1. Draft Implementing Act Consistent approach to determine the milestones and targets in the performance framework and to assess the attainment of the milestones and targets (Art. 20 (4) of CPR)
Veronica Gaffey & Jan Marek Ziółkowski
Evaluation & European Semester Unit
DG for Regional and Urban Policy
Cohesion Policy

2. Comments from 17 Member States 70% of comments about the draft IA
2 Expert Group meetings
Comments from 17 Member States
70% of comments about the draft IA
Subjects raised:
criteria for assessing achievement and serious failure to achieve milestones/targets,
complex priorities,
definition of indicators,
excluded resources and reserve,
examples

3. Comments included in the draft
More clarity on complex priorities needed
Minimum threshold for financial indicators
Definition of fully implemented operations
Key implementation steps expressed as 0-1

4. Comments not included in the draft
partially implemented operations for ERDF/CF milestones/targets
criteria of achievement too strict, especially when compared to criteria for serious failure
criteria of achievement/non-achievement should be based on average of values achieved
possibility of choosing between two sets of criteria for achievement of milestones
conditional allocation of reserve
financial indicator to refer to the eligible expenditures declared to the managing authority, instead of certified

5. Other comments and questions
No incentive to institutional learning
Output indicators to represent 'main' types of action
Key implementation steps to be used for targets or not
How to prepare 'full information'
How to apply performance framework to financial instruments
Modification of targets/milestones
Does the YEI have the reserve or not

6. Upcoming guidance
Revised version of the Guidance on Performance Framework has been agreed between ESI Fund DGs.
To be made available on InfoRegio in coming days.