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 that implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Facility Agreement, and shall be without prejudice to the reporting requirements set out under Regulation (EU) 2021/947. The indicators referred to in Article 11(2) shall be expected to contribute to the Commission’s monitoring of the Facility.
2. The Facility Agreement shall set out rules and procedures for Moldova to report to the Commission for the purpose of paragraph 1.
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. 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 to the Committee referred to in Article 28(1).
5. The Commission shall report on the progress of the implementation of the Reform Agenda of Moldova in the context of the Facility scoreboard established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1449.
Facility scoreboard
The Commission shall display the progress of the implementation of the Reform Agenda in the Facility scoreboard, established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1449.
Evaluation of the Facility
1. After 31 December 2027 and by 31 December 2031, the Commission shall carry out an independent ex post evaluation of the Facility. That ex post evaluation shall assess the Union contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the Facility.
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 of the Facility 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, involve all relevant stakeholders, including Moldova, social partners and civil society organisations, 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 Moldova.
Reporting by Moldova in the context of the Economic and Financial Dialogue
Moldova 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.
Parliamentary oversight and scrutiny over the Facility
1. The Commission shall report to the competent committees of the European Parliament on the implementation of the Facility and the Reform Agenda. 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 Agenda;
(c)
the main findings of the report referred to in Article 23(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 regular dialogue between the European Parliament and the Commission shall take place at least once a year and may coincide with the High Level Geopolitical Dialogue concerning NDICI – Global Europe.
3. The Commission shall take into account any elements arising from the views expressed through the dialogue referred to in paragraph 2, including the resolutions from the European Parliament, where relevant.
