Demonstrating performance and EU added value John WALSH REGIO Evaluation and European Semester Unit Twitter: @RegioEvaluation ESI FUNDS ESI FUNDS

The paradox of measurement "If you can measure it, you can manage it." - McKinsey … the measurement trap "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" - Albert Einstein (?)

Measuring performance But still … monitoring is important for different purposes : Programme management Transparency towards stakeholders + Communication (Open Data) Accountability in context of performance Evaluation of policy impacts and contribution Securing a budget post-2020 !!

Monitoring must have a purpose and a structure Embedded in a programme structure and intervention rationale : The specific needs and objectives: what are we trying to change? How will we to measure it: What is the appropriate (proxy) result (impact) indicator? What actions will we finance to contribute best? (Output and outcome indicators)

What sort of monitoring data do we have? Inputs (Euro): Planned amounts by theme Project selection (project pipeline) Expenditure Achievements: Common Indicators (outputs and results) Frequency: At least Annual (or more regularly)

Financial implementation: By Fund

Financial implementation: EMFF by MS https://cohesiondata. ec. europa

EMFF indicators

Future challenges Context: Post-2020 MFF, scarce EU resources Better serving needs and EU objectives: Every Euro counts Finding a better balance between needed information and cost/burden Moving towards a harmonised approach to intervention rationales / indicators across EU / ESIF programmes Finding cross-fund common indicators