exchange of 7 0.500 3.500
  personnel between      
  national/regional      
  administrations      
- Developing the capacity of key EU umbrella EU networks on 7 3.500 24.500
networks to pursue EU policy goals. poverty/social      
  exclusion      
         
        222.970
Section 3: Working conditions        
- Improving the understanding of the situation in Carrying-out of 33 0.200 6.600
relation to working conditions, in particular through studies and impact      
analyses and studies, the development of statistics and assessments      
indicators and assessing the impact of existing        
legislation, policies and practices.        
  Grants for research 60 0.150 9.000
  projects      
  Conferences, 40 0.100 4.000
  meetings and      
  workshops at EU or      
  national levels      
  Carrying-out of 25 0.250 6.250
  surveys and research      
  projects      
  Statistics on accidents 7 0.400 2.800
  and illness at work      
  Guides on good 7 0.150 1.050
  practices      
  Funding of surveys 1 1.600 1.600
  (LFS module about      
  accidents and illness      
  at work)      
- Supporting implementation of EU labour law Carrying-out of 21 0.120 2.520
through reinforced monitoring, training of studies and analyses      
practitioners, development of guides and networking        
amongst specialised bodies.        
  Grants 70 0.110 7.700
  Conferences and 42 0.085 3.570
  seminars      
- Initiating preventive action and fostering the Grants 21 0.100 2.100
prevention culture in the field of health and safety at        
work. Health and safety 35 0.080 2.800
 
  campaigns      
  Exchange of 7 0.076 0.530
  inspectors      
  Meetings/initiatives of 224 0.050 11.200
  the Advisory      
  Committee on Health      
  and Safety at work      
  and of working      
  groups      
         
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- Raising awareness, disseminating information and Organisation of 70 0.100 7.000
promoting the debate about key challenges and policy conferences, seminars      
issues in relation to working conditions. and workshops      
  Grants 35 0.100 3.500
  Publications 42 0.050 2.100
         
        74.320
Section 4: Anti-discrimination and diversity        
- Improving the understanding of the situation in Funding of expert 7 1.500 10.500
relation to discrimination, in particular through groups covering      
analyses and studies, the development of statistics and discrimination on all      
indicators and assessing the impact of existing grounds      
legislation, policies and practices.        
  Carrying-out of 21 0.500 10.500
  studies, analyses and      
  surveys and      
  dissemination of the      
  results      
  Preparation and 28 0.150 4.200
  publication of guides      
  and reports on studies      
  Conferences/seminars 7 0.300 2.100
  to identify best      
  practices and      
  organisation of peer      
  review      
  Collection, 3 1.000 3.000
  development and      
  dissemination of data      
  and statistics      
- Supporting implementation of EU anti- Training seminars for 98 0.200 19.600
discrimination legislation through reinforced legal practitioners,      
monitoring, training of practitioners and networking key officials and other      
amongst institutional players, including specialised relevant players      
bodies dealing with anti-discrimination.        
  Support for working 7 0.300 2.100
  groups of national      
  officials to monitor      
  implementation of EU      
  law and policy      
  objectives      
  Support for 7 0.300 2.100
  networking among      
  specialised bodies      
- Raising awareness, disseminating information and Media campaign 7 5.500 38.500
promoting the debate about the key challenges and        
policy issues in relation to discrimination and        
mainstreaming of anti-discrimination in EU policies.        
  National conferences 175 0.150 26.250
  and seminars in      
  support of awareness-      
  raising (including      
  disability-specific)      
         

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  Presidential 21 0.300 6.300
  conferences/seminars      
  (including disability-      
  specific)      
  Compilation and 7 0.800 5.600
  publication of      
  materials to      
  disseminate      
  information and      
  results      
- Developing the capacity of key EU networks to Support for running      
pursue EU policy goals. costs (subsidies):      
  - umbrella networks 35 1.000 35.000
  representing and      
  defending the rights      
  of people potentially      
  exposed to      
  discrimination      
  - other smaller key 35 0.149 5.220
  networks      
         
        170.970
Section 5: Gender equality        
- Improving the understanding of the situation in Policy analysis and 14 0.700 9.800
relation to gender issues and gender mainstreaming, impact assessment:      
in particular through analyses, studies and results, Experts networks      
the development of statistics and indicators and        
assessing the impact of existing legislation, policies        
and practices. Development of 14 0.700 9.800
 
  harmonised statistics      
  and common      
  indicators      
  Analytical studies 7 0.800 5.600
- Supporting implementation of EU gender equality Legal experts 7 0.700 4.900
legislation through reinforced monitoring, training of network      
practitioners and networking amongst institutional        
players, including equality bodies.        
  Seminars 7 0.500 3.500
- Raising awareness, disseminating information and European conferences 21 0.550 11.550
promoting the debate about the key challenges and        
policy issues raised in relation to gender equality and        
gender mainstreaming.        
  Awareness-raising 63 0.465 29.300
  activities      
  Dissemination of 7 0.500 3.500
  information,      
  publications      
- Developing the capacity of key EU networks to EU networks of 21 0.535 11.240
pursue EU policy goals. NGOs      
         

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        89.190
Support for implementation of the Programme        
- Forum on the Social Agenda. Meetings 7 0.500 3.500
- Evaluation of the Programme. Studies 8 1.000 8.000
- Programme Committee. Meetings 95 0.035 3.350
         
TOTAL COST       743.250

7.IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

7.1.Impact on human resources

      Staff to be assigned to management of the     Description of tasks deriving from the
      action using existing and/or additional    
          action
Types of post resources   Total
   
Number of Number of    
           
      permanent posts temporary posts      
                 
      133 9   142 Includes all staff involved in the fields
                covered by PROGRESS, also staff
Officials or             working on legislative proposals,
            operational management of the
temporary staff            
            programme, selection of the
               
                procurement and grant proposals,
                financial operations, evaluation, etc.
Other human resources   46   46  
Total     133 55   188  
7.2. Overall financial impact of human resources    
         
  Type of human resources   Amount () Method of calculation*
Officials               - Number of staff based on
        14.36 million B 2004 + pre-allocation of APS 2005
Temporary staff    
    0.97 million   - standard average cost: 108 000
           
Other human resources     3.60 million   Average cost based on B2004 budget
                lines 04.010201 and 04.010405
             
        Total 18.93 million  

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

7.3.Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action

Budget line Amount () Method of calculation
(number and heading)
   
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Overall allocation (budget line 04.010211) 4.7 million Estimated share of Framework
A0701 – Missions   Programme in administrative
  expenditure on policy area 04:
A07030 – Meetings  
  65%
A07031 – Compulsory committees1  
   
A07032 Non-compulsory committees1    
A07040 – Conferences    
A0705 – Studies and consultations    
Other expenditure (specify)    
Information systems (A-5001/A-4300) 0.1 million  
       
Other expenditure - Part A: training 0.1 million Pro rata share of B2004 staff working
  on Framework Programme
     
  Total 4.9 million  
       

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

1 Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs.

    23.83
I. Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) million
II. Duration of action 7 years
III. Total cost of action (I x II) 166.81
    million

The needs for human and administrative resources will be covered from the allocation granted to the managing DG in the framework of the annual allocation procedure.

8.FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

8.1.Follow-up arrangements

The monitoring arrangements are described in Artikel 19 of the proposal.

The impact of the operational objectives will be measured by their contribution to attainment of each specific objective. The main factor to assess the success of the action financed will be the EU value added generated (see chapter 6 of ex-ante evaluation EU value added).

Indicators will be put in place to monitor efficiency and effectiveness with attainment of the operational objectives. The output indicators are directly related to the specific activity carried out. They will be defined in terms of number of projects, main characteristics and cost.

The Framework Programme will be monitored regularly in order to track implementation of the activities carried out under each section. Annual activity reports will be transmitted to the Framework Programme Committee referred to in Article 13 of this Decision, in order to inform its members of the progress made and discuss any necessary redirection.

Examples of indicators and criteria for the evaluation are presented in the ex-ante evaluation.

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Example of type of action to Example of Example of
achieve the operational objectives type of outcome indicators type of impact indicators
     
Analytical and mutual learning    
     
  Number of indicators defined in Use in the discussion on
Development of indicators achievement of the related
a common format
  objective
   
Collection and disseminations of Number of indicators met, Results available through Europe
robustness of data collection (such as Euro barometer),
data (validity, margin of error, etc.), Robustness of comparisons
  use of databases through EU
Studies % of topics covered  
Coverage rate of surveys Coverage of publication
Evaluation Key issues and relevance of
Use in the programming decisions
Impact assessment recommendations
 
     
Seminar/peer review Number and type of participants Progress made in practice towards
Satisfaction rate
achieving the related objective
  Type of learning effects
   
Awareness and dissemination    
activities    
     
    Coverage of the event (media)
EU-level conferences Number and type of participants Publication on the related subject
Satisfaction rate Quality of the message
Events Type of learning effects communicated
    Policy-making influence
  Coverage of potential % of target population addressed
Publication Quality of the message
beneficiaries
  communicated
   
Support for the main players    
     
  Coverage at EU level Effects of the exchanges/transfer
EU organisation Number and representatives of
supporting organisations and of information to organisations
Networks
Member States and other main stakeholders
 
  Lessons learned  
Training courses/seminars/exchanges Number and type of participants Progress made in practice towards
Satisfaction rate
between officials achieving the related objective
Type of learning effects
   
  Number of participants Publication on the related subject
Expert networks Satisfaction rate
Policy-making influence
  Type of learning effects
   
  % of EU topics covered Publication on the related subject
EU-level observatories Coverage rate of EU surveys
Key EU issues and relevance of Policy-making influence
 
  recommendations  
Cooperation with international Number/coverage of shared Adoption of common objectives
institutions topics
 
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8.2.Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation

The evaluation arrangements are described in Artikel 19 of the proposal.

The impact of specific objectives will depend on how effectively they contribute to attainment of the overall objective in Europe.

The objectives of the programme are qualitative. The type of effect it will have will be improvement of EU governance through better understanding, monitoring, exchange and dissemination of EU policy objectives.

The Framework Programme will also be subject to an on-going evaluation of the different sections plus an overview on the Programme in order to measure the progress made in terms of the impact of the objectives of the Programme and its EU added value. These evaluations will be carried out by the Commission with the assistance of external experts. Once available, the results will be published in the activity reports.

An ex-post evaluation of the whole Framework Programme will be carried out by the Commission, with the assistance of external experts, one year after the Framework Programme ends. It will be transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

9.ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

The Commission will ensure that, when action financed under this decision is implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and by recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, in accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

For the Community action financed under this decision, the term irregularity referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 means any infringement of a provision of Community law or any breach of a contractual obligation resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the Communities or budgets managed by them, by an unjustifiable item of expenditure.

Contracts and agreements, including agreements with participating non-EU countries, resulting from this decision must provide, in particular, for supervision and financial control by the Commission (or any representative authorised by it) and audits by the Court of Auditors, if necessary on-the-spot.

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