1. Inter-Service Group meetings
Status Focus Group on Fitness Check on Environmental Monitoring and reporting
Commission Roadmap published:
Results of the public consultation available:
9th Focus Group with participation of all thematic Units of DG ENV, EEA, JRC, ESTAT: INSPIRE as the process for reporting
Evidence base collected and analysed by Consultant and validated by the Units:
Monitoring and Reporting Obligations Arising from EU Environmental Legislation: Data from the inventory or reporting obligations (and a summary)
Costs and benefits discussion document
Inter-Service Group meetings

2. Initial results from the inventory: ROs linked to EC reporting
In total, 80 ROs are linked to Commission reporting, i.e. the information that is provided by the Member States are used in a Commission report
These ROs are primarily linked to ‘Response’ (47), followed by and ‘State’ (17), and ‘Pressure’ (14) under the DPSIR category; and are primarily text-based.
The largest group of ROs are linked to water, followed by waste issues.

3. Improving the system of Monitoring and Reporting – Principles, Objectives and Evaluation Criteria
Purpose of the fitness check:
Are reporting obligations fit for purpose?
What actions can be taken to improve?
To respond to this, five evaluation criteria are used to explore the system from different angles:
Relevance
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Coherence
EU added value
The objectives and principles of monitoring and reporting provide the context that enable application and interpretation of these criteria.
Monitoring and reporting obligations arising from EU environmental legislation
4/17/2019

4. 4th and last Stakeholder Workshop on the 8th December.
Status Focus Group on Fitness Check on Environmental Monitoring and reporting
3 Stakeholders Workshop: INSPIRE the process and base data for reporting
Staff Working Document (SWD) under preparation with the Fitness Check evaluation
sent to the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) by the end of December to be discussed it on the 1st February 2017
4th and last Stakeholder Workshop on the 8th December.
The fitness check SWD adopted in March together with a Communication including proposed actions as follow up to the Fitness Check
More info:
Stakeholder Workshops: