Monitoring and reporting
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Facility and assess the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Facility. The indicators referred to in Article 13(2) shall be expected to contribute to the Commission’s monitoring of the Facility.
2. The Facility Agreement referred to in Article 9 shall set out rules and modalities for the beneficiaries to report to the Commission for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. That annual report shall also address synergies and complementarities of the Facility with other Union programmes, in particular support provided under Regulation (EU) 2021/1529, with a view to avoiding the duplication of assistance and double funding. The annual report shall be complemented by presentations on the state of play of the implementation of the Facility twice per year.
4. The Commission shall provide the annual report referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article to the Committee referred to in Article 31.
Facility scoreboard
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility scoreboard (the ‘Scoreboard’), which shall display the progress of the implementation of the Reform Agendas of the beneficiaries.
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 30 to supplement this Regulation by defining the detailed elements of the Scoreboard with a view to displaying the progress of the implementation of the Facility as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. The Scoreboard shall be operational by 1 January 2025 and shall be updated by the Commission twice a year. The Scoreboard shall be made publicly available online.
Evaluation of the Facility
1. After 31 December 2027 and by 31 December 2031 at the latest, the Commission shall carry out an independent ex-post evaluation of the Regulation. That ex-post evaluation shall assess the Union contribution to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.
2. The ex-post evaluation shall make use of the good practice principles of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, seeking to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future actions.
3. The Commission shall communicate the findings and conclusions of the ex-post evaluation accompanied by its observations and follow-up, to the European Parliament, the Council and the Member States. That ex-post evaluation may be discussed at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Member States. The results shall feed into the preparation of future programmes and actions and resource allocation. That ex-post evaluation and follow-up shall be made publicly available.
4. The Commission shall, to an appropriate extent, associate all relevant stakeholders, including beneficiaries, social partners, civil society organisations, regional and local authorities in the evaluation process of the Union’s funding provided under this Regulation, and may, where appropriate, seek to undertake joint evaluations with the Member States and other partners with close involvement of the beneficiaries.
Reporting by the beneficiaries in the context of the Economic and Financial Dialogue
The beneficiary shall report once a year in the context of the Economic and Financial Dialogue on the progress made in the achievement of the reform-related part of its Reform Agenda.
Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans Dialogue
1. The Commission shall hold, at least twice a year, a dialogue with the competent committees of the European Parliament, as relevant. Ahead of each dialogue, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament with written information on:
(a)
the state of progress in the implementation of the Facility;
(b)
the assessment of the Reform Agendas;
(c)
the main findings of the report referred to in Article 25(3);
(d)
payment, withholding and reduction procedures, where applicable, including any observation presented to ensure a satisfactory fulfilment of the conditions; and
(e)
any other relevant elements in relation to the implementation of the Facility.
2. The dialogue referred to in paragraph 1 may coincide with the High Level Geopolitical Dialogue concerning IPA III to allow for adequate reflection on synergies and complementarities.
3. The Commission shall take into account any elements arising from the views expressed through the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans Dialogue, including the resolutions from the European Parliament, where relevant.
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