Monitoring and evaluation
Article 16
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the actions financed by the Programme and measure the achievement of the general objective set out in Article 4 and the specific objectives referred to in Article 5(1) in accordance with indicators set out in the Annex. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 concerning amendments to the list of indicators set out in the Annex. 2. The Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with an annual monitoring report on the implementation of the Programme. That report shall include information on: (a) requests for support submitted by Member States, referred to in Article 7(1); (b) analyses of the application of the criteria, referred to in Article 7(2), used to analyse the requests for support submitted by Member States; (c) cooperation and support plans, referred to in Article 7(2); (d) participation of reform partners, referred to in Article 9; and (e) special measures adopted, referred to in Article 13(6). The Commission shall also provide the European Parliament and the Council with an independent mid-term evaluation report by mid-2019 at the latest and an independent ex post evaluation report by 31 December 2021. 3. The mid-term evaluation report shall include information on the achievement of the Programme's objectives, the efficiency of the use of resources and the Programme's European added value. It shall also address the continued relevance of all objectives and actions. The ex post evaluation report shall assess the Programme as a whole and include information on its longer-term impact.