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COMMISSION

Brussels, 30.5.2018

SWD(2018) 290 final

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Accompanying the document

Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Rights and Values programme

Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Justice programme

Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Creative Europe programme

{COM(2018) 366 final} - {COM(2018) 384 final} - {COM(2018) 383 final} -

{SEC(2018) 274 final} - {SWD(2018) 291 final}

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Political and legal context ................................................................. 4

1.1.

Scope and context .......................................................................................................... 6

1.2.

Lessons learned from previous programmes .............................................................. 9

1.2.1.

Lessons learned on strategies and priorities .......................................................... 10

1.2.2.

Lessons learned on possible synergies .................................................................. 12

1.2.3.

Lessons learned on delivery mechanisms.............................................................. 13

1.2.4.

Lessons learned on monitoring.............................................................................. 13

The Objectives ......................................................................................................... 14

2.1.

Challenges for the programmes of the next MFF ..................................................... 14

2.1.1.

Common policy challenges: the added value of EU-level action on values and the

subsidiarity principle ............................................................................................................. 14

2.1.2.

Challenges in terms of flexibility and simplification: towards a new architecture,

delivery mode and monitoring system of future programmes ............................................... 18

2.2.

Objectives of the programmes of the next MFF ....................................................... 20

2.2.1.

The aim of the initiative ........................................................................................ 20

2.2.2.

The specific objectives of the future funding programmes ................................... 21

Programme structure and priorities ..................................................................... 24

3.1.1.

Key features of the current funding programmes: the baseline scenario............... 24

3.1.2.

Alternative to the baseline scenario: a EU values framework with two funding

programmes ........................................................................................................................... 26

3.1.3.

Discarded alternative: one programme .................................................................. 29

3.2.

Priorities ....................................................................................................................... 30

3.3.

Synergies with other funding programmes ............................................................... 33

3.3.1.

Synergies with the other programmes under the future "Investing in people and

EU values" framework .......................................................................................................... 34

3.3.2.

Synergies with the "External Action" cluster of the budget .................................. 34

3.3.3.

Synergies with the Single Market Programmes .................................................... 34

3.3.4.

Synergies with budget cluster on Strategic Infrastructure ..................................... 35

3.3.5.

Synergies with Border management and security ................................................. 35

Delivery mechanisms of the intended funding ..................................................... 36

4.1.

4.2.

4.3.

Implementation mode ................................................................................................. 36

Type of expenditure .................................................................................................... 38

Alignment with recent changes in the Financial Regulation ................................... 39

How will performance be monitored and evaluated? .......................................... 39

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Glossary

Term or acronym

AVMS Directive

Meaning or definition

Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Cultural and Creative Sectors

CCS

CSO

DSM

EACEA

EEA

EFTA

FPI

MFF

MOOCs

NGO

REC

SDG

VOD

Cultural and creative sectors are those producing and

distributing goods or services which at the time they are

developed are considered to have a specific attribute, use or

purpose which embodies or conveys cultural expressions,

irrespective of the commercial value they may have and in

particular, including those industries which use culture as an

input and have a cultural dimension, although their outputs are

mainly functional. As defined by COM(2012) 537, Cultural

and creative sectors cover in particular architecture, archives

and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film,

television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage,

design (including fashion design), festivals, music, performing

and visual arts, publishing and radio

Civil Society Organisation

Digital Single Market

Education And Culture Executive Agency

European Economic Area

European Free Trade Association

Foreign Policy Instrument

Multiannual Financial Framework

Massive Open On-line Courses

Non-Governmental Organisation

Rights, Equality and Citizenship

Sustainable Development Goal

Video On Demand

Virtual Reality

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NTRODUCTION

: P

OLITICAL AND LEGAL CONTEXT

This impact assessment was prepared to analyse a possible proposal for a European Culture,

Rights and Values programme

—

merging the 2014-2020 Rights, Equality and Citizenship

programme, the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe programme

—

and the

Justice programme. On 2 May 2018, the European Commission adopted its proposals for a new

Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027. The Commission decided to have a

self-standing Creative Europe programme and to create a Justice, Rights and Values Fund with

two underlying funding programmes: the Justice programme and the Rights and Values

programme. The impact assessment remains valid in underpinning all these initiatives. Under

these proposals,

over this period, the Justice and the Rights and Values programmes will have a

budget of EUR 947 million while the Creative Europe Programme will have a budget of EUR

1,850 million.

"Our values are our compass. For me, Europe is more than just a single market. More than

money, more than a currency, more than the euro. It has always been about values." -

President

Juncker, State of the Union speech, September 2017

"Values cannot be imposed, they must be passed on and embraced across generations and

communities, and we need to find concrete ways to achieve this". -

FVP F. Timmermans, June

2016

The European Union is a community of law and its values constitute the very basis of its

existence

. EU values are enshrined in the EU Treaty of the EU which in art 2 states that "the

Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom democracy, equality, the

rule of law and the respect for human rights, including the rights of the persons belonging to

minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society where pluralism, non-

discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail".

Art 3

further specifies that the "Union's

aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its

people"

and, among others, "it

shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall

ensure that Europe's cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced".

Along these lines, the

Commission's reflection paper on the future of EU finances states that

"the EU budget supports

this aim, working together with national budgets and complementing other efforts at European

and national level".

EU finances can provide value added in upholding common European

values, such as democracy, freedom, the rule of law, fundamental rights, equality, solidarity,

sustainability and peace. Learning and exchanging on cultures of different Member States is also

highlighted as being a key factor to build bonds across Europe. European values such as peace,

democracy, rule of law, are indicated as key criteria to identify the added value that justify EU

level financing in the same way as of Treaty objectives and obligations or public goods with a

European dimension.

The importance of achieving a Union that caters for the cultural and social development of its

citizens has been further underlined in spring 2017, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the

signature of the Treaty of Rome by the leaders of 27 Member States and of the EU institutions.

This objective was restated at the Gothenborg Summit in November 2017, which concluded that

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it is "in

the shared interest of all Member States to harness the full potential of education and

culture as drivers for jobs, social fairness, active citizenship as well as a means to experience

European identity in all its diversity".

In particular, the Commission announced that it would

strengthen the Creative and Cultural Sectors Guarantee Facility and that it would also launch a

#Digital4Culture strategy to help increase access of citizens to culture by exploiting digital

technologies. The European Pillar of Social Rights, jointly proclaimed by the European

Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017, reflects the unanimous

support by all EU institutions and the Member States on the principles and rights of the Pillar,

including gender equality, equal opportunities, support to children or inclusion of people with

disabilities. In addition, the European institutions have stressed in a number of occasions the

importance to develop and support the policies covered by the EU values framework as indicated

in annex 6.

In line with the reflection paper, this IA takes a fresh look at a number of funding programmes

and budget lines which have in common the fact of providing an important contribution to

upholding EU values through the support of rights, equality, citizenship, cultural diversity and the

creativity sector. The aim is to simplify and streamline funding, to develop synergies among

current programmes - including in the citizenship area which has been identified as clear case for

merging - to ensure clear focus on European added value and to reach a critical mass of funding

to promote and protect EU common values and to deliver tangible results to the EU citizens. In

doing so, the funding dedicated to values will also reinforce the EU role as a champion in the

promotion and protection of values and rights at global level. In this respect, it will contribute

directly to the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with direct

linkages to SDG 4 on quality education, SDG 5 on gender equality, SDG 8 on decent work and

economic growth, SDG 10 on reduced inequalities, SDG 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong

Institutions. It will also contribute to enhance a rights based-approach to policies making which

the EU is promoting across the globe.

In the light of the above political reflections and guidance, this impact assessment analyses the

feasibility of creating a EU Values framework putting together four current funding programmes

- Rights, Equality and Citizenship; Europe for Citizens; Creative Europe and Justice

–

as well as

two prerogative lines and actions in the media sector. It will accompany the legislative proposals

in this area for the EU budget after 2020. This impact assessment satisfies the requirements of the

Financial Regulation in respect of preparing an ex-ante evaluation, bearing in mind that the

magnitude of the future funding to be devoted to the future Values framework was not known at

the time of its submission to the Regulatory Scrutiny Board.

1.1.

Scope and context

The European Union is based on a community of values shared by all its citizens, and rooted in

Europe's history, democratic principles and identity, enshrined in the EU Treaty, the EU Charter

of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the

UNESCO convention on the protection of the Diversity of cultural expressions, which is part of

the acquis communautaire. Those values encompass non-discrimination and equality, anti-racism

and tolerance, rule of law and independence of the judiciary. They also encompass cultural

diversity, freedom of expression, including media freedom, pluralism, and citizens' participation

as well as artistic freedom

. Our creations forming our common cultural heritage and cultural and

linguistic diversity at all levels (national, regional, local) reflect and highlight the importance of

artistic and creative freedom in Europe and make an important contribution to the fight against all

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forms of discrimination including racism and xenophobia and are at the heart of the EU project

and of the EU identity There is now evidence that when people have wide access to culture

(physically or through digital means) and are actively engaged in cultural activities, they are

more likely to understand and adopt shared common values. In order to be able to play this

inclusive role for Europe's society at large, the cultural and creative sectors need to be robust and

competitive and artistic creations and cultural contents are to be circulated within Europe and

beyond. Therefore, the preservation of cultural values and diversity requires strengthening the

growth potential and competitiveness of Europe's cultural and creative sectors to ensure their

capacity to reach citizens from across the EU, notably in the context of an increasingly integrated

Digital Single Market.

To promote common European values, rights, culture, creativity and identity, the EU has used

several instruments combined in a policy mix: the funding programmes under examination in this

Impact Assessment are one of those instruments, together with legislation and policy

development and implementation. In the current financial perspective 2014-2020 EU-funding in

this area is provided through the programmes and individual budget lines (hereafter the "existing

programmes") summarised in the following table:

Table 1: Main characteristics of the current programmes

Programme/prerogative

line(*)

Rights, Equality and

Citizenship Programme

(REC)

Legal basis

Art 19(2),

21(2), 114,

168, 169, 197

Content

(a detailed description of these instruments can be found in annex 4)

The

REC

promotes and protects rights, non-discrimination and

equality and empowers people so that they can enjoy in the Union the

rights conferred on them by the EU Treaty, the EU Charter of

Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities.

The

Europe for Citizens Programme

increases participation in the

European process in a bottom-up participatory approach also

including remembrance and historical awareness.

Creative Europe

aims at fostering the access of EU citizens to

cultural and creative (including audiovisual) content, thereby

promoting European cultural diversity and Europe's cultural heritage

while also strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural

and creative sectors.

The

Justice Programme

endeavours to create an area of freedom,

security and justice, supporting judicial cooperation, the rule of law

and fundamental rights and a well-functioning independent judicial

system.

Information, communication and evaluation activities linked to the

Charter of Fundamental Right, consular protection and the dialogue

pursuant to Article 17TFEU are financed through a prerogative line.

Europe for Citizens

Programme

Creative Europe Programme,

(MEDIA Sub-programme,

Culture Sub-programme and

cross sectoral strand)

Art 166(4), the

first ident of art

167(5) and art

173(3)

Justice Programme

Prerogative line

"Communication and

evaluation activities that are

contributing to an area of

justice and fundamental

rights"

Prerogative line 090205:

''Measures concerning the

digital content, and

audiovisual and other media

industries''

81(1), 82(1)

Prerogative line

Prerogative line covers activities related to audiovisual policy and the

implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive

(hereafter AVMSD), Support to media freedom and pluralism, quality

journalism and media literacy is also provided through pilot schemes.

(*) It should be noted that the multimedia actions line is not covered pending decision on its future by the

political level.

Figure 1: Total financial 2014-2020 envelope for the current programmes

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Total financial enveloppe 2014-2020 in million

€

Prerogative

line

communicatio

n activities on

fundamental

rights; 5,3

Justice;

377,604

REC ; 439,473

Europe for

Citizens;

187,468

Prerogative

line 090205;

7,581

Creative

Europe;

1462,724

In an EU-institutional framework largely based on subsidiarity, existing funding programmes

(2014-2020) have demonstrated their European added value. As evidenced by the recent mid-

term evaluations, this European approach through financing co-operation projects and cross-

border initiatives is hardly ever supported outside EU funding programmes. There is scope to

further increase this added value by bringing several of those instruments under a single

framework whose focus should be the promotion and protection of values. In addition to the

political guidance described above, the creation of a EU values framework in the EU budget is

justified also on the following grounds:



All the programmes and actions that are candidates to be part of the EU values framework

have a strong societal focus and are clearly related to European values. By supporting rights,

values, justice, culture, artistic and creative freedom, the EU exchanges meaningful and

relevant messages with European citizens, thus contributing to European social well-being.



At the same time, the programmes have also a positive impact on the economy by supporting

for instance gender equality and anti-discrimination policies and promoting equal access to the

labour market for all, or by supporting creation, promotion and circulation of cultural goods

and access to cultural services as well as the competitiveness of Europe's cultural and creative

industries.



They have helped shape a common European identity by supporting societal policies, which

underpin and further strengthen economic and market values and policies of the EU.



They lend themselves to the integration into a single framework as they all deal with values

and citizenship issues leading to a more coordinated approach in this field.



They have not yet achieved their current objectives, which are still relevant and closely

interlinked to each other.



They are small instruments, which have not yet reached critical mass and whose effectiveness

is constrained by their relatively low budgets. Therefore, their joining under one framework

would help increase their effectiveness through synergies and mutual reinforcement.

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Some examples of initiatives financed by the current programmes :

A social media campaign "#SayNoStopVAW" has been funded by the REC programme to

raise awareness and take a clear stand against violence against women. The campaign’s

dedicated website includes testimonials from funded projects, information material and

contacts to national support services. Through the campaign, the Commission reaches out to

target groups and stakeholders both directly and through social media promotion.

The European Disability Card helps people with disabilities to travel more easily between EU

countries, by putting in place a system of mutual recognition of disability status. The Card

ensures an equal access to certain specific benefits, mainly in the areas of culture, leisure,

sport and transport. By piloting this Card since 2016, the REC programme concretely

contributed to a more equal and inclusive European Union.

The Crocus Project funded several times under the Europe for Citizens programme is an Irish

initiative whereby the Holocaust Educational Trust Ireland provides yellow Crocus bulbs for

school pupils aged 11 years and older to plant in memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children

who perished in the Holocaust and thousands of other children who were victims of Nazi

atrocities. The Crocus Project is a tangible way to introduce young people to the subject of the

Holocaust and to raise awareness about the dangers of racism, discrimination, prejudice and

hatred. The children’s involvement in learning about the Holocaust, in planting the bulbs and

watching the flowers grow, encourages ongoing learning about the importance of tolerance

and respect. The Crocus blooms around the end of January about the time of international

Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January). When people admire the flowers, the pupils explain

what they represent and recall the children who perished in the Holocaust.

The project called "Networked Culture in the Post-Digital Age" was funded by creative

Europe to investigate the relationships between digital culture, networked social and political

organisation and new business models through a series of artistic and discursive activities. The

project involved five European partner organisations in the delivery of festivals, exhibitions,

commissions of new artworks as well as lectures, debates, workshops, conferences and the

production of collateral assets including books, digital publications, videos, a website and

social media platforms

. Website:

http://mastersandservers.org.

By co-funding Europa Cinemas, MEDIA helps increasing the audiences of films and

empowers cinemas to innovate and attract younger audiences. QUAI10, a member of Europa

Cinemas, is a unique place in Belgium, bringing together cinema and gaming. In 2016,

QUAI10 reached 43,961 visitors across 1,829 screenings while the gaming area is welcoming

around 300 people every week.

1.2.

Lessons learned from previous programmes

Thanks to the implementation of EU legislation, policy measures and funding, some progress is

visible in the promotion and protection of rights and values. Examples are increased awareness

among people about their rights, their common history, increased female employment rate,

promotion and protection of the rights of the children, enhanced democratic and civic

participation of citizens at Union level but also a deeper understanding of and respect for

different cultures, traditions and artistic expressions.

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As a result of EU legislation people can rely on a set of rights all across the EU and can count on

an independent and effective justice system and the respect of the rule of law. On numerous past

occasions, the European Parliament showed its firm commitment to combat violence against

women and children through a strong and well-funded DAPHNE programme/objective and to the

other objectives covered by the REC Programme (such as gender equality, LGBTI and others)

By becoming a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities

(UNCRPD) in 2011, the EU committed to promoting and protecting the rights of persons with

disabilities

Collaborative cultural projects have helped to reinforce mutual understanding and tolerance

through their potential of reaching out European citizens across national borders. Support to the

culture and creative sectors has helped them to become well established in the economic and

policy contexts as important assets in strengthening Europe’s economic structure, maintaining its

competitiveness in the global economy

–

in particular in the field of audiovisual

–

reinforcing the

mutual understanding among people from different cultural backgrounds, preventing

radicalization and safeguarding of EU values.

In preparation of the proposals for the new generation of funding programmes the results of the

current and predecessor programmes were evaluated. The mid-term evaluation of the Creative

Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes are available in their final version while the mid-

term evaluation of the REC and Justice programmes will be available by end of June 2018.

Nevertheless, the external evaluation should be available by end of May 2018. The mid-term

evaluation of creative Europe programme covers the implementation of the Creative Europe

programme, its predecessor programmes and all their sub-programmes. Key stakeholders have

also been consulted (details available in the annex 2).

The following analysis is based on these evaluations and consultations unless differently

indicated.

All the evaluated programmes have shown clear EU added value and evaluations show that they

are still relevant in the current and post-2020 scenarios.

In particular, the REC programme has shown a high added value as in absence of EU funding the

projects carried out would not have taken place, due to lack of resources at national level.

Interventions funded are seen as generating better results and more benefits than those funded

through national/local interventions, mainly because their transnational dimension, the higher

flexibility, and their higher quality and innovation as compared to projects funded at the national

level.

The Europe for Citizens Programme has demonstrated its added value at EU level both in its

impact on participants and its role as a complement to other EU funding programmes and policy

initiatives in the field of education, culture and EU citizenship. Activities such as remembrance

activities, town-twinning or pan-European networks are intended to broaden perspectives and to

develop a sense of European belonging and European identity.

The experience of the Creative Europe Programme and the findings of its mid-term evaluation

confirm the necessity to continue providing European added value by supporting the cross-border

collaboration and partnerships between European cultural and creative operators and the

circulation of works. Support at the European level adds value through economies of scale,

sustainability, and synergies that cannot be replicated through the national, regional or local

levels.

The evaluations also analysed factors that hindered the possibility for the programmes to be

effective and efficient to their full extent and identified areas for improvement and simplification.

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While details on specific evaluations are available in annex 3, in the following sections, the

lessons learned from previous programmes are grouped in four main categories according to their

possible impacts on respectively:



strategies and priorities



possible synergies



delivery mechanisms



monitoring

1.2.1.

Lessons learned on strategies and priorities

The problems and drivers underlying their general and specific objectives are still relevant. The

intervention strategies of the Programmes are still adequate to achieving the desired objectives

and still relevant to the needs of the beneficiaries. However some new priorities emerged and

improvement could be made in specific areas of the programmes. In particular:



Within the Specific Objectives of the

REC programme

“Prevent and Combat all Forms of

Violence”, there is room for enhancing the focus on emerging needs such as e-violence.

Setting the specific objectives at the level of the policy field (i.e. promoting gender equality,

anti-discrimination etc.) as well as the architecture of the programme has increased the

flexibility of the programme to focus on specific priorities and re-adjust actions to adapt to

emerging issues during the implementation.



Creative Europe

has contributed to delivering the EU policy agenda, stimulating investment

and job creation (3000 jobs created over 2014-16) and deepening the internal market

especially through greater circulation of creative content (400 films circulated per year) and

most supported activities would have been significantly reduced without Creative Europe

support

. Yet the mid-term evaluation shows that these results could have been much larger

with more funding. As an example, during the period 2014-2017 only 13, 96% of the projects

submitted under the cooperative strand were funded. Indeed, success rates have dropped,

meaning that many good projects cannot be funded

. Furthermore, a more flexible definition

of support actions would also enable the programme to support innovative, cross-cutting

content not only in terms of technology (e.g. virtual reality, transmedia, web-series) but also in

terms of social and artistic innovation (e.g. grass-root events, cooperation between

organizations from various sectors) as well as new business models e.g. online first release

strategies. Feedback from stakeholders calls more for an evolution than a revolution on the

architecture of the future programme

. This finding was supported by the report on the

Creative Europe issued by the European Parliament in 2016



The

MEDIA sub-programme

has grown in scope over the years without an equivalent

increase in budget. Thus the funding is spread too thinly across many priorities, weakening its

potential impact. In 2017, a budget of approx. €110 million was distributed to over 2000

projects. The sub-programme is also fragmented as it is structured around 14 schemes which

target specific parts of the industry’s

value chain. Collaboration across silos and across

borders could be encouraged more, in particular to develop stronger pan-European distribution

strategies and visibility of European works in Europe and abroad. European VOD services

need to scale up at European level, as they currently operate only at national or regional

level . In its 2016 study on MEDIA , the European Parliament concluded that MEDIA was

effective so far but was hampered by its limited budget.

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

The

Creative Europe's Culture sub-programme

has also grown in scope over the years

without an equivalent increase in budget whereas there is increased awareness and evidence of

the contribution of the cultural and creative sectors to society and the economy (two thirds of

the respondents to an open public consultation launched during the mid-term evaluation of

Creative Europe Programme believed that the results of the Culture Sub-programme could not

have been achieved using less funding ).. It also appears that with its strong focus on co-

operation and partnership, the sub-programme does not cover the needs of some essential

cultural and creative industries such as the music sector, the book sector or architecture which

need intervention at specific points of the value chain. Despite its openness to participation of

organizations from third countries, activities outside Europe or of non-EU nationals in

Creative Europe are currently limited which hampers the presence and visibility of European

cultural and creative contents beyond its own borders

13.

Overall, around 90% of the

respondents to the above-mentioned public consultation believe that most priorities of the

Culture Sub-programme are still relevant or extremely relevant . Political priorities such as the

People-to-People Dialogue with China or deepening relations with Japan cannot be

implemented lacking an earmarked budget.



The

guarantee facility

in the cross-sectorial strand of Creative Europe responds directly to

the needs of cultural and creative SMEs, which have difficulties accessing loans due to the

intangible nature of their assets. The strong market response to its launch in 2016 shows the

relevance of this instrument to the needs of the market: as of Q3 2017, 161 SMEs received

loans for a total value of € 32 million, for over 200 projects employing more than 900 people.

A top-up

of € 60 million, equivalent to 50% of the total budget, was provided already in 2017

allowing a quicker deployment of guarantee support, reaching more countries and sectors and

enhancing the geographic and sectoral balance.



In some areas targeted by the

Justice programme,

the basin of potential recipients of the

actions could be expanded such as in the field of Judicial Training, where stakeholders from

national administrative bodies and regulatory agencies could be included in a more systematic

way.



Regarding the

Europe for Citizens

programme, the evaluations and studies of the past 10

years showed that the programme has played an important role as the only EU programme

targeting citizens directly and involving them through a bottom-up approach. In its March

2017 report on the implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (2014-2020)

, the

European Parliament expressed its strong support for the programme, including a substantial

budgetary increase.



The

audiovisual prerogative lines

and actions related to audiovisual policy (e.g., on media

freedom, quality journalism and media literacy) and the AVMSD implementation have been

an invaluable tool in the creation of values, enhancing a more participatory citizenship and

better democracies. However actions in this area have relied on EP support through pilot

schemes. The lack of a structured access to funding is a clear barrier to deliver on emerging

threats, such as the impact of disinformation and fake news. This is all the more serious

considering that media initiatives could play a key role in supporting democracy across the

EU.

1.2.2.

Lessons learned on possible synergies

As indicated in the Commission's reflection paper, the policy field of citizenship is a good

candidate to develop synergies among current funding programmes.

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The Europe for Citizens Programme

has demonstrated its added value at EU level both in its

impact on participants and its role as a complement to other EU funding programmes and policy

initiatives in the field of education, culture and EU citizenship. Activities such as remembrance

activities, town-twinning or pan-European networks are intended to broaden perspectives and to

develop a sense of European belonging and European identity. Synergies with other relevant EU

funding programmes, in particular those analysed in this Impact Assessment, could be

strengthened through reinforced thematic cooperation, for example in the area of anti-racism,

equality, cultural heritage, historical memory and cultural diversity where it would be possible to

develop common activities, like for example peer learning or common stakeholder conferences.

The box hereafter provides some concrete example of possible synergies, also beyond the

citizenship area.

An analysis carried out internally by the Commission's services highlights that all concerned

programmes deal with "citizenship issues': The REC addresses the issue of the "Union

citizenship" in the sense of the EU treaty (e.g. free movement, participation in European and

local elections in the Member State of residence, consular protection, etc.); Europe for Citizens

addresses the participatory dimensions of citizenship, giving citizens the opportunity to

participate in the building of the European Union in a bottom-up approach. The Culture sub

programme of Creative Europe also aims at bringing EU citizens closer together and at

encouraging their empowerment via participation and engagement in cultural and creative

activities. In some occasions, organisations working on citizenship issues have the choice to

apply for similar calls for proposals and do so depending for instance on the more advantageous

co-financing rate. In some EU Member States, the Europe for Citizens Contact Points and the

Creative Europe Desks are hosted by the same organisation and cooperate on a regular basis.

In all these respects, bringing together the current programmes will allow for rationalisation of

activities and development of synergies.

Synergies should also stem from the broader scope of the new programme as compared to the

current individual programmes. In that respect, the interplay between the promotion of values

from one side and the promotion of active citizenship or cultural diversity and media contents

from the other side, is expected to enlarge the possibilities of financing relevant activities and to

reach a broader public. As regards town-twinning or civil society projects currently funded by

Europe for Citizens, it would be possible to add new thematic dimensions linked for example to

culture, children's rights or the equality between women and men.

Synergies could be also reinforced in the area of valorization and dissemination of results. For

example, websites of current programmes could be interlinked and the online database Valor so

far used to showcase projects funded under Creative Europe, MEDIA and Europe for Citizens

could cover all programmes participating in the framework.

The respondents to the open public consultation, with experience in one or more of the four EU

Programmes, agree that "better coordination between different programmes/funds" is one of the

main steps to be taken to simplify and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries.

1.2.3.

Lessons learned on delivery mechanisms

Delivery mechanisms have in general proved adequate to pursue the objectives of the

programmes. In particular, the streamlined structure of the

Europe for Citizens programme

and the introduction of multi-annual thematic priorities have allowed for a more focused

approach. The application and reporting process have considerably been simplified through the

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use of lump sums and the introduction of electronic application and reporting forms. However,

comparing the different experiences of the current programmes evidences significant room for

improvement in some areas.

As regards the

REC and the Justice programmes:



The duration of Operating Grants could be extended to cover at least two years (instead of

one), in order to reduce the administrative burden

–

in terms of both applying and reporting

–

on beneficiaries and Commission services alike.



The introduction of standard unit costs, at least for some typologies of activities (e.g. training),

could significantly reduce administrative and accounting duties on beneficiaries and on

Commission services involved in management and control.

As regards

Creative Europe,

the large volume of small grants has the advantage of supporting

many small beneficiaries and activities. However, it also creates high administrative costs with

time and effort focused on processing calls for proposals and transactions

. Less time is available

for collecting data on the programme, monitoring project results and ensuring visibility of EU

support. Therefore, delivery mechanisms need to be designed to streamline support and group

beneficiaries while keeping an open door to the participation of all cultural and creative

structures, whatever their size. Furthermore, incentives could be introduced through modalities

which reward success in meeting performance criteria, in order to increase the focus on policy

objectives

Finally, the programme's visibility could be increased in particular as regards

Europe for

Citizens and the Justice programme.

In this last one, there is a need to further improve

communication activities, also with a view to foster participation from organisations in Member

States with relatively low participation rates. Dissemination could equally be enhanced through

mutual collaboration between funded projects.

1.2.4.

Lessons learned on monitoring

The revision of the monitoring indicators has been identified as an area for improvement in

particular for

Europe for citizens, the REC and the Justice programmes.

It seems particularly

important to develop workable indicators allowing for precise monitoring of the quality and the

impact of projects.

The system of indicators for the

REC

could be streamlined and strengthened so as to

meaningfully capture the expected results of the Programme. Data quality should be better taken

in consideration as regards the Justice indicators.

Regarding

Creative Europe,

the absence of performance indicators sufficiently robust and

linked to the activities of the Programme has not allowed a systematic analysis and reporting of

the results and impacts

. A proposal to be adopted by a Delegated Act to strengthen the

monitoring framework systems, processes and indicators for the current Programme during the

2nd quarter of 2018 is being prepared.

BJECTIVES

This chapter presents an analysis of the challenges currently faced by the EU in the Values area

as well as the added value of acting at EU level. Taking into account the current funding

programmes as baseline scenario, the drivers upon which the Commission can act to tackle those

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challenges are then identified and regrouped according to the impact they might have on a) the

priorities and architecture of the future programmes, b) the delivery mechanisms and c) the

monitoring system. On this basis, the objectives of the future funding will be defined as well as

the architecture and priorities of the future programmes that will be further detailed in chapter 3.

2.1.

Challenges for the programmes of the next MFF

2.1.1.

Common policy challenges: the added value of EU-level action on values

and the subsidiarity principle

Despite the progress achieved by the current programmes, several gaps persist in the concerned

policy areas, while at the same time there are also new challenges that need to be tackled.

The

common challenges

faced by the EU in the area of values are twofold:



Our vocation to build a strong internal market but at the same time also a community based on

a common cultural bond, shared values, rights, historical and cultural heritage and people's

involvement is hampered by the tendency to focus on our differences and not what unites us.

Populist, extremist and nationalist movements challenging the idea of our open inclusive,

cohesive and democratic society where cultural participation and capability based on

education allow for the building of a more resilient way of living together.



The fragmented nature and limited resources of EU current funding programmes dedicated to

values, rights, citizenship, culture and media limits the capacity of the EU to respond to old

and new challenges. This is particularly true in the context of the digital shift, which has had

the effect of increasing even more the competition from US players in European audiovisual

and cultural markets, with tangible negative effects on Europe's cultural diversity.

Digitalisation of national justice systems, civic technology, robotics, registers and legal

technology also imply increased needs to accompany the technological developments in

national administrations. "Lack of budget of the programmes to satisfy demand" has been

identified by the respondents to the public consultation as the main obstacles that could

prevent the current programmes from achieving their objectives.

The consequences of not addressing this double challenge could be very high if confidence in

European institutions and values is eroded. The quality of our democracy would be weakened

and there are already alarming signals, knowing for example that today only half of young

Europeans regard democracy as the best form of government. Discrimination may be amplified

by the misuse of online networks, whilst citizens are less confident in exercising their rights

Public opinion could become increasingly inward looking and locked into national media and

cultural "bubbles" under deteriorating indicators of media freedom and pluralism. This would

also affect negatively the development of a sense of European cultural identity. Europe's image

on the world stage would also be weakened, at a time when other global players are building up

their soft power through culture.

Although most of the

challenges and problems

are common to all areas covered, hereafter they

are grouped according to their predominant factors:

European values are insufficiently shared and rights are still not fully enjoyed by people. In

particular:

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

The European values on which the EU political (collective) and citizens' identity is based are

still not perceived by EU citizens as being the basis of EU project: as an example, for three

out of four young Europeans, the reason behind the EU is not shared values, but rather

economic cooperation.

. According to the respondents of the open public consultation,

"Promote European identity and common values" as well as "promote rights and equality" are

important common policy challenges (being one of the four first challenges mentioned) to be

addressed in each of the four programmes.



The rights stemming from the EU citizenship - on free movement, consular protection and

electoral rights

–

are still not fully known and implemented, thus hindering citizens'

political and societal participation .



The access and understanding by EU citizens of truly European cultural forms of expression,

transmitting EU values, is being challenged by the overwhelming presence of non-European,

in particular US, cultural goods and services in many EU countries.



The opportunities provided by new forms of communication to receive, consume, share

information and engage in social and civic life are not sufficiently exploited. In addition, these

opportunities are also accompanied by threats such as digital exclusion, decreasing trust in

media, the propagation of fake news, the misuse of personal data, hate speech, decreasing

media literacy and the manipulation of information networks.



As a result of economic crises, growing inequalities and perceived threats of migrations,

nationalism, populism, Euro-scepticism and intolerance gained a ground to advocate exclusion

and isolationism as the only way to overcome the current challenges. Fundamental rights and

the values on which the European Union is founded are put to the test and in some cases the

rule of law, access to justice, space for civil society and the independence of the judiciary and

media freedom are challenged, putting into question the same concept of democracy. Citizens'

sense of belonging to and engagement in the EU project are also undermined.



Data show that discrimination against LGBTI people , Roma ,, persons with disabilities ,

elderly people or, on the ground of religion, as well as violence against women and

children, in the society and in the labour market, still persist; racism, xenophobia and hate

speech are often amplified by the use of social network and new technologies; sensitive social

and societal issues related to religion and beliefs are rising up in parallel. Significant gender

inequalities persist .

A common judicial space still needs to be built. In particular:



Judicial cooperation and law enforcement in civil and criminal matters is insufficient and

access to justice across Member States is still difficult. Tools for collecting comparative

information about the quality, independence and efficiency of Member States justice systems

need to be improved. A main obstacle to mutual recognition and judicial cooperation is the

lack of trust in the judicial systems of other Member States .

Europe's cultural diversity depends on resilient and robust

cultural and

creative sectors. However

those sectors, notably the audiovisual

or music sector, are facing a number of challenges, as a

result of the increased competition from global players and the digital shift. In particular:

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

European cultural diversity and richness and the sustainability of the Culture and Creative

Sectors (CCS) are challenged by digitization and globalization and their powerful impact on

the way artists produce and distribute their works and relate to their audiences. The collapse of

DVD markets, new consumer expectations and the continued power of US studios together

with the rise of global digital giants like Amazon, Itunes, Google and Netflix have impacted

the traditional value chain. Producers, distributors, broadcasters, cinema theatres and all types

of cultural organizations need to innovate in order to attract new generations of audiences .



The quality of Europe's audiovisual industry is internationally recognized but it is not

competitive enough within the Digital Single Market.



The EU produces over 1700 films per year against 800 for the US as well as over 900 TV

fiction titles per year (over 400 for US). However, the EU does not make the most of this

production volume, due to the lack of international distribution. In cinema and theatres EU

films are released on average in 2.6 countries vs. 9.7 countries for US films. In TVOD, EU

films are released on average in 2.8 countries vs. 6.8 countries for US films. In particular,

VOD is growing fast. However, the share of EU films on TVOD (19%) is lower than in

cinemas (31%) whilst only 47% of EU films released in cinemas make it to VOD. The

average audience share of non-national European films in cinemas remains at 7% also due to a

lack of resources to promote films. On average, marketing expenses represent 50% of the

production costs of US films against, for example, 10% for French films. To bring the

marketing of EU films at a par with US films,

€ 1.6 bn, based on a limited number of

countries for which we have data (DE, DK, FI, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE, SI) would be needed.

European films only benefit from 22% of promotion spots in VOD. Also, only 20% of

European films are co-productions whereas they are more successful than national films,

generating 50% of cinema attendance. Also, audiovisual professionals, in particular from

lower capacity countries, need to strengthen their capacity to operate at the European level



In the audiovisual field, the AVMSD is being adapted to ensure a level playing field. The

new AVMS Directive will set-up an objective of 30% of European works available on VOD.

This will be an opportunity for European works, but accompanying measures are needed to

help make European non-national works available, specifically in low producing countries.

The policy challenges identified in the previous sections are common to all EU Member States

and have cross-border dimensions. Indeed, while action at national level is important, the single

Member States do not have enough leverage to tackle these challenges. In that respect action at

EU level is needed following the subsidiarity principle, which is analysed in the next table.

Subsidiarity and added value

In a time of strain, we must return to the rational and realistic tenets on which Europe was first

constructed, while providing people opportunities to participate directly in EU activities.

Cultural participation is a vital element to contribute to understanding each other across

borders. This leads to a solid common framework of justice and fundamental rights, where

democratic standards are protected, cultural links are fostered and citizens' participation is

enhanced. These values can provide a compelling basis for communal identity, even in a time of

vulnerability and struggling economies. Indeed, the respect of rights and values, the shared

cultural engagement, the common historical inheritance, and the fraternization of peoples have

been steadfast qualities of the European ideal that have impacted positively on the everyday lives

of the European man and woman. Focusing EU funds and policies and re-centering our actions

on these values will allow strengthening a European identity and a concept of European

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belonging which can endure also among the young generation. This can only be achieved at EU

level, overcoming individualistic and limited national approaches, building on our common

history, on what unites us and on the rich diversity of the European society in order to reinforce

our common values rather than departing from them.

The creation of a European area of justice and rights, which is at the core of the promotion and

protection of Values, requires transnational cooperation mechanisms and networking

opportunities, which can typically not be achieved by Member States acting alone.

In many areas, such as equality and non-discrimination or citizenship, individuals are protected

by European legislation, but are not sufficiently aware about their rights. Only awareness-

raising actions, share of best practices and training at EU level can ensure that persons in all

Member States are reached, that administrative structures/authorities are informed and that a

consistent message is passed on. Moreover, Member States are not in the best position to ensure

consistent interpretation and coherent application of legislative instruments throughout the EU.

In the area of rights, equality and in particular in combatting violence against women, there is

EU-added value to work with national authorities and all stakeholders to find adequate solutions

to remaining challenges at European level. EU funding is crucial to support civil society directly.

In addition, EU acquis recognizes the role of NGOs which provide much of the support for

women victims of violence (shelters). The recognition of the pivotal role of NGOs is also part of

the Istanbul Convention on combating and preventing violence against women and domestic

violence which was recently signed by the EU

In the area of justice, the key principles of mutual trust and mutual recognition of judicial and

extra-judicial decisions can be supported more efficiently by action at EU level. In the area of

data protection, the lack of a consistent enforcement of EU rules and of cooperation mechanisms

between Member States can only be addressed satisfactorily by EU level action.

When it comes to the audiovisual sector,

with a combined budget over € 2 billion per year, film

support schemes at national level, focus primarily on the financing of the production of European

works. EU support intervenes on actions upstream (training, development) and downstream

(distribution, promotion, exhibition) with the exception of TV coproductions in order to ensure

that European works circulate better across borders, are visible and thrive in all distribution

channels including online. To that aim, EU support accompanies the free circulation of

audiovisual media services enhanced by the AVMSD and in particular, the quota of European

works in catalogues of VOD services.

EU support becomes now even more critical in an increasingly digital, mobile, and social media

environment with more intense competition from non EU players, which have a prevailing market

position in the EU markets, to the detriment of traditional broadcasting services, which puts at

risk the financing, access and visibility of European independent productions.

Support to the cross-border mobility of artists and the circulation of works is usually limited to

bilateral or less systematic intervention at other governance levels and direct or indirect benefit

at the respective level (i.e. local, regional or national) dictates the existence of such funding.

Safeguarding and promoting European cultural diversity is a task to be tackled at the European

level. As, in certain cases, this depends on the resilience of a specific creative sector (heritage,

music, books), structuring and systemic support cannot be delivered by other levels.

Finally it is worth to highlight that around 80% of the respondents to the open public

consultation agree that the current programmes add value to a large or fairly good extent to

what Member States could achieve at national, regional and/or local levels

2.1.2.

Challenges in terms of flexibility and simplification: towards a new

architecture, delivery mode and monitoring system of future programmes

The EU can tackle the common challenges described in the section above by acting on different

drivers that can lead to the redefinition of the architecture of the EU values framework and its

underlying programmes, their priorities, their delivery modes, and their monitoring systems. This

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is expected to improve synergies between current programmes, simplify them and increase their

performance, coherence, efficiency and effectiveness. These elements are detailed hereafter.

Drivers affecting the priorities and architecture of the future programmes



Available mid-term evaluations confirmed that the contents of current funding programmes

are still highly relevant to respond to the needs they were designed to address and confirming

the importance of their impact for the target groups. They confirmed the need for funding in

the respective areas and acknowledged that the funded activities contribute towards the

achievement of the foreseen objectives. In terms of scope, some recommendations were made,

but without putting in doubt the need for the continuation of funding .



A critical mass of funds needs to be dedicated to the promotion of Values to make a difference

in peoples' lives and close the funding gaps we currently have in many of the policies covered.

Mid-term evaluation showed in particular that there is a lack of adequate funding to scale-up

efforts in the field of values which become important in some specific areas, such as

audiovisual , culture or citizenship.



The full potential of culture needs to be exploited as drivers for jobs, social fairness, active

citizenship as well as a means to experience European identity in all its diversity in a context

of rapid and profound changes induced by the technological revolution and globalization.



The existence of several small-scale funding programmes and prerogative lines and actions

managed through EP preparatory actions in this area does not support flexibility but rather

presents a fragmented approach. The MEDIA sub-programme is itself fragmented into 14

separate schemes which limits flexibility in the design of support actions. Each programme

focuses only on a specific policy area, setting small-scale scope for its activities. Horizontal

and cross-cutting issues cannot be addressed in a comprehensive way. As indicated in

previous sections, part of the activities funded by the current programmes, prerogative actions

and EP preparatory actions would benefit from being more coordinated under the same

intervention logic.



There is a lack of flexibility to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges, in particular

those coming from the digital disruption of the audiovisual, music and information industries,

which has challenged existing distribution channels and led to an explosion of user generated

content and new audience patterns . In the field of news media, guaranteeing an access to

quality content, including by countering the global impact of fake news, remains important.



The CCS, in particular the audio-visual and music sectors, need to scale up in order to be

competitive at European level, where there is fierce competition from global players.

Furthermore it is still a challenge for cultural and creative professionals to go beyond their

national or linguistic borders, resulting in sub-optimal circulation of cultural works and

limited choice for citizens.



Access to finance remains a key constraint to the development of cultural and creative SMEs.

Their value is based on intangible assets, making it harder for financial intermediaries to

assess risk and ensure collateral. The financing gap is estimated at € 7 billion for 2014-2020

Drivers affecting delivery mechanisms

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

Potential synergies between programmes dealing with values, rights, culture, creativity, and

audiovisual have not been exploited also leading g to the risk of overlaps. We currently

observe a loss of potentially innovative projects of a more cross-sectoral nature as they do not

fit into the tight frame of one of the existing programme. This is the case for instance for

projects which would promote new forms of culture at the crossroads between different

creative sectors, through the use of digital means or project that support cross-over initiatives

between culture and fundamental rights or audio-visual and non-discrimination policies (e.g. a

slate of films promoting specifically European values), "Facilitating funding for actions

cutting across the sectors of action" has been identified by the respondents to the open public

consultation as one of the main steps to be taken to simplify and reduce the administrative

burdens for beneficiaries. Also, where the programmes overlap, notably on citizenship issues,

beneficiaries can submit similar funding applications under several programmes or choose the

programme not based on thematic relevance, but on the average success-rate under a given

programme. There is a certain degree of overlap of similar structures in different programmes

(i.e. national contact points)



Insufficient or limited scale dissemination and use of the results and outputs of the funded

activities do not allow for broader public awareness and enhanced complementarity of funded

actions



Support activities for media freedom, quality journalism and media literacy which are

increasingly relevant in the context of the growing phenomenon of misinformation (fake

news) and its impact in political elections have been developed through isolated pilot schemes

without a proper comprehensive strategy and are insufficient to close the gap between citizens

and the institutions at large.



Low success rate in projects applications in certain areas such as Daphné, Creative Europe

or Europe for Citizens due to limited resource availability generates frustration and

demotivation among applicants.



Dilution of funds ('saupoudrage'): the funds, which are currently too modest, are often divided

among many rather small-scale projects, making impossible to focus on (politically)

interesting initiatives and missing steering potential. However, small-scale projects (for

example town-twinning) allow to reach out citizens who otherwise would not participate in

European projects. A right balance needs to be found in this respect.



Complexity of funding rules represents an obstacle for applicants: each year prospective

applicants for a grant must keep track of high number of different calls for proposals and have

to work through different priorities, eligibility, selection and award criteria, different

supporting documents and different deadlines for submission. In the same vein "the use of

more simplified application forms", has been identified by the respondents to the open public

consultation as the main step to be taken to simplify and reduce the administrative burdens for

beneficiaries.

Drivers affecting the monitoring system



More efforts are needed to monitor closely the outputs, results and impacts of the programmes

and to make the monitoring system a concrete instrument to improve the effectiveness of

funded measures. The Commission services together with the Education and Culture

Executive Agency where relevant, need to define a monitoring strategy to ensure the correct

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delivery of the outputs. Furthermore the results achieved need to be communicated more

regularly and transparently to stakeholders and citizens alike.

2.2.

Objectives of the programmes of the next MFF

The above section shows that the objectives of the current funding programmes are still highly

relevant to respond to the policy needs and that the objectives of current MFF programmes in this

area are still not achieved although still valid. In that respect, the analysis done does not lead to a

complete re-thinking of the objectives of the future funding programmes in this area, but rather to

a re-focusing on areas of actions with a clear EU added value to respond to policy needs.

2.2.1.

The aim of the initiative

Promoting and defending EU values, rights and cultures has profound implications for the

political, social, cultural, judicial and economic life of the Union and contributes to making the

EU tangible in the people day-to-day lives. Therefore, sustained and reinforced action at EU level

in this area is required to address the new challenges and persisting gaps and ensure the

promotion, effective protection and respect of rights and values: this will also contribute to

enhancing the internal market and build a more prosperous and more cohesive EU. Furthermore,

it will allow the EU to fully play a key role in defending and promoting those values within the

EU but also at global level, also contributing to the Sustainable development Goals.

Therefore the

overarching aim of the initiative

is to create a EU values framework of the EU

budget in order to sustain open, democratic, culturally capable, inclusive and creative societies

and empower people through protecting and promoting rights, values, European cultural and

linguistic diversity and heritage - as enshrined in the EU Treaty, in the EU Charter of

Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - through

further developing an EU area of justice, and through supporting the competitiveness and

sustainability of the Cultural and Creative Sectors.

2.2.2.

The specific objectives of the future funding programmes

In light of the general objective described above and taking into account of the analysis done in

the previous sections, future funding will focus on areas of action which have clear

EU added

value

and are relevant to the policy needs. In particular, the proposed specific objectives of the

future programmes are re-grouped under four main strands: empowering people, media, culture

and Justice and are the following:

EMPOWERING PEOPLE

Empowering people through the promotion and protection of rights, values and equality, and

through creating opportunities for citizens' engagement and participation, including by supporting

civil society organisations.

MEDIA

Promoting the competitiveness and scalability of the European audiovisual industry and cultural

diversity and artistic freedom as a EU value through support to the creation, promotion, access

and dissemination of European works reaching large audiences within Europe and beyond

thereby accompanying the AVMSD

CULTURE

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Safeguarding, developing and promoting European cultural diversity and Europe's cultural

heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors

(with the exception of the audiovisual industry)

JUSTICE



Facilitating and supporting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, promoting the

rule of law by supporting the efforts to improve the effectiveness of national justice systems;



Supporting and promoting judicial training, with a view to fostering a common legal and

judicial culture;



Facilitating effective access to justice for all, including by electronic means, by promoting

efficient civil procedures and by promoting and supporting the rights of victims of crime as

well as the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings.

The intervention logic and the link between the initiative and the future programmes are

summarised and visualised in the following diagrams.

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Figure 2: Intervention logic

Problems

Drivers

Objectives of current MFF not

achieved yet still valid

Fragmented nature of programmes

Lack of flexibility to respond to

emerging needs and topical issues

Lack of adequate funding

Poor access to finance for cultural

and creative SMEs

Loss of potential innovative and

cross sectoral projects

Insufficient/limited scale

dissemination and use of projects

results

Overlap in annual priorities and

beneficiaries of covered areas

Low success rate in some areas

(Creative Europe/Daphné/Europe for

Citizens) bringing to demotivation

Aim of the cluster

Shortcomings in effectiveness,

efficiency, relevance, coherence and

EU added value holds back MFF

funding to address:



Gaps identified in current MFF still

persisting.



Lack of common identity based on

EU values and shared

remembrance



Low citizens' societal and political

participation and lack of

knowledge and implementation of

EU rights devired from EU

citizenship



Risks and missed opportunities of

the digital revolution



Open and democratic societies

challenged by the rise of populism,

racism, xenophobia and the non-

respect of fundamental rights and

EU values



Discrimination/lack of equality and

violence



Difficult access to justice, lack of

trust and insufficient mutual

recognition, EU cooperation in the

criminal and civil justice and

insufficient law enforcement



European cultural diversity,

richness and sustainability of CCS

challenged by global non EU

players



CCS not sufficiently competitive in

digital single market, market

fragmentation and difficult cross

border circulation of actors and

work



Disconnection with EU citizens

Create an EU values cluster of the EU budget that

Those drivers will be addressed

in the priorities of the future

programme in order to focus

funding on specific areas of

action which have clear

added value

and are responsive

to the policy needs

Those drivers will be addressed

in the architecture and

priorities of the funding

programmes in to order to

allow for

flexibility

and

rationalisation

and is

appropriate to provide support

to the policies and their needs

Dilution of funds

Unbalanced geographical spread

Complexity of funding rules

Overlap in dissemination structure

(national contact points / desks)

Lack of comprehensive and

coherent monitoring

Inadequate monitoring indicators

Those drivers will be addressed

in the delivery mechanisms and

monitoring of the future

programme in order to simplify

and improve the effectiveness

and efficiency of the

programmes

Sustain open,

democratic, inclusive ,

culturally capable and

creative societies and

empower citizens

through protecting and

promoting European

rights, values, cultural

and linguistic diversity

and heritage as

enshrined in the EU

Treaty, in the EU

Charter of

Fundamental Rights

and the UN Convention

on the Rights of

Persons with

Disabilities, and

supporting the

competitiveness and

sustainability of cultural

and creative sectors, in

particular the

audiovisual sector

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Focus funding on specific areas of action which have clear

EU added value and are responsive to the policy needs :



to prevent and combat inequalities and discrimination on grounds of sex,

racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation

and support policies to promote equality between women and men, gender

mainstreaming and anti-discrimination;



to promote and protect the rights related to privacy and personal data and the

rights of the child



to contribute to citizens' understanding of the Union, its history, cultural

heritage and diversity, to strengthen citizen's awareness of European

remembrance and sense of belonging to the EU;



To promote citizens' civic and democratic participation and access to an

informed debate on EU policies, including by supporting media freedom and

pluralism, quality journalism and media literacy, and to ensure citizens' rights

deriving from citizenship of the Union, as essential pillars of EU democracies ;



to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children, young people

and women, as well as violence against other groups at risk



Nurture skills and talent to foster the international competitiveness of the

European audiovisual sector;



Stimulate collaboration, and innovation in the creation and production of

European audiovisual works;



Enhance theatrical and online distribution and provide wider access across

borders to European audiovisual works, including through innovative business

models;



Promote European audiovisual works across Europe and beyond, and support

audience development;



To strengthen the cross-border dimension of the European culture and

creative sector (CCS) within Europe and beyond;



To contribute to audience development and social inclusion allowing for more

cultural participation;



To enhance the

CCS’

capacity to prosper and embrace the digital shift namely

by addressing specific sectorial needs.



to facilitate and support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters;



to promote the rule of law by supporting the efforts to improve the

effectiveness of national justice systems, and supporting EU judicial networks

acting in this area;



to support and promote judicial training, including language training on legal

terminology, with a view to fostering a common legal and judicial culture;



to facilitate effective access to justice for all, including by electronic means,

and by promoting and supporting the rights of victims of crime as well as the

procedural rights of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings

The future programme(s)

The EU values cluster

European Culture, Rights and Values

programme

Strands

EMPOWERING PEOPLE through the

promotion and protection of rights, values

and equality, and through creating

opportunities for citizens' engagement and

participation, including by supporting civil

society organisations,

MEDIA : Promoting the competitiveness and

scalability of the European audiovisual

industry and cultural diversity and artistic

freedom as a EU value through support to

the creation, promotion, access and

dissemination of European works reaching

large audiences within Europe and beyond

thereby accompanying the AVMSD

CULTURE :Safeguarding, developing and

promoting European cultural diversity and

Europe's cultural heritage and strengthening

the competitiveness of the European cultural

and creative sectors (with the exception of

the audiovisual industry)

Cross-sectoral strands

Justice programme

contribute to the further development of a

European area of justice based on the rule of law,

on mutual recognition and mutual trust

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ROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND PRIORITIES

3.1.1.

Key features of the current funding programmes: the baseline scenario

The four funding programmes and the prerogative lines are implemented via centralised direct

management.

As regards the implementation of the annual work programmes of the

REC and JUSTICE

programmes,

three types of actions are funded: action grants and operating grants mainly

addressed to civil society organizations, legal practitioners, but also to Member States authorities

through restricted calls for proposals; it also funds specific actions taken by the Commission,

such as studies, surveys, conferences, specific IT projects, awards etc. (Commission initiatives

through procurements), this latter weighting for around 20% of the total budget.

The

Europe for Citizens programme

awards action grants and operating grants mainly

addressed to civil society organisations. Approximately 20% of the budget has been devoted to

"European remembrance", 60% to "Democratic engagement and civic participation", 10% to

valorisation activities and around 10 % for administrative expenditure. The programme has also

been used to support specific actions taken by the Commission in relation to the management and

the promotion of the European Citizens' Initiative (IT support, communication, etc.).

The financial envelope for the implementation of the

Creative Europe Programme

is allocated

as follows: at least 56 % for the MEDIA Sub-programme; at least 31 % for the Culture Sub-

programme; a maximum of 13 % for the Cross-sectoral Strand.

The

MEDIA sub-programme

award action grants which support concrete audiovisual projects

such as films that are then made available in the market. Support focuses on training, content

creation, cross-border distribution of works, promotion and market access. The main

beneficiaries are audiovisual professionals and SMEs, consisting of independent European

producers and distributors; cinemas, online platforms and festivals focusing on European films;

audiovisual markets and promotion networks. In the period 2014-2017 the programme has

awarded 7960 action grants. Grants account for 100% of the MEDIA sub-programme.

The

Creative Europe's Culture sub-programme

mostly consists in action grants to mainly

public but also private cultural organizations and institutions such as theatres, museums, arts or

music venues, heritage sites or professional networks., but also includes prizes (two Melina

Mercouri prizes for the two European Capitals of Culture of any given year), Framework

Partnership Agreements, one operating grant (for the European Union Youth Orchestra) and

service contracts.

Within the cross-sectoral strand, the

Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility,

which

is a financial instrument, has a budget of € 121 million in the 2016-2020

period. A top-up

of €60

million from European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) was agreed in 2017 and, given the

strong market demand, the EFSI is preparing a second top up of at least the same amount. The

original budget of the Guarantee Facility represents 8% of the Creative Europe financial

envelope.

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Table 2: Statistics on the type of actions under the current programmes

REC*

Number of calls

launched each year

Number of awarded

action grants in the

period 2014 -2017

Number of awarded

operating grants in the

period 2014 -2017

Number of prizes in the

period 2014 -2017

302

Europe for

Citizens

1 -2

1371

Creative

Europe /

MEDIA

7960

Creative

Europe /

CULTURE

Minimum 2,

but up to 10

583 (including

FPAs)

Justice*

9-14

238

145

* the period reflected for the Justice and the REC programmes is 2014-2016

The assumption under the baseline scenario is that the above key features and budget

related to the individual programmes will remain the same.

In the following paragraphs, there is an estimation of the possible impact on the programmes of a

possible reduction in the budget of approximatively 15%. In particular:

A 15% reduction in funding for the REC and the JUSTICE programmes would be reflected in the

number of annual calls for proposals and in the annual prioritisation, i.e. concentration of funding

on fewer programme priorities in one year and promoting other priorities in the following years,

in contradiction with the increasing needs in the field. This reduction would also mean the

reduction of the Commission's activities financed through procurements such as studies, data

collection, awareness-raising campaigns etc., as priority would need to be given to continuity in

any financial support in particular to key partners through grants. This reduction would also have

a negative impact on the possibility to fund all the needed trainings of the judiciary on EU

legislation, an activity with a clear EU added value.

For

Europe for Citizens,

a budgetary cut of 15%, would cut the baseline budget down to €157

million which is insufficient in the context of the Commission's commitment to put citizens in the

centre of the European process. In case of a budgetary cut by 15%, it would have to be mirrored

proportionally in all strands and measures of the programme. Under this scenario, the critical

mass of participants and the geographical coverage of activities necessary to achieve the intended

impact would no longer be reached. A stable budgetary envelope (based on the budget 2017)

would allow continuity but still with a limited impact.

A decrease of 15% in funding for the

MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe

will

inevitably require streamlining and concentrating on a limited number of actions. As MEDIA

includes several measures to positively discriminate in favour of lower production countries

and/or countries with a restricted geographic/linguistic area, a reduction in funding would

disproportionately impact those countries

. A reduction in the number of training activities (1800

beneficiaries per year) would limit the possibilities of audio visual professionals to adapt to and

benefit from the opportunities offered by the digital shift. Cuts on the development and TV

production schemes would result in a reduced number of EU co-productions, which are the works

that travel better across borders. The network of cinema operators represents a total number of

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2806 cinema screens in 680 towns in 43 countries for 78.000.000 admissions per year: a

reduction in the scope of the network would negatively impact the access of EU citizens, notably

from Central and Eastern European countries, to non-national European content.

Regarding

Creative Europe (Culture sub-programme),

a decrease of 15% would not allow

reaching a critical mass in response to the needs of the cultural and creative sectors. This would

imply the following:



Reduced impact in European added value in terms of cultural diversity: less diverse and

more homogenized cultural offer for EU citizens including from dominant non-European

market players, fewer cross-border cooperation and new market opportunities or career

possibilities for practitioners from the cultural and creative sectors;

Societal impact would be reduced: e.g. the reach of the culture cooperation projects

estimated at 7 million citizens in EU by end 2020 (including 4 million youngsters) would

decrease;

The international opening of the programme may be limited at its pre-2014 level:

participation of key EU neighboring partner countries may be abandoned;

Specific actions would be streamlined or abandoned thus limiting the programme's

impact both in quantitative and qualitative terms;

Proportionally higher administrative costs for running the programme.

3.1.2.

Alternative to the baseline scenario: a EU values framework with two

funding programmes



The analysis done in terms of drivers that affect the architecture of the future programmes, shows

that there is room for improvement from the current situation of four funding programmes and

two prerogative lines. The new architecture of the future funding as an alternative to the baseline

scenario aims at:



Developing synergies among policies finding a common ground for action, while respecting

their specificities;



Reducing overlap and fragmentation;



Ensuring flexibility in the allocation of funds, while ensuring a certain degree of predictability

of funding dedicated to each policy;



Fostering cross sectoral and innovative actions;



Ensuring a critical mass of resources to promote values, taking also into account the needs of

each policy.

Therefore, as an alternative to the current situation and baseline scenario made of four funding

programmes and two prerogative lines, it is proposed to develop synergies among the current

programmes and prerogative lines and to combine them into a single political chapeau on EU

Values with two underlying funding programmes: the European Culture, Rights and Values

Programme and the Justice Programme, as visualized below:

Figure 3: Current versus new architecture of the funding for EU values

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Current programmes

The future programme(s)

Rights Equality and

Citizenship programme

The EU values cluster

European Culture Rights and Values Programme

Prerogative line related to

the Charter of fundamental

rights

Europe for Citizens

programme

Creative Europe

programme

Justice Programme

MEDIA sub

programme

CULTURE

sub

programme

Prerogative lines on

audio-visual

Justice programme

This will allow a straightforward simplification, from four current funding programmes and two

prerogative lines to only two funding programmes in the future. This new clustering will allow to

further exploit the potential of current programmes to promote EU values and increase EU added

value. The full exploitation of the interplay between cultural diversity, historical memory and the

potential of the creative sector from one hand, and principles such as justice, rights, equality and

anti-discrimination from the other hand, is fundamental in this model and will be possible

through the common denominator of citizenship.

For example, as shown by the mid-term evaluation of Creative Europe programme, the current

architecture is too cumbersome, as it includes 2 general objectives, 4 specific objectives four

dimensions of added value, common to all the strands of the Creative Europe programme and in

addition, 7 priorities and 11 support measures for the MEDIA sub programme. The proposed

architecture under the new programme provides a major simplification compared to the current

structure, to make support more flexible and able to adapt to new emerging needs.

While it is expected that the overall initiative will increase the potential of the EU to act to

promote and protect Values by developing synergies between current funding Programmes, the

proposed model acknowledges and maintains the specificities of the single policies, including

through the design of policy strands. This will allow taking into due consideration the distinctive

nature of the policies who will compose the new programme(s) as well as the inherent

specificities of the current programmes, such as the different scope of the legal basis and the

existence of already well-defined and different targeted stakeholders who expect to recognize

their own respective policy in the initiative.

All in all, maintaining well-established brands of EU programmes will help to ensure continued

engagement as well as visibility of EU support. Therefore distinctive strands will be maintained.

A new European Culture, Rights and Values Programme

The proposed general objective of the European Culture, Rights and Values Programme is to

empower people and sustain open, democratic, inclusive and creative societies through protecting

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and promoting rights, equality and values as well as cultural diversity and cultural heritage as

enshrined in the EU Treaty, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on

the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Programme will have three strands which will deliver on the above objective and which will

be further articulated on specific objectives specified in the previous section. It will also have a

cross-strand support:

EMPOWERING PEOPLE.

Empowering people through the promotion and protection of

rights values and equality freedom of expression, including media freedom and pluralism

and through creating opportunities for engagement and participation;

MEDIA.

Promote the competitiveness and scalability of the European audiovisual industry

and cultural diversity as an EU value through support to the creation, promotion, access

and dissemination of European works by large audiences within Europe and beyond

whereby accompanying the AVMSD; (thereafter referred to as MEDIA)

[CULTURE]. Safeguarding, developing and promoting European cultural diversity and

Europe's cultural heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural

and creative sectors (with the exception of the audiovisual industry) (thereafter referred to

as Culture)

CROSS-STRAND SUPPORT.

The cross-strand support would provide for and accelerate

the synergies between the different strands of the programme. As such it would be the 'glue'

that creates bonds, thus strengthening the internal coherence of the programme. It will

support joint actions having a stronger impact than actions delivered by each strand on its

own, in particular:

a) Funding should be devoted to promote the visibility of the programme and foster

citizens' outreach. This may include dissemination tools and information campaigns,

including through social media with a focus on the young, as well as ‘capacity

building’. Funding will also be used to ensure the mainstreaming of Charter of

Fundamental rights, equality and anti-discrimination in the post-2020 MFF.

b) Funds should foster creativity and citizens' engagement through a Creative Lab, which

will experiment new forms of culture creation and distribution at the crossroads

between different cultural and creative sectors or with the education sector, through

the use of digital means as well as between culture and fundamental rights, or audio-

visual and non-discrimination policies .

c) Access to finance to all cultural and creative SMEs building on the successful

deployment of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility will be addressed

under the SME window of the InvestEU programme which guarantees debt and equity

support to enhance access and availability of finance for SMEs. While the access to

debt finance remains the main challenge for the SMEs from cultural and creative

sectors, the need for providing equity and quasi-equity to cash-intensive and fast

growing creative SMEs and mid-caps will also be further explored.

d) Funds should also be devoted to a network of desks that will promote the programme at

national level, provide information, support cross border cooperation between potential

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beneficiaries and support the Commission in disseminating the results of the

programme and reaching out the citizens.

The new JUSTICE Programme

The aim of the future JUSTICE funding Programme shall be the further development of a

European area of justice based on mutual recognition and mutual trust and to contribute to

upholding EU values such as the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, the effectiveness

of the justice system and its equal access to all. The Programme shall largely continue to follow

the intervention logic of its predecessor programme supporting Member States to achieve more

effective justice systems, where legal practitioners know how and when to apply EU acquis,

where cross-border cooperation is thriving and the rights of victims and persons accused of crime

are respected. Support to collect comparative information on the efficiency, quality and

independence of national justice systems and national rule of law safeguards should continue,

including in order to feed into the EU Justice Scoreboard and the European Semester. In relation

to technological developments, the Programme shall have cross-cutting objectives of

digitalisation, including of national justice systems, civic technology, robotics, registers and legal

technology. The anti-drugs component of the current Justice Programme would fall under the

successor of the Internal Security Fund

–

Police.

3.1.3.

Discarded alternative: one programme

For reasons connected to the legal basis the alternative proposing one sole instrument/programme

has been discarded.

Most of the activities and policies are based on articles that foresee an ordinary legislative

procedure except for the current Europe for Citizens Programme.

Currently the main focus of the Europe for Citizens Programme is on civic participation and

hence it is based on art. 352 TFEU (unanimity). After analysis, the objectives of the

corresponding activities could, subject to a certain reorientation of their focus, be adapted to fit

within the new approach of a broader programme; hence they would fall within the scope of Art

167(1) and (2) TFEU, which foresee the ordinary legislative procedure.

However, the Justice Programme legal basis, whilst also commanding the ordinary legislative

procedure, is subject to the variable geometry organised in Protocols 21 and 22 to the Treaties.

Thus it needs to remain in a separate instrument.

Furthermore, after analysis, the activities currently funded under the prerogative line

"communication and evaluation activities that are contributing to an area of justice and

fundamental rights" cannot be included in the future programme as their legal basis would be art

352.

A detailed enumeration of the legal basis of the framework is included in annex 5.

3.2.

Priorities

Setting priorities will be crucial to focus future interventions on policy priorities and emerging

issues and achieve better results. The priorities are presented hereafter by policy area.

In the area of rights and equality

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

The mid-term evaluation confirms the relevance of the objectives and the need to continue to

act on all covered areas but also provides indications that an increased attention should be

given to emerging issues such as for instance as cyber-violence (see section 1.2.1.).

Operating grants have proved to be effective and should be prioritised. This allows the

functioning of NGO's and EU-wide networks, such as victim support organisations, equality

bodies, representative organisations of persons with disabilities, etc.

A critical mass of NGOs need to be reached in order to have a multiplier effect and ensure

that the EU strengthens its role and image as champion in the promotion of rights and values.

Work with national administrations, for instance through restricted calls for proposals

remains key to ensure complementarities of actions between the EU and national levels.

Funds need to be devoted to activities to support policy and legislative developments,

monitoring and follow-up and to ensure an efficient implementation of the Commission's

right initiative and efficient governance of the EU legislative process. This includes

procurements for impact assessment, market studies, conformity checks, experts groups, etc.

As indicated in section 1.2.1., the lessons learned with the REC programme show that setting the

specific objectives at policy level allows enough flexibility in the phase of implementation to

focus on specific priorities, to adapt to emerging issues, but also to face a scarcity of funding (i.e.

by alternating calls for proposals of different policy areas every other year). Therefore, the above

priorities will not have an impact on the architecture of the future programme and regulation.

In the area of citizenship

Funding activities should follow a bottom-up approach that has proved successful in the current

programmes, namely the REC, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe. In particular, the

positive experience of Europe for Citizens should be further promoted to create opportunities for

a debate on European history beyond national perspectives and to fund remembrance projects. As

a follow up of the European Year of Cultural heritage, larger projects of preservation and

conservation of major European memorial sites and archives will be also promoted.

Funds should also seek to strengthen the role of media as a cornerstone for democracy with

actions related to monitoring and supporting media freedom and pluralism, quality journalism

and media literacy, thus helping building better informed and democratic European societies,

contributing to enabling citizens to make full use of their right to be informed. This includes

addressing the phenomenon of disinformation.

The programme should also promote opportunities for societal and intercultural engagement and

civic participation and by bringing together Europeans to discuss and work together on issues of

common concern in town-twinning projects, networks of towns and civil society projects. This

would help boosting citizens' awareness of fundamental values, their degree of engagement in

society and with the EU project. Cultural activities such as the European Heritage Label and

Days should also be used as an arena for citizens to gain awareness and raise their voice on

political issues..

Support should also be given to the European Citizens’ Initiative, which is a unique instrument

for participatory democracy enabling citizens to have a say in policies that affect their lives.

In the area of culture

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Support shall be given to the reinforcement of the cross-border dimension of the cultural and

creative sectors within Europe and beyond through a dedicated mobility scheme. Mobility in the

culture and creative sectors pursues specific objectives, which take into account the specific

nature of the artistic and creative production process, namely focusing on the potential of co-

creation or audience development via residencies, or similar exchanges which are result-oriented.

The mobility scheme will support the intrinsic dynamic of the artistic creation by bringing

together artistic and creative professionals from diverse sectors and disciplines. The aim is to

develop joint activities driven by their common cultural and artistic vision in order to produce

joint outputs and results in the form of innovative creative and artistic works and productions.

The scheme will create favourable conditions for artists and creative professionals in Europe to

integrate cross-border mobility, which is essential to nurture their talent, and for their careers and

for audience development. It will for instance increase the visibility of European artists and

creative professionals, in particular emerging ones and those lacking international exposure.

Individual mobility in this sense is a means to jointly develop artistic and creative talent and

network building, which is particularly relevant for artists and creative professionals, especially

those at the start of their career. Besides, this tailor-made type of individual mobility is essential

to promote and safeguard cultural diversity and creative content, which is one of the main

missions of the EU in the field of Culture. This particular nature and specific aims justifies the

independent existence of such a mobility scheme outside the Erasmus+ Programme, which

primarily focus on mobility actions with a strong learning component as a key element and which

does not primarily aim at the production of joint outputs. The target groups for a mobility action

under the culture sub-programme would be both individuals but also the mostly smaller public or

private culture and creative institutions and organisations who could host these professionals.

The programme will also provide support to the European Capitals of Culture, the European

Heritage Label and EU cultural prizes. It also envisages granting operating support to pan-

European organisations and allows for policy development actions.

Support shall be given to the building of a cultural capacity leading to increase cultural

participation for all Europeans, including via awareness activities in education and training or in

areas with close links to culture such as public or urban spaces.

Funding will be dedicated to foster favourable ecosystems for

the Cultural and Creative Sectors’

capacity to innovate, embrace the digital shift and to incarnate and favour the development of

European identity.

Based on the experience of the audiovisual sector, a targeted support will aim at meeting the

needs of certain creative sectors along their value chain such as the music sector

and the

cultural and heritage sectors

. Support to the literature/publishing sector, which is currently

limited to the translation and promotion of European literature across borders in Europe and

beyond, will be broadened while the challenges for other sectors such as architecture, design or

fashion to contribute to cultural diversity and become resilient is targeted via limited concrete

actions. Creating links with cultural tourism activities could be part of such targeted support in

close linkages with the future Single Market programme.

In line with the Communication on "Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations",

the programme will also strive to reinforce the promotion of cultural and creative works from

participating countries in the rest of the world and develop more targeted activities with

organisations in third countries.

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The programme will also provide support to the European Capitals of Culture, the European

Heritage Label and EU cultural prizes. It also envisages granting operating support to pan-

European organisations and allows for policy development actions.

In the area of audiovisual

The MEDIA programme will accompany the industrial and cultural objectives pursued by the

provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. In a more open and competitive digital

single market, it will be crucial that funds favour the scaling up and consolidation of the EU

audiovisual industries. The new AVMS Directive will set-up an objective of 30% of European

works available on VOD. This will be an opportunity for European works, but needs

accompanying measures to help make European non-national works available across the Union.

This means in practice, focusing on those projects and actions bearing a potential for cross-border

success and stepping up investments in the promotion of EU works

Europe needs to invest more in its audiovisual talent. Priority will be given to help 5000 young or

established professionals per annum, to understand the impact of new technologies on production

processes, marketing and distribution, through physical and on-line training, (MOOCs) for wider

reach and mentoring activities to ultimately make the EU audiovisual industry more competitive.

Support will be clarified and cater on the one hand, for single development for projects from

smaller markets to ensure diversity and on the other, support will be provided to slates of films

and individual high profile European films and TV series able to compete with US productions

Structured promotion support will enhance the commercial success of the European films which

have a clear export potential in markets such as the US, Asia (China) and Latin America.

New actions will be developed to support innovative story telling formats and in particular virtual

reality, to help champion a leading European VR ecosystem.

Distribution of works across borders will be reinforced and made more efficient

by bringing

together online and theatrical distribution and enhancing cross border collaboration. Support will

be given to a selection of 25 European films per annum and to the distribution of slates of films.

Support to VOD platforms will move from individual support

to a structured network of

European VOD services, encouraging strategic collaboration among platforms regarding

technology, data collection and promotional activities and possibly acquisitions of rights. The

objective is to increase SVOD subscribers by 200% and TVOD transactions by 50%.

Support will be provided to double the reach of the European network of cinemas in medium

sized towns with fewer than 100.000 residents

(from 269 cities in 2016 to 400 in 2027)

especially in Eastern countries; to promote EU films among young audiences

and foster

collaborations to innovate the cinematic experience.

The current individual support to film festivals will be replaced by a structured pan European

network of festivals to reach economies of scale and expand their audience. The objective is to

support more than 100 festivals and reach audience of 10 million in 2027.

In the area of Justice

In order to achieve medium to long-term results in this policy area, priority should be given to

action that:

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

help Member States to achieve more effective justice systems, where legal practitioners know

how and when to apply EU acquis, where cross-border cooperation is thriving and the rights

of victims and persons accused of crime are respected. Support to EU-wide networks

working in this area is crucial.

Support to collect comparative information on the efficiency, quality and independence of

national justice systems and national rule of law safeguards should continue, in particular to

feed into the EU Justice Scoreboard and the European Semester.

support the expected continued digitisation of the national justice systems and

interoperability of IT systems to enhance judicial cooperation and access to justice and

achieve full EU coverage concerning all voluntary e-justice projects;

increase the capacity of national legal practitioners and public authorities in Union law,

including training on the Charter of fundamental rights as well as the support and co-

operation between these authorities and the European Public Prosecutor´s Office (EPPO)

ensure procedural rights and rights of victims;

External activities

As a general rule, the future funding instruments should remain open to third EEA countries,

acceding and candidate countries, also allowing for ad-hoc collaborations with the FPI on issues

on common interest, following a flexible approach. At the same time, some sectorial specificities

should be taken into account and continue in the future. Since its inception, the MEDIA

programme has required alignment with the Audivisual Media Services Directive to accede the

programme. In the future full alignment with the provisions of the revised AVMS Directive will

be required to acceding countries, , potential candidate countries and EFTA countries covered by

the EEA agreement and the Swiss confederation. Lighter requirements will be defined for

countries covered by the European Neighbourhood policy to allow for partial participation in

MEDIA. The current Culture Sub-programme already includes third countries and allows

allocating a certain percentage of costs to partner organisations in third countries. Furthermore in

line with the Communication on "Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations", the

Culture part should remain open to the participation of Neighbouring countries but also allow for

targeted activities on the global market.

In addition, synergies and greater alignment between DEVCO funds and culture and MEDIA

funds to promote international collaboration should be put in place to avoid overlaps. This could

be implemented by earmarked funding from the different external instruments to some well-

established MEDIA actions such as training, international co-productions or access to market or

in specific culture actions. Furthermore, MEDIA will be devoting efforts in structured promotion

of EU films with an export potential, targeting primarily countries such as the US, China, Russia,

India, and Latin America.

3.3.

Synergies with other funding programmes

The future EU values framework and its underlying funding programmes will inter-act with the

other post-2020 funding programmes. The following synergies deserve to be highlighted:

3.3.1.

Synergies with the other programmes under the future "Investing in people

and EU values" framework

The creation of a cluster of the EU budget specifically dedicated to "Investing in people and EU

values" creates bonds between the programmes that will contribute to it.

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The future European Social Fund and EaSI programme will be a major building block of the

"Investing in People and Values" framework. It will provide support to citizens by investing in

human capital, supporting (youth) employment, social innovation, the acquisition of basic digital

skills and the integration of migrants, and by supporting the most deprived (social inclusion).

Potential synergies will need to be developed, or strengthened, as the funds will have a strong

potential to directly impact people

–

including the most disadvantaged and discriminated - and

promote gender equality and equal opportunities for under-represented groups such as the Roma

as well as social justice, EU values and the respect of fundamental rights. The envisaged

strengthened focus on a bottom-up approach will also create ownership for reforms with citizens

and promote a better understanding and acceptance of a Social Europe. The future European

Social Fund and EaSI programme will achieve their objectives by working on the employment

and social inclusion of Europeans, a different

–

and complementary

–

angle than the angle of

values, rights and culture.

Synergies with Erasmus+ can be reinforced by exploiting practical experience from the National

Agencies and by more systematically mainstreaming needs of culture education and training

institutions into the existing and future actions. Erasmus + can also support discriminated groups

–

such as youngsters with disabilities - in their access to education and towards stronger social

inclusion.

3.3.2.

Synergies with the "External Action" cluster of the budget

The promotion of values and rights within the EU is mirrored by their promotion at the global

level, including through the linkages of the implementation of the Sustainable Development

Goals. In this respect, synergies need to be developed in particular with the external action at

multilateral level but also in the development cooperation aid, to ensure coherence in the

promotion of for instance gender equality, anti-discrimination, tolerance, the rule of law.

Notwithstanding the possibility of "windows" for certain (capacity building) activities within the

international instrument, the culture strand intends to open the European Capital of Culture

initiative through twinning and shadowing schemes, the Networks and Platforms schemes

non-EU countries with (limited) opportunities for competing for the Prizes, to develop incentives

to foster the inclusion of third country partners in projects where member states organisations are

in the lead, to support individual artist mobility through exchanges, training and residencies and

to support promotional efforts in strategically important markets and festivals outside the EU

member states for which there is currently no specific budget.

3.3.3.

Synergies with the Single Market Programmes

The creation of a EU values framework in the EU budget represents the other side of the coin of a

European project based on the single market but also able to go beyond. In particular, the future

Single Market Programme will provide support to citizens and consumer in the internal market,

thereby contributing to enhance their rights and empower them. In this respect, it will

complement the actions that will be funded by the EU Culture, values and rights programme that

has a strong component on empowering people. Synergies can also be found on tourism which

has a cultural dimension and can be seen as a way of enhancing mutual understanding among

people. Synergies will be strong with the future Justice programme as well. Indeed, by financing

activities on company law, contract law and Anti-Money Laundering, the future Single market

Programme will contribute directly to the implementation of the EU policy in the field of justice

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and the creation of an EU area of justice and will follow the policy lines developed in this

respect. The same is valid for the consumer policy.

The culture strand will focus its interventions, where adequate, on the creativity and cultural

elements of certain industries (such as fashion) by concentrating on promotion, skills

development or training.

3.3.4.

Synergies with budget cluster on Strategic Infrastructure

The EU values framework should be reflected in the future Digital Europe Programme (DEP)

which will be the “successor” of the current Connecting Europe Facility program, incorporating

building blocks and Digital Service Infrastructures. Indeed, while the EU values framework - and

in particular the Justice programme enables to develop Commission lead central platforms- , the

future DEP would enable to ensure the digital transformation of the judicial systems in the

Member States, the development of LegalTech by EU companies and cross-border

interconnection and interoperability. Furthermore, within the Digital Europe programme two

leadership projects will assure the continuation of deployment activities linked to the

#Digital4Culture strategy.

The leadership project on digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector will continue to

support European initiative.

FP9 R&I programme:



The cluster on "Inclusive, Resilient and Secure Societies" includes an area of intervention

on Cultural Heritage. Within this cluster, it is key to support research and innovation

activities for the development of ICT technologies for the digitisation and preservation of

tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

The "Digital Industry" cluster foresees, within the Next Generation Internet area of

interventions, research activities which are closely linked to the cultural and creative

industries (e.g. AR/VR, immersive environments, human computer interfaces, new

(social) media). It is also foreseen to continue efforts to achieve crossovers between the

creative sectors, in particular the arts, and innovation in industry and society via the

S+T+ARTS initiative.

3.3.5.

Synergies with Border management and security



The EU Values framework will develop synergies with the programmes under the cluster "Border

management and security". In particular there are synergies to be developed between criminal

law activities supported by the Justice programme and the support to security and counter-

terrorism. Activities to combat and prevent racism, xenophobia, hate speech are also key in the

fight against radicalisation and terrorism. The promotion and protection of the rights of the child

in vulnerable situation, i.e. unaccompanied minors, and the prevention of violence against women

and children is also key while dealing with migration crisis. Trafficking in human beings has also

a gender and age dimension that links this phenomenon to actions to combat violence against

women and children.

ELIVERY MECHANISMS OF THE INTENDED FUNDING

The analysis done in terms of drivers that affect the delivery mechanisms shows that there is

room for improvement as compared of the current baseline scenario that presents a fragmentation

of programmes, some overlaps, a dilution of funding, lack of opportunities in terms of innovative

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approaches and synergies among different policies, insufficient or limited scale dissemination

and use of the results and outputs, low success rate. Some of these issues are already tackled

thorough the proposed architecture of the future funding programmes as indicated in chapter 3. In

this respect, the delivery mechanism of the future funding that is presented in in this section as

alternative to the baseline scenario, aims at simplifying and improving the effectiveness and

efficiency of the programmes through:



scaling up of beneficiaries and avoid dilution of funding while also keeping the door open to

all types of organisations independently from their size;



Ensuring economies of scale;



Simplifying the procedure for applicants and beneficiaries;



Improving visibility, dissemination and use of the results;



Setting incentives to reward performance and success;

4.1.

Implementation mode

The existing funding programmes are mainly implemented through direct management while the

Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility is currently implemented in indirect

management mode by delegation agreement with the European Investment Bank Group. The

analysis done until now and the proposed alternative to the current baseline scenario in terms of

objectives and architecture of the funding programmes do not lead to the necessity to change

management mode. Therefore, the future programmes will continue be implemented via direct

and indirect management as described above. Within this direct management, there are different

concrete ways of implementation: the executive agency EACEA is used to implement the bulk of

the Creative Europe programme (87%) and Europe for Citizens (88%) while the totality of the

Justice and REC programmes are executed directly by DG Justice with the contribution of DG

EMPL for the part on disability and DG HOME for the part on drugs.

For the future programmes the following is proposed:



For the future Justice Programme, as well as for the specific objectives "Rights and equality"

and "Daphné: combatting violence" of the future European Culture, Values and Rights, DG

JUST shall continue to manage directly both grants and procurements with DG EMPL in co-

delegation for the area of disability. Following the evaluations of predecessor programmes,

the average size of grants has increased to avoid small scale projects that did not prove to

have added value, to reach the average of 300.000 Euro, which is compatible with a follow-

up at DG level. In this respect, DG JUST has heavily invested in the last few years to

increase its expertise in the management of the programme, including in the migration

towards the new corporate system SYGMA and giving the execution to an Agency would

mean to lose this investment. The type of beneficiaries of both the REC and Justice

programmes - namely NGOs, but also public administrations, legal practitioners, networks -

will allow the DG to directly target the right groups of beneficiaries and to keep a direct link

with the ground. DG JUST has for instance started to use restricted grants to public

administration to fund EU-wide communication campaigns as opposed to doing EU-imposed

global campaign. This direct contact has also proven essential to have a close working

relationship between the programme management and policy units and to use the financial

management to inform policy developments. All in all, the management within the DG also

allows for better flexibility to re-adjust priorities in case of emerging needs. At the same

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time, the sensitivity of some of the issues dealt with by the REC and JUSTICE programmes,

as showed by the latest issues on the rule of law, the non-respect of fundamental rights etc.

requires a careful management of the programmes. Furthermore, it should be underlined that

the Commission, as the Focal Point for the implementation of the UN Convention on the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has the direct responsibility to reports to the UN

Committee. It thus must keep a direct responsibility for the actions it undertakes and finances

in this area. For all these reasons, the management of this part of the future programme

should remain with DG JUST, with the exception of the citizenship part which is dealt with

lower.



The MEDIA and the [CULTURE] strands will continue to be implemented in a direct

management mode through the EAC Executive Agency because this is cost-effective, as

confirmed by the mid-term evaluation while strengthening ,the supervision by the parent DGs

on EACEA procedures, results and performance.

Implementation of MEDIA will be simplified and streamlined, for example, by grouping

together beneficiaries and reducing the number of underlying grant contracts and payment

transactions. Building on the on-going streamlining of the Distribution schemes, which

represent 30% of the MEDIA budget, the objective will be to reduce the overall MEDIA

transactions by 30%, thus lowering administrative overheads and increasing the efficiency of

the programme

New financial instruments providingguarantee and where needed equity type support to

SMEs in the cultural and creative sectors, may be implemented through the Invest EU Fund

in indirect management mode by delegation agreements with implementing partners in line

with the Financial Regulation

Actions related to the media sector, also including the Multimedia Actions (which inclusion

in the programme remains an open question), media pluralism, media literacy and quality

journalism, will be managed by DG CNECT.

The specific objective " Creating opportunities for citizens' engagement and participation" of

the future European Culture, Values and Rights, is expected to give rise to a high number of

small scale projects/grants as for it is already the case for the current Europe for citizens (the

majority of grants are less than EUR 100,000): therefore, the delivery should be continued

through the executive agency EACEA. As compared to the current implementation mode, it

is proposed that the activities linked to citizenship, with the exception of procurement

activities, are managed by EACEA. Given the new proposed specific objectives, this will

include activities on the rights deriving from EU citizenship currently funded by the REC

Programme and implemented by DG JUST.

Specific actions may continue to be put in place in all policy strands. In particular, DG JUST

will continue to manage directly also procurements.



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Figure 4: Mechanism chosen for the delivery of the different components of the

programme:

4.2.

Type of expenditure

Part of the Programmes should be implemented through action grants and operating grants since

their direct beneficiaries are to a large extent Civil Society Organisations and Non-Governmental

Organisations (CSOs/NGOs), social partners, SMEs, legal practitioners, networks, public cultural

institutions and other actors. Restricted grants remain an important tool to co-finance activities

with public administration and bodies. Operating grants have also proved to be an important tool

to support CSOs/NGOs I all areas in order to allow for more sustainability and should also be

maintained in the future given that the functioning of an organization depends heavily on stability

in annual budgetand staff continuity.

The possibility of using 'cascading grants' according to the provision of the Financial Regulation,

as it is already happening for the Creative Europe, Culture platforms scheme or the refugee

projects, shall be further explored in particular for the areas currently managed by DG JUST as

this would allow for smaller grants without the administrative disproportionality. Along the same

lines, for MEDIA, the implementation by the Agency will be streamlined, notably by reducing

the number of micro or small grants. Beneficiaries will be brought together into groupings or

consortia and cascading grants will be used in order to further reduce the number of grants as

well as payments to be processed. In order to facilitate consortia, coordination costs will be

eligible for support. Grants will include incentives which provide for increased financial support

for those projects and beneficiaries which meet verifiable targets corresponding to policy goals

e.g. increased audiences or successful promotion campaigns. Such focus on consolidation of

projects, through the development of networks and cascading grants could results in a decrease

by at least 30% of the number of financial transactions and correspondent administrative

overheads.

In certain cultural and creative areas, rewarding of excellence or innovation is being honoured via

prizes linked to financial support. This is a way of boosting creativity and steering the sector.

Also based on actions currently being tested with the "Music moves Europe" Preparatory Action,

which address the specific needs of the music sector, new funding mechanisms will specifically

target this sector with the aim of meeting the needs of the sector along their value chain.

Procurement activities will also be used to finance for instance studies, exchange of good

practices, experts' networks or awareness-raising actions such as European Awards and represent

an important tool in particular in the policy fields currently covered by the REC and Justice.

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Support to facilitate the access to finance of companies operating in the cultural and creative

sectors will be provided through financial instruments within InvestEU, which will provide

guarantees to financial intermediaries and equity financial instruments, as well as technical

assistance grants.

One of the problem drivers discussed earlier on was that the complexity and heterogeneity of

funding rules in the current programmes are an obstacle for applicants. The use of a single entry

point for external users to participate in the grants' life cycle (i.e. a participant portal) and of an

overall grant management system have an important role to play in facilitating access to the

programme. This is currently the case for DG JUST, which has finished migrating to the

Commission corporate system for H2020. DG CNECT is starting this migration through EACEA,

and DG EAC and HOME will also do the same at a later stage (also through EACEA).

The complexity of funding rules as well as the “lack of support to first time applicants” pointed

out by stakeholders will also been addressed through the creation of a cross strand support and

in particular the funding of a common network of desks and contact points, building on existing

networks, whose main objective will be to provide information on the programmes to current and

potential beneficiaries, and on the possibility to build transnational partnerships.

Communication on the programmes and dissemination of the results, also been pointed out as

weaknesses, will be an important focus of the cross-strand support which will allow to dedicate

fund to design a proper communication strategy for the European Culture, Rights and Values

programme.

4.3.

Alignment with recent changes in the Financial Regulation

Substantial simplification measures such as lump sums and flat rates, e-form application and

grant decisions have already been introduced in the current Europe for Citizens programme.

Along these lines, simplification will be sought in the implementation related to the policy areas

currently managed by DG JUST, such as lump sums, flat rates and unit costs while respecting the

rules of the Financial Regulation and its last developments. This will free administrative

resources and will redirect them towards more results-oriented grant management. The specificity

of the cultural sector and the individual character of the supported actions have made the

calculation and application of lump sum and flat-rates challenging (outside the literary translation

scheme) but where the calculation basis can be lightened would constitute a welcome reduction

of bureaucracy for beneficiaries. Lump sums will continue to be used in MEDIA in order to

simplify financial management, when appropriate. The methodology for calculating the lump

sums will foresee a regular monitoring to ensure alignment with real costs. In the framework of

FPAs, successful projects could be rewarded and more balanced spending could be achieved

without punishing failure.

OW WILL PERFORMANCE BE MONITORED AND EVALUATED

A detailed monitoring and evaluation plan will be developed to specify how the related actions

will be carried out in practice, under what data strategy (including what data is required and how

it will be collected and analysed).

Programme monitoring will take place both continuously (e.g. to respond timely to any

unforeseen events/exceptional needs) and on a regularly planned basis (to report on key events

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such as calls for proposals, project reviews, coordination or dissemination events) and where

relevant feed into some key programme indicators.

The monitoring reports will subsequently feed into:



A mid-term evaluation (to be performed no later than four years after the start of

programme implementation)

A final evaluation (to be performed no later than four years after the end of the

programming period)

Annual monitoring reports.

These retrospective evaluations will be carried out in compliance with the latest applicable

version of the Better Regulation guidelines (drawing also on its toolbox guidance and best

practice) and assess the programme's performance based on key programme indicators/targets

and on a detailed analysis of the degree to which the programme can be deemed relevant,

effective, efficient, provides enough EU added value and is coherent with main EU policies.

They will include recommendations to address any lacks/problems identified or any potential to

further improve the actions or their results and to help maximise their exploitation/impact.

The Commission Services will communicate the conclusions of these evaluations (together with

its observations) to the European Parliament, Council, European Economic and Social

Committee and Committee of the Regions. The programme monitoring and evaluation reports

will be made public, together with a scoreboard of key programme indicators.

The key indicators proposed to help measure the success of the programme are listed below

[i]

These indicators (corresponding to levels 1

[ii]

and 2

[iii]

in the joint taxonomy defined by DG

BUDG) address the main objectives of the programme in the form of impact or result indicators.

Some of these indicators have been used in the past (within currently running programmes), in

which case baseline data could already be identified in which to ground some tentative targets.

For other indicators proposed which are new, no baseline data will be available until at least the

end of 2020 (though in some cases it may be possible to foresee what level of improvement over

this future baseline could be targeted during the implementation of the programme).

The set of indicators proposed has been designed in order to cover the programme objectives to

help evaluate its effectiveness/relevance and added value.

5.1.

Culture, Rights and Values programme

Specific objective (EMPOWERING PEOPLE): Empowering people through the promotion and

protection of rights, values and equality, and through creating opportunities for citizens' engagement

and participation, including by supporting civil society organisations

Indicator

Baseline & Target

Frequency & data source

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Number of people reached by:

(i) training activities;

(ii) mutual learning and exchange of good practices

activities;

(iii) awareness raising, information and dissemination

activities.

Number of transnational networks and initiatives focusing

on European memory and heritage as a result of

programme intervention

Number of initiatives focusing on media freedom and

pluralism, media literacy, and quality journalism as a result

of programme intervention

yearly

DG JUST / SYGMA

yearly

EACEA annual report

yearly

DG CNECT

Specific objective (MEDIA): Promoting the competitiveness and scalability of the European

audiovisual industry and cultural diversity and artistic freedom as an EU value through support to the

creation, promotion, access and dissemination of European works reaching large audiences within

Europe and beyond thereby accompanying the AVMSD

Indicator

The number of people accessing European audiovisual

works from countries other than their own and supported

by the MEDIA programme

Number of participants in learning activities supported by

the programme who assess they have improved their

competences and increased their employability

Baseline & Target

New indicator

Frequency & data source

yearly

MEDIA project final reports

New indicator

yearly

MEDIA project final reports on

basis of survey of participants

Number and budget of co-productions developed and

created with the support of the MEDIA programme

New indicator

yearly

MEDIA project final reports on

basis of survey of participants

Number of people reached by Business to Business

promotional activities in major markets

New indicator

yearly

MEDIA project final reports on

basis of survey of participants

Specific objective (CULTURE): Safeguarding, developing and promoting European cultural

diversity and Europe's cultural heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European

cultural and creative sectors (with the exception of the audiovisual industry)

Indicator

Number and scale of transnational partnerships created

with the support of the programme

Baseline & Target

Frequency & data source

yearly

Projects’ data

yearly

Number of artists & cultural &/or creative players

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(geographically) mobile beyond national borders due to

Programme support, by country of origin

Number of people accessing European cultural and

creative works generated by the Programme, including

works from countries other than their own

Projects' data

yearly

Projects' data

5.2.

Justice programme

General objective (JUSTICE): Contributing to the further development of an European area of Justice

based on the rule of law, on mutual recognition and mutual trust and the effectiveness of the national

justice systems

Indicator

Number of members of the judiciary and judicial staff who

participated in training activities (including staff

exchanges, study visits, workshops and seminars) funded

by the Programme, including by the operating grant of the

EJTN

Number of exchanges of information in the European

Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS)

Baseline & Target

13 943 staff (2016)

Frequency & data source

yearly

DG JUST

2 571 991 (2017); current

target for 2020: 3 500 000

yearly

DG JUST

yearly

DG JUST

yearly

DG JUST / SYGMA

Number of hits on the E-Justice portal / pages addressing

the need for information on cross-border civil cases

2 690 574 visits (2017)

Number of people reached by:

(i) mutual learning and exchange of good practices

activities;

(ii) awareness raising, information and dissemination

activities

In addition, further operational programme management indicators (related to level 3

[iv]

) inspired

by existing programmes and/or seeking to reflect commonalities between the various strands (e.g.

where similar types of activities/output are foreseen, thus helping to measure efficiency/quality

gains from the common management strategies developed) are also being identified to help

monitor/steer the programme and assess its efficiency in the mid-term and final evaluations

(feeding into the full list of indicators per programme/strand, whose detailed specification goes

beyond key elements to be specified in this section, but is tentatively included in Annex 7).

We foresee in particular to continue using management indicators related to effective and reliable

internal control systems such as:

Objective 1: Effective and reliable internal control system giving the necessary guarantees

concerning the legality and the regularity of the underlying transactions.

Outcome

Indicators (using 2018 baseline)

Target

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Error rate

–

direct management:

Error rate below 2%

grants

Error rate below 2%

Error rate

–

direct management:

Error rate below 2%

procurement

Error rate

–

indirect management

Objective 2: Effective and reliable internal control system in line with sound financial management.

Outcome

Indicators (using 2018 baseline)

Target

Efficiency in the transaction

Time to inform (art.128.2 a FR)

Respect deadlines specified in

processing

Time to grant (art.128.2 b FR)

latest applicable Financial

Time to pay (art.92 FR)

Regulation

Legality and regularity of the

underlying transactions in the DG

Operational indicators monitoring the geographical coverage of activities are also foreseen (e.g.

to foster capacity building of European civil society so as to prevent the shrinking of civic space).

In addition to further operational indicators, some context indicators have been included in annex

7 (to help monitor the distance from some relevant EU policy objectives/identify further progress

towards these or explain some elements of impact).

To conclude, it should be underlined that comprehensive/detailed monitoring and evaluation

plans (and the related detailed data strategy) will need to be further developed prior to

programme implementation, building on key elements already identified.

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Annex 1: Procedural information

In May 2017, the Commission has launched the work on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial

Framework (MFF) to prepare the grounds for new, modified or renewed funding programmes. It

initiated a spending review exercise that should, first, analyse the performance and achievements

of the current funding programmes including their EU added value and successes and failures and

identify the opportunities for synergies. In the following exercise, starting in January 2018, the

Commission will be working on the preparation of a post-2020 MFF legal proposal and will

present it to the European Parliament and the Council before summer 2018.

1) L

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LANNING

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REFERENCES

The post-2020 MFF DGs Core group and the Vice-President steering group, in its meeting of 12

December 2017 gave a mandate to DG JUST to work towards an EU Values framework of the

EU budget after 2020. DG JUST worked together with HOME, EAC, CNECT and EMPL.

In view of the advanced stage of preparations and the compressed timeline, it was decided (note

Ares(2018)1243019 - 06/03/2018) that planning entries for the programmes in Decide planning

were not required. At the stage of consultation or adoption, as appropriate, lead DGs are however

requested to submit the entries for the programmes into Decide to complete the formal adoption

procedure.

2) O

RGANISATION AND TIMING

A Commission inter-service steering group (ISSG), chaired by the Secretariat-General was

established in March 2018 for preparing this initiative. The following DGs and services were

invited to the inter-service group included: Legal Service (SJ), Budget (BUDG), Industry,

Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW), Eurostat (ESTAT), and the Joint Research Center (JRC).

The ISG met 3 times on 2 and 19 March 2018 and on 23 April 2018.

During this period, the Commission undertook a broad public consultation between the 10th of

January and the 8 of March 2018. As decided per note Ares (2017)5408269 this public

consultation was organised at the level of the policy cluster "European values and mobility"

(including Erasmus, European Values & Citizenship programme(s)), thus supporting several

impact assessments.

An informal upstream meeting was held on 18 January 2018 with RSB representatives and the

participation of SG, DG BUDG and JRC. During this discussion Board members [and

representatives of the horizontal Services] provided early feedback and advice on the basis of the

inception impact assessment. Board members' feedback did not prejudge in any way the

subsequent formal deliberations of the RSB.

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3) C

ONSULTATION OF THE

RSB

On 20/04/2018, Regulatory Scrutiny Board gave a positive opinion, by a written procedure, with a recommendation to further improve the report with respect to the

following key aspects:

Main consideration from the board

(1) The report does not fully exploit the evaluation outcomes that would support the

new design and functioning of the programme or its sub-programmes.

How it has been addressed

The results of the mid-term evaluation have been duly taken into account. As

explained in section 1.2., all the evaluated programmes have shown clear added

value. As explained in the Impact Assessment, the programmes that are

considered for the Values cluster have several commonalties. They lend

themselves to the integration into a single Values cluster as they all deal with

values and citizenship issues leading to a more coordinated approach in this

field as highlighted in the Commission's reflection paper on the EU's finances

and in the mid- term evaluation.

The new clustering will allow to further exploit the potential of current

programmes to promote EU values and increase EU added value. The full

exploitation of the interplay between cultural diversity, historical memory and

the potential of the creative sector from one hand, and principles such as

justice, rights, equality and anti-discrimination from the other hand, is

fundamental in this model and will be possible through the common

denominator of citizenship.

In the specific case of the European Culture, rights and values programme, this

is done not only by proposing a common general objective that will act as a

catalyst for the activities funded by the future programme. In addition, there is

a proposal to have a cross strand support to provide for and accelerate the

synergies between the different strands of the programme and to support joint

actions having a stronger impact than actions delivered by each strand on its

own.

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At the same time, following the results of the mid-term evaluations of the

current programmes, the proposed model acknowledges and maintains the

specificities of the single policies, including through the design of policy

strands that will be visible in the future funding regulation of the European

Culture, rights and values programme.

This will allow taking into due consideration the distinctive nature of the

policies who will compose the new programme(s) as well as the inherent

specificities of the current programmes, such as the different scope of the legal

basis and the existence of already well-defined and different targeted

stakeholders who expect to recognize their own respective policy in the

initiative.

While it is expected that the overall initiative will increase the potential of the

EU to act to promote and protect Values by developing synergies between

current funding Programmes, the proposed model acknowledges and maintains

the specificities of the single policies, including through the design of policy

strands.

The current equilibrium among all components of the Values cluster in terms of

percentages of budget received by the various policies should be maintained

and should be linked to the different strands in the case of the European culture,

rights and values programme.

It should however be specified that at the moment of finalising this document,

the budgets proposed for the different policies was not known yet.

There is no ranking of the priorities between the different pillars / strands of the

proposed framework neither between the policies within a strand. Given the

broad variety of policies represented in the future programme, a ranking would

mean affirming that for instance equality and rights is more important than

culture or vice versa, which would result into an arbitrary decision without

soundly based arguments. In addition, this would also be a choice difficult to

communicate and explain to stakeholders.

However, the design of the future programme is done in a way as to favour

flexibility. To give an example, the proposed specific objectives for equality

(2) The report does not explain why it keeps the current budget distribution between

the components of the programme. In addition, it does not analyse the priorities

within the different pillars of the programme, in particular in case of less funding.

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and rights and for combating violence have been set at policy level in order to

allows enough flexibility in the phase of implementation to focus on specific

priorities, to adapt to emerging issues, but also to face a scarcity of funding (i.e.

by alternating calls for proposals of different policy areas every other year).

This choice was informed by the results of the mid-term evaluation of the

Justice and REC programmes which found that that the general nature of the

two Programmes and their broad specific objectives made it possible to ensure

operational flexibility, allowing adapting their priorities in the light of

emerging needs in order to address the most relevant issues.

(3) The report does not clearly substantiate the expected impacts of the changes in

delivery mechanisms, in particular in terms of simplification for beneficiaries.

The architecture of the EU values framework provides a straightforward

simplification, from four current funding programmes to only two funding

programmes in the future.

The creation of a cross strand support within the European Culture, Rights and

Values programmes will allow an improved implementation notably as regards

communication on the programmes and dissemination of the results and will

help address issues encountered by applicants providing information on the

programmes including on the way to apply and on the possibility to build

partnerships.

The impact assessment explains the main reasons why it is proposed to

maintain the management of the funding concerning DG JUST policies within

the DG without delegating them to an executive agency. In particular, DG

JUST has highly invested to manage the programme internally, as compared to

other DGs that have "externalised" this investment delegating the programme

implementation to executive agencies. DG JUST has invested a lot in recent

years to adapt its internal expertise not only to the necessary knowledge of the

policies, but also and especially to adapt to the project management corporate

tools, SYGMA/COMPASS. This is not the case of other DGs with a

decentralised implementation. In this respect and in this context, preserving the

internal expertise does not have the same value across the Commission board.

The proposal to maintain the internal execution of the DG JUST policies is the

preferred alternative, so as to avoid wasting the investment done until now.

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(4) The report does not sufficiently inform decision makers of the potential risks,

pros, cons and trade-offs associated with the proposed programme.

As explained in box 2 above and in section 3.1.2., it is expected that the overall

initiative will increase the potential of the EU to act to promote and protect

Values by developing synergies between current funding Programmes.

Nevertheless the specificities of the single policies need to be maintained. The

distinctive nature of the policies who will compose the new programme(s) as

well as the inherent specificities of the current programmes, such as the

different scope of the legal basis and the existence of already well-defined and

different targeted stakeholders who expect to recognize their own respective

policy in the initiative need to be taken into due consideration.

A balance needs to be struck between on the one hand simplification, increased

synergies and greater flexibility and those specificities on the other hand.

The proposed architecture, with distinctive strands allows to ensure this

balance.

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4) E

VIDENCE

SOURCES AND QUALITY

Mid-term evaluations of the current programmes and final evaluation of the predecessor

programmes have been used as a main source of evidence for this impact assessment:

Europe for Citizens programme and predecessor:



Mid-term evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme 2007-2013, see:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/ecorys-_final_report_europe_for_citizens_en.pdf

and

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-programme/programme-2007-

2013/index_en.htm



Ex post evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme 2007-2013, see:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/final_efcp_final_report_2015_10_15.pdf

and

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/evaluationreportefc2007-2013_en.pdf

Creative Europe programme and predecessor:



The mid-term evaluation of the Creative Europe programme should be adopted on early

April 2018.

For the REC and Justice programme the mid-term evaluation are still on-going and will be

published by June 2018. Preliminary results have been used. Predecessor programmes:



Ex-post evaluation of five programmes implemented under the 2007-2013 financial

perspective:

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/files/expost_evaluations_2007_2013/daphne_program

me_evaluation__final_report.pdf

The Commission additionally drew on studies and reports that are listed below as well as on

policy documents from European Institutions that are listed in annex 6:



Deloitte and Coffey's mid-term evaluation report of September 2017, p.138,

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-programme/studies/index_en.htm

https://www.tui-stiftung.de/en/media/young-europe-2017-the-youth-study-of-tui-

foundation/

2015 Eurobarometer on electoral rights

http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/eb/eb83/eb83_citizen_en.pdf

EU Citizenship Report 2017

http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2016/eumidis-ii-roma-selected-findings

Fundamental Rights Agency (2014), Violence against women: an EU-wide survey

http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2014-vaw-survey-main-results-apr14_en.pdf

2017 report on equality between women and men

Impact assessment accompanying the communication for a proposal of a directive

establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime

and for proposal for a regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil

matters, SEC(2011) 580 final of 18.5.2011; Impact assessment accompanying the proposal

for a directive on the rights of access to a lawyer and of notification of custody to a third

person in criminal proceedings, SEC(2011) 686 final of 8.6.2011.

Ivana Katsarova

(2014) European Parliamentary Research Service, ‘Briefing: An

Overview of Europe’s Film Industry’, pp. 545,705



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

EU Justice Scoreboard COM(2017) 167 final

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/justice-

and-fundamental-rights/effective-justice/eu-justice-scoreboard_en.

http://ec.europa.eu/COMMFrontOffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/Survey/getSurveyDetail/i

nstruments/SPECIAL/surveyKy/2077



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Annex 2: Stakeholder consultations

The consultation strategy supporting this impact assessment included a public consultation done

in the framework of the proposal for the post 2020 MFF in the area of values and mobility, public

consultations done in the framework of the mid-term evaluation of the current funding

programmes and several ad'hoc consultations organised by the Commission in form of roundtable

discussions with stakeholders, conferences and seminars on the issues covered by this IA. The IA

largely builds on the outcome of these consultations with stakeholders.

HE OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON

FUNDS IN THE AREA OF VALUES AND MOBILITY

The purpose of the public consultation on EU funds in the area of values and mobility was to

collect the views of all interested parties on how to make the most of every euro of the EU

budget. Consultations have taken place in the context of evaluations of existing EU financial

programmes covering several policy areas, including on current performance and future

challenges. It was available from 10 January 2018 to 9 March 2018 in 23 official EU languages.

1. Overview of the replies

In response to the online public consultation on EU funds in the area of values and mobility the

Commission received a total of

1839 replies from all over Europe.

There was at least one response received from each Member State, The

country of residence

with the most overall contributions is Germany (24, 4 %), followed by France (8, 7%), Belgium

(7,7%) and Spain (5,4%).

Of the 1839 contributions received via the online questionnaire, 65,2 % (1199) were made on

behalf of

organisations

and 34,8 % (640) by

individuals.

A wide range of stakeholders shared their opinions: of those 1199 contributions on behalf of

organisations, 355

(19, 3 %) were from Non-Governmental Organisations,

platforms or

networks, 270 (14,

7%) from private enterprises

(above all micro and small enterprises) and

127

(6,9%) from researchers and academics.

The following graph shows the type of

organisations which have taken part in this consultation.

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2. Analysis of the results

On the following pages, the analysis will focus on the respondents who have experience with the

following EU programmes: 1. Europe for Citizens Programme (EfC) and /or 2. Rights, Equality

and Citizenship Programme (REC) and /or 3. Creative Europe Programme and /or 4. Justice

Programme. The results of this public consultation will be presented question by question.

Number of active respondents who have experience with

one or several of the 4 EU funding programmes

Justice;

REC; 107

EfC; 235

Creative

Europe; 789

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The Commission has preliminarily identified a number of policy challenges which

programmes/funds in this area

–

mobility and values - could address. How important are these

policy challenges in your view?

According to the respondents, "Promote

European identity and common values"

as well as

"promote

rights and equality"

are important common policy challenges (being one of the four

first challenges mentioned) to be addressed in each of the four programmes. "Support

active

citizenship, democratic participation in society and the rule of law"

and "Promote

social

inclusion and fairness"

appear to be important challenges to be addressed in the concerned

programmes as well but to a lesser extent in the Creative Europe programme for which

economic

challenges and cultural diversity

are more important.

CHALLENGES TAHT COULD BE ADRESSED BY THE PROGRAMMES

Support competitiveness of

European cultural and creative

sectors

80%

Support active citizenship,

democratic participation in society

and the rule of law

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

Support innovation

20%

10%

Promote rights and equality

Foster European cultural diversity

and cultural heritage

REC

EfC

Promote social inclusion and

fairness

Creative Europe

Justice

Promote European identity and

common values

Promote solidarity

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To what extent do the current policies successfully address these challenges?

"Support innovation", "Foster European cultural diversity and cultural heritage",

"Promote European identity and common values"

are considered as policies that fully or

fairly well address the challenges by half or more of the respondents experienced in the four

concerned programmes. Additionally 52 % of the respondent experienced in the Creative Europe

programme consider that the policy to "Support

competitiveness of European cultural and

creative sectors"

fully or fairly well address the challenges.

Current policies fairly well or fully address the challenges

Support innovation

49%

Foster European cultural diversity and cultural heritage

41%

53%

52%

58%

43%

46%

62%

55%

35%

41%

31%

49%

48%

52%

37%

43%

59%

48%

51%

Promote European identity and common values

45%

Support lifelong skills development through learning mobility

43%

Support digitalisation and digital transformation

45%

Promote rights and equality

41%

Support employability through lifelong learning mobility

38%

Promote cooperation between education and training and labour market

actors

Support competitiveness of European cultural and creative sectors

30%

Promote modernisation of education and training

40%

Promote social inclusion and fairness

34%

Support active citizenship, democratic participation in society, and the rule

of law

Promote solidarity

27%

Reinforce the EU area of justice strengthening judicial cooperation

34%

Promote consumercial interests and ensure high level of consumer

protection

28%

43%

48%

45%

41%

43%

40%

28%

33%

52%

33%

29%

46%

37%

34%

37%

36%

43%

39%

30%

27%

31%

REC

EfC

28%

24%

18%

30%

24%

42%

32%

Creative

Europe

Justice

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To what extent do the current programmes/funds add value, compared to what Member States

could achieve at national, regional and/or local levels?

Around 80% the respondents experienced in the four above mentioned EU Programmes agree

that these programmes add value to a large extent or to a fairly good extent to what Member

States could achieve at national, regional and/or local levels.

ADDED VALUE EU PROGRAMMES

TO A FAIRLY GOOD EXTENT

TO A LARGE EXTENT

JUSTIC E

35%

46%

C R E ATIVE E UR OPE

30%

49%

R IGHTS, E QUALITY AND C ITIZE NSH IP

42%

E UR OPE FOR C ITIZE NS

34%

49%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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The Commission has preliminarily identified a number of possible obstacles which could prevent

the current programmes/funds from achieving their objectives. To what extent do they apply in

your view?

The main obstacles identified by the respondents that could prevent the current

programmes/funds from achieving their objectives are very similar regardless of the programme

concerned:

"Lack of budget of the programmes to satisfy demand"; "Insufficient support

provided to small-scale stakeholders"; "Lack of support to first-time applicants"

are

identified as the main three obstacles.

Lack of budget of the programmes to satisfy

demand

62%

74%

75%

66%

Insufficient support provided to small-scale

stakeholders

Lack of support to first-time applicants

61%

71%

49%

57%

49%

Lack of dedicated instruments to address new

or specific needs

Limited possibilities for funding actions across

the sectors of education, training and youth

Insufficient use of results of individual projects

39%

Low value of individual grants

56%

39%

54%

45%

51%

34%

49%

46%

50%

31%

51%

53%

36%

45%

40%

Insufficient outreach towards potential partners

36%

Lack of coordination with other funds and

sectoral policies

Target groups too restricted

41%

Insufficient information and guidance

36%

Obstacles to mutual recognition of study or

training periods abroad and qualifications

Language obstacles

30%

Too narrow geographical scope of the

programmes

39%

49%

44%

37%

49%

33%

46%

39%

51%

35%

40%

34%

27%

45%

37%

22%

37%

32%

38%

23%

37%

19%

34%

MAIN OBSTACLES

REC

EfC

Creative Europe

Justice

25%

24%

21%

26%

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The Commission has preliminarily identified a number of steps that could help to further simplify

and reduce administrative burdens for beneficiaries under current programmes/funds. To what

extent would these steps be helpful in your view?

The following diagram shows that the respondents, with experience in one or more of the four

EU Programmes, agree that

"the use of more simplified application forms", "facilitating

structured network and partnerships", "facilitating funding for actions cutting across the

sectors of action"

as well as

"better coordination between different programmes/funds"

are

the main steps to be taken to simplify and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries.

Steps to reduce administrative burden

Use of more simplified application forms,

reports and grant selection process

69%

81%

75%

80%

Facilitating structured networks and

partnerships

75%

76%

69%

65%

Simpler access for "new-comer" applicants

and smaller/grass-root organisations

66%

73%

60%

71%

Facilitating funding for actions cutting

across the sectors of action

71%

53%

71%

Incentives for people with fewer

opportunities

69%

70%

50%

72%

Better coordination between different programmes/funds

71%

Higher involvement of stakeholders in

programme implementation

74%

54%

63%

59%

67%

63%

69%

REC

Increased dissemination and better

exploitation of results

56%

67%

55%

63%

EfC

Creative

Europe

Justice

Clearer focus/priorities

48%

60%

61%

54%

The other steps proposed by the Commission also score quite high in the replies related to each funding

programmes. We can note:



Higher involvement of stakeholders in programme implementation as regards respondents

experience with the Creative Europe programme

"Simpler access for "new-comer" applicants and smaller/grass-root organisations" as regards

respondents experience with the EfC and the Justice programme.

and "incentives for people with fewer opportunities" as regards respondents experience with the

REC programme.

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IGHTS

, E

QUALITY

ITIZENSHIP

The open consultation on the mid-term evaluation of the REC programme could not be done

given that the open consultation on "EU funds in the area of values and mobility" was launched

on the 18 of January 2018. However a number of consultations in different format (roundtables,

workshops, forum; open online consultations; targeted online surveys or questionnaire) and

related to the different policy fields covered by the REC have been done and are summarised

below:

On REC Programme /future priorities in general

A targeted round of informal consultations carried out in early 2018 with key stakeholders (EU

and national based civil society organisations, networks of national human rights bodies, major

donors, international organisations), in the context of 2018

EP preparatory action

aimed at

"creating an EU fund for awareness raising and legal assistance to individuals and civil society

organisations litigating democracy, rule of law and fundamental

rights violations […]"

indicated the following feedback:

a) there is a need to ensure that funding supports the capacity building and empowerment of

human rights bodies and civil society organisations working on the enforcement and

promotion of EU law and values, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;

b) it is important to fund concrete activities and coalition building even if projects do not

have a cross-border element;

c) the threshold for accessing funds should be accessible and funding be flexible enough to

reach specific objectives.

On combatting racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, including hate speech

online

The Annual Colloquia on fundamental rights in the EU in 2015 and 2016 were devoted

respectively to "Antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe" and on "Media Pluralism and

Democracy". They were prepared by open public consultations and

Eurobarometers.

The

outcomes of the Colloquia in

2015

and

2016

fed into Conclusions that informed the

Commission's response on these policies, including funding priorities through REC. The

following key actions were drawn from the discussions: a) empower those active at local level to

build a culture of tolerance and respect, in particular through education; b) fight hate speech by

working with IT companies, civil society and the media; c) ensure implementation of hate crime

laws and new EU rules on protecting the rights of victims of crime and improve recording and

data collection of hate crime incidents; d) promote diversity and enforce and strengthen non-

discrimination rules; e) protect media freedom and independence from political pressure;

safeguard the financial independence of the media in the European Union; f) protect journalists

and their freedom of expression; g) promote a healthy political debate and lasting political

engagement through media literacy, media ethics and media pluralism.

On Rights of the Child

In April 2014, the Commission conducted a

public consultation on integrated child protection

systems,

further to which it drew up

10 Principles for integrated child protection systems,

and

they were presented at the

2015 European Forum on the rights of the child.

Both the consultation

results and the 10 principles are embedded in funding priorities.

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Every year, the European Forum on the rights of the child gathers hundreds of stakeholders from

NGOs, public authorities and international organisations. The Forum discussions inform policy

including funding priorities. The

2016 Forum

led to concrete EU policy developments on the

protection of children in migration (See

12 April Communication)

and

Council conclusions

which stressed the importance, amongst other actions, of allocating adequate EU funds (including

through REC) to actions on the protection of migrant children and support to integrated child

protection systems. Similar connections between stakeholder consultations, policy and funding

happened in

2017 on deprivation of liberty of children and the promotion of alternatives to

detention for children.

On disability

An open public consultation on the mid-term review of the European Disability Strategy was

open between 22.12.2015 and 18.03.2016. As this Strategy is the main implementation tool of the

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)

–

to which the

EU is a party

–

the results of the consultation can also inform on the impact of the REC

programme on the specific objective: "to promote and protect the rights of persons with

disabilities". The results of the public consultation clearly showed that the situation of people

with disabilities remains challenging in terms of participation in everyday activities, rights,

employment, accessibility, discrimination and mobility within the EU. 9.84% of individual

respondents and 13.21% of organisations mentioned "the use of EU funding" as the most

determining factor in achieving progress for people with disabilities.

In addition to the consultation, disabled people's organisations and people with disabilities are

regularly invited to directly exchange with the Commission through a number of major events,

such as the annual Work Forum on the implementation of the UNCRPD, the High Level Group

on Disability, the European Day of People with Disabilities Conference or the Annual

Convention for Inclusive Growth. Throughout the year, the Commission also organises regular

strategic dialogue meetings on specific initiatives relevant to people with disabilities, including

funding issues. Representative organisations of people with disabilities have shared on many

occasions the need for adequate EU funds

–

including the REC programme - to promote and

protect the rights of people with disabilities and implement the UNCRPD.

On equality between women and men

Public consultation on the follow-up of the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-

2015 took place between 21 April and 22 July 2015. Almost 5000 contributions from across

Europe of which 1408 online contributions by organisations and 3488 by individuals. The high

response to this public consultation, the Special Eurobarometer Survey 428 (March 2015), the

Forum on the Future of Gender Equality

, an opinion by the Advisory Committee on equal

opportunities for women and men

combined give depth and width to the feedback from

stakeholders as an important source of information in order to identify priorities for future policy

action in the field of gender equality at EU level. An overwhelming percentage of the

organisations, 93.9%, considered the priorities laid out in the Strategy for equality between

women and men as remaining valid or partially valid, indicating a strong support for continuing

future policy work on gender equality. Many of the organisations which participated in the public

consultation represented a large number of member organisations, interest groups and associated

individuals, or were official institutions within Member States, therefore representing significant

numbers of European citizens. In this vein, the results of the consultation prioritised themes to be

tackled by the European Commission as follows:

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1. Women being paid less than men for the same work or work of equal value,

2. The small number of women in positions of power in politics and businesses,

3. Facing prejudice because of preconceived ideas about the image and role of women and men,

4. Gender-based violence,

5. Widespread violation of women's rights worldwide,

6. The unequal sharing of caring and household tasks between men and women.

Other important themes were clustered into the following topics: governance, gender

mainstreaming, education, care, labour market, role of media, and the role of men, among many

others.

On the Evaluation of the Roma Framework

The public consultation on the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to

2020

ran from 19 July 2017 to 25 October 2017. A key objective of the consultation was to

collect views on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration

Strategies launched in 2011 and running until 2020. The public consultation notably asked about

key priorities for the European and national level to which extra efforts should be attributed.

Respondents consistently stated that both EU institutions and national authorities should work

together to develop measures to improve Roma inclusion. They see a stronger role for the EU

than for national authorities in the area of monitoring and enforcing European non-discrimination

and anti-racism legislation and making access to funding conditional to developing and

implementing ambitious Roma policies. National authorities are expected to play a bigger role in

measures such as community building between Roma and non-Roma, non-discrimination and

Roma inclusion training for public officials, making Roma history and culture part of school

curricula, as well as providing policy guidance to authorities.

UROPE FOR

ITIZENS

Public consultation

In the context of the mid-term evaluation of Europe for Citizens, a public consultation through

the Commission's website was organised between January and April 2017

. The purpose of the

consultation was to collect insights on the Europe for Citizens programme from the general

public and from programme stakeholders.

The 322 replies received showed

that the Europe for Citizens programme has been perceived as

dealing with important issues such as strengthening European citizenship, improving citizens' and

democratic participation at EU level and raising awareness of shared history and shared values.

Its offer is considered to be unique as it supports citizen-led projects in which ordinary citizens

are the protagonists of the action. The current budget of 186 million EUR was assessed as being

insufficient to match the ambitious objectives of the programme. It was suggested to consider

long-term synergies with Erasmus+ and the Creative Europe programme. The limited visibility of

Europe for Citizens was seen as a factor hindering the involvement of relevant stakeholders and

communication identified as an area for improvement.

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Civil dialogue

In addition to the public consultation, the Commission consulted stakeholders represented in the

civil dialogue at their annual meeting of 28 June 2017. Members of the civil dialogue expressed

large support for the Europe for Citizens programme considering it as an important programme to

consolidate and strengthen pro-European forces. They underlined the necessity for a strong

support to civil society, notably on a financial point of view and insisted on the necessity to keep

the operating grants as part of the programme. The definition of multiannual priorities for project

grants was considered as a positive step increasing the impact of project results.

Europe for Citizens Contact Points

In December 2017, the Europe for Citizens Contact Points adopted a joint statement confirming

their strong support for the continuation of Europe for Citizens as an independent programme

after 2020 and recommending the strengthening of the position, funding and visibility of the

programme. Based on their experience at the national level, they consider the Europe for Citizens

programme as an important tool to foster European identity, to understand other cultures and to

defend common values.

The next Europe for Citizens programme should retain its current structure but widen the variety

of mechanisms for civic participation in the Union policy making processes. To maximize its

impact, the programme should focus on more specific priorities and allow for greater flexibility

in the structure of projects. In terms of visibility, Contact Points support the creation of synergies

between action and operating grant beneficiaries in order to facilitate the visibility of

programme’s

results.

European Parliament

In March 2017, the European Parliament adopted its first implementation report on Europe for

Citizens

based on an external and an internal study and on focussed stakeholder consultations.

In the report, the European Parliament underlined its support for the Europe for Citizens

programme stressing the valuable role the programme has proven to play in different policy areas

and calling for an increased budget to improve success rates. The streamlined two-strand

structure of the programme and the introduction of multi-annual priorities are welcomed as

allowing a narrower, but more focussed scope. A more targeted communication strategy and

increased synergies between both strands of the programme should be developed. In view of the

preparation of the future programme, the European Parliament requested the use of a legal basis

allowing for the co-decision procedure.

REATIVE

UROPE

An open public consultation (OPC) was launched during the mid-term evaluation of Creative

Europe Programme and took place from 23 January to 24 April 2017. Furthermore, targeted

surveys were conducted among the beneficiaries of the programme. The objective of the OPC

and the two targeted surveys was to gather comments and perspectives to help the assessment of

the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, sustainability, efficiency and added value of the

Programme. The OPC also included forward looking questions regarding a possible successor

programme to Creative Europe after 2020

The OPC questionnaire

was published on ‘Your Voice in Europe’ online platform, in English. A

total of 557 responses were received during the consultation period. The MEDIA and Culture

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surveys collected a total of 839 responses (400 and 439 responses respectively) from the

beneficiaries of the current Programme .

Concerning the Culture Sub-programme:

Relevance: Overall, around 90% of the respondents believe that most priorities of the Culture

Sub-programme are still relevant or extremely relevant.

Coherence: More than a half of the OPC respondents agreed that the support provided by the

Culture Sub-programme is either fully or partially complementary to national, EU and

international funding. The results of Culture survey show that the Sub-programme funding is

largely complementary with national policy support.

Effectiveness: Respondents agree that the Culture Sub-programme is largely effective in

facilitating the professional opportunities of cultural and creative players by supporting

organisations and international networking, and in supporting the circulation of European

literature.

Efficiency: Two thirds of the OPC respondents believed that the results of the Creative Europe

Culture Sub-programme could not have been achieved using less funding.

EU added value: For a

small majority of the OPC respondents the Creative Europe’s Culture

Sub-programme has complemented existing actions on national, European or international level

by supporting cultural subsectors or operators that would not have received support otherwise

and contributed to improving the national, European or international support measures for the

cultural and creative sectors.

Next to the results of the mid-term evaluation, feed-back and reflexion input was systematically

gathered in meetings and events with Creative Europe Desks or projects, in targeted fora such as

the Music Moves Europe Forum since 2015 or other public sectoral events but also a dedicated

study by the European Parliament. They largely confirmed the above results of the mid-term

evaluation and pointed to certain gaps such as specifically targeted support for music, a certain

need of operating grants or the need to revisit co-funding amounts and mechanisms.

Concerning the MEDIA Sub-programme:

In the 2017 mid-term evaluation of Creative Europe, stakeholders from across the audiovisual

value chain were consulted (producers, distributors, cinema exhibitors, VOD providers, festivals,

associations) as well as education/training bodies and Member States bodies, through direct

interviews and a survey as well as through an open public consultation.

Over 90% of respondents to the open public consultation agreed that the current MEDIA

priorities, with the existing schemes, were still relevant to the challenges of the sector. At the

same time, about half of respondents, from across the value chain, suggest that a successor

programme from 2021-2027 should adopt new priorities, such as focusing more on audiences,

creativity and development, skills, digitalisation in distribution and production, new technologies,

social innovation and inclusion as well as gender equality and diversity. 68% of respondents

agreed or fully agreed on the fact that MEDIA has contributed to improving the national,

European or international support measures for the audiovisual sector. 64% agreed or fully

agreed on the fact that MEDIA has contributed to complementing existing actions at national,

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European, or international level by enabling industry collaboration across borders and across the

value chain.

Concerning delivery mechanisms, the great majority of the audiovisual stakeholders (91%) called

for an increased budget to maximize the impact of the successor programme. An increased focus

on capacity-building activities (60%) was also seen as important. Other suggestions were an

increased focus on market instruments (52%) and better defined priorities (51%). A fair share of

respondents called for better access for newcomers and increased coordination and synergy with

other EU programmes.

The mid-term evaluation also fully took into account the discussions of the European Film Forum

(EFF), which was launched in 2015 as a framework for a strategic dialogue with the audiovisual

industry. The December 2016 conclusions of the EFF highlighted the transformation of the

audiovisual landscape and the new challenges as well as opportunities for the industry. Through

the EFF, a number of priority areas of action emerged from the discussions with stakeholders: the

need to invest in talent and skills; audiovisual storytelling must embrace innovation; access to

content across borders should be further fostered; promotion is key to reaching audiences;

financing models need to be reinvented.

Also, a structured dialogue with stakeholders was launched in 2017 to ensure effective delivery

of MEDIA support to access and circulation of EU works. This dialogue allowed different

technical solutions to be explored, taking into account the realities faced by audiovisual SMEs.

Proposals discussed include increasing the focus on promotion costs in order to make European

films more visible to their potential audiences. Also, the impact of the support could be increased

and the administrative overheads could be minimised by reducing the number of small grants and

grouping the grants into one agreement where possible.

Furthermore, a dialogue between Member States was launched in 2017 to improve the circulation

of European films is being undertaken through the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), with

the support of the Commission.

USTICE

The open consultation on the mid-term evaluation of the JUSTICE programme could not be done

given that the open consultation on "EU funds in the area of values and mobility" was launched

on the 18 of January 2018. However a number of consultations in different format (roundtables,

workshops, forum; open online consultations; targeted online surveys or questionnaire) and

related to the different policy fields covered by the JUSTICE programme have been done and are

summarised below:

On European Judicial training:

A 2017 European Parliament workshop on "The Training of Judges and Legal Practitioners -

Ensuring the Full Application of EU Law" highlighted the following key findings:

The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) good practices in judicial training

The challenges in European judicial training have been identified by EJTN whilst performing its

activities. They include in particular the lengthy internal procedures for the appointment of

participants to be trained abroad, insufficient dissemination of information about the trainings

that are available, lack of recognition of participation in training abroad, absence of international

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components in the national training curricula, workload, language barriers, lack of correlation

between training attended and tasks assigned, and national training schemes/procedures making

participation virtually impossible.

Having identified presidents of courts and heads of prosecution offices as the key actors, and at

the same time as potential addressees of its training activities, steps were undertaken to tailor

training activities for this group as a way to overcome the above-mentioned challenges. One of

these specific activities is the exchanges dedicated to judicial leaders.

Key findings on the training of lawyers -

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)

training committee



Training of lawyers is crucial in building a European Judicial Culture.

Support is needed to boost initial and continuous training initiatives.

Work is ongoing to promote mutual recognition of training, so as to facilitate cross-

border training and to build a truly common European judicial culture.

Two major training projects have been carried out with EU funding:

The creation of a European Training Platform, and

The study on the state of play of lawyers’

training in EU law.

The training of court staff and bailiffs at European Union level -European Institute of Public

Administration

–

Luxembourg

Aspects of EU law are becoming more important as more and more EU legislative instruments

are being adopted. A practical understanding of the relevance and impact of EU legislation on the

daily work of court staff and bailiffs is essential to ensure good quality of justice in the European

Union.

Different methods of training have been implemented during continuous training of court staff

and bailiffs, such as e-learning, blended learning and face-to-face activities. In addition, tailor

made activities to train the trainers in EU law is an optimal solution to guarantee sustainable

cross-border cooperation.

Recommendations addressed to the different structures that are responsible for setting the general

context and organisation of training of court staff and bailiffs aim to develop national and cross-

border cooperation among training providers. To strengthen judicial training in order to guarantee

the uniform application of EU law in the European Union, new initiatives must be supported by

national judicial authorities as well as European programmes

On awareness activities on the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Following a first high level Conference on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights

by national practitioners organised by the European Commission in December 2014, a further

multi-stakeholder conference on the awareness of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights was

also organised by the Dutch Presidency in early 2016. Participants indicated as a priority the need

to step up capacity, knowledge and awareness on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

primarily of judges and legal professionals but also of national duty bearers (such as ministries,

police, national parliaments). This priority has been reiterated by Council conclusions (last one

in time on

12 October 2017

("The Council recalls the importance of awareness-raising on the

application of the Charter at national as well as at EU level among policymakers, legal

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practitioners and the rights holders themselves".)

Currently the Justice Programme only allows to

fund awareness and training activities for judges and legal professionals.

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QUALITY AND

ITIZENSHIP

Overall Strategy and Priorities of the REC Programme

The preliminary findings of the 2018 mid-term evaluation of the REC programme66 show that

the problems and drivers underlying the General Objective and Specific Objectives of the REC

Programme are still relevant. However, within the SO “Prevent and

Combat all Forms of

Violence”, there is room for enhancing the focus on emerging needs such as e-violence

domestic violence

The intervention strategy of the Programme is still adequate to achieving the desired objectives

and still relevant to the needs of the beneficiaries, as confirmed by the fact that more than 60% of

surveyed beneficiaries and stakeholders indicated that funding received is effective to a high or

very high extent.

The transnational dimension represents a key feature and an important added value of the

European funding for the REC Programme, promoting the exchange of information at EU level

as well as mutual learning and the dissemination of practices in the area of protection of rights,

citizenship and anti-discrimination. For instance, with regard to the SO on data protection,

stakeholders from countries where no initiatives are taken at the national level, consider EU

action as necessary since it would be impossible, without the Programme’s support to ensure

awareness raising - especially of companies dealing with data protection issues - on the content

of the 2016 Data Protection Reform (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). In terms of added value of the

REC Programme compared to national policies, eighty-three percent of beneficiaries responding

to the relevant question of the survey, believe that the Programme’s funded activities would have

not been possible through single Member State action.

Structure and synergies of the REC Programme

There are several areas of complementarities between the objectives and interventions of the

REC programme and other EU funded instruments/programmes. These include, for example:



The Erasmus+ initiative, and its actions in fields such as citizenship and LGBT rights;



Interventions funded through the European Social Fund under Thematic Objectives 8 and 9

(for what concerns the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities in the labour

market, antidiscrimination and active inclusion of socially vulnerable groups);



Axis I of the EasI programme (PROGRESS strand) for what concerns social inclusion and the

support to mobility and mobile workers in relation to the SO of EU Citizenship.

However, these potential overlap do not necessarily represent a weakness of the overall

Intervention Logic

–

as long as areas of overlapping provide for synergies and complementarities.

Delivery mechanisms of the REC Programme

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The typologies of implementing measures (Operating Grants, Action Grants, Direct Grants and

Procurement) are in line with the objectives of the Programme and with the needs of stakeholders

eligible for support.

Operating Grants represent a key funding source for many organisations benefiting from it and

their financial allocation should be maintained. Many organisations, especially NGOs, would

prefer a larger EU co-financing rate. The duration of Operating Grants could be extended to

cover at least two years (instead of one); this will reduce the administrative burden

–

in terms of

both applying and reporting - on beneficiaries and EC officials alike.

The possibility to use Direct Grants

–

granted without call for proposals

–

makes it possible

provide a timely response to emergencies as proved by the direct grants provided to international

organisations in the area of protection of migrant children. Surveyed beneficiaries suggest that

scholarships for specific vulnerable groups (e.g. Roma children) could also be considered with

the aim to favour social inclusion through cultural and economic empowerment.

The introduction of standard unit costs, at least for some typologies of activities (e.g. training),

could significantly reduce administrative and accounting duties on beneficiaries and on EC

officials involved in management and control.

System of indicators

In terms of achievement of indicators, the progress of the indicators from the baseline value of

several indicators shows that the target has already been achieved with regard to the perception of

consumers of being protected and to the level of consumer confidence in cross-border shopping.

The target is likely to be achieved with regard to the number of Europeans aware of their rights if

they fall victims of discrimination. In this regard the REC Programme has the potential to

contribute to achieving the targets set for the indicators mentioned above if awareness of the

rights of victims is sought through adequate training activities of stakeholders in direct contact

with victims of violence (i.e. social assistants, police officers, lawyers). The progress of

indicators suggest that the target set for the number of Member States that set up structural

coordination mechanisms on the implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies and

the share of the population that knows the meaning of “Citizenship of the Union” are likely to be

met.

The indicators selected for measuring the achievements of the Programme are overall adequate.

However, the field research activities carried out up to now, suggest that the system of indicators

can be further enriched so as to capture the whole range of expected results of the Programme.

For instance, indicators capturing the improvement brought about by capacity building activities

of public institutions’ staff, and NGOs in preventing non-discrimination,

or in tackling cases of

violence could be added. With specific regard to the data protection SO, given the strong link

between REC activities and the awareness and compliance with the 2016 Data Protection

Reform, the level of awareness of the changes introduced by the Reform or the number of civil

servants and companies participating in training on how to comply with the new regulation could

be monitored.

UROPE FOR CITIZENS

According to a number of evaluations and studies (ECOTEC, ECORYS, Euréval, Coffey

International, Deloitte

) carried out in the last 10 years, including the mid-term evaluation of the

current programme

the Europe for Citizens programme makes a strong impact on several levels:

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

a very positive impact on those who participate in the projects in terms of their

European

values

such as feeling more European, feeling more solidarity with fellow Europeans and

feeling more part of the European Union

(77% of participants in the activities funded by the

programme feel more solidarity with fellow Europeans and 69% feel more European).



a relevant

transformative impact in terms of attitudes and perceptions

of citizens who

participate in the programme activities as they develop understanding of other cultures and

enhanced tolerance towards the others

(92% of participants in the activities funded by the

programme confirm that they learned more about people’s lives in the

countries of other

participants, 77% learned more about European issues such as history, politics and culture).



a strong multiplier effect

and

capacity building effect on civil society

organisations

manifested through the extension and the scale and scope of activities but also through

promoting innovation and knowledge sharing

(88% of participants in the activities funded by

the programme intend to talk to other people about their experience and 84% intend to take

part in more events that strengthen links between different EU Member States).



impetus to the town twinning movement

to think in broader European terms and developing

links with themes or policy areas such as remembrance and civic participation;



allowing policy research organisations to consider European dimensions

of the issues

they address as well as developing their European networks, partnerships and debates;



positive contribution to the European culture of remembrance

based on critical reflection

(80% of participants in the activities supported by the programme feel more aware of a

shared European culture, identity and heritage).



contributing to the development of European public space.

At least 1 100 000 citizens per year have been directly reached by Europe for Citizens since

2013. During the same period, about 5 million citizens have been indirectly impacted by the

programme.

Results of the mid-term evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme

The mid-term evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme 2014-2020

showed that the

programme plays a positive overall role in encouraging civic participation and democratic

engagement, while strengthening the sense of belonging together and supporting mutual

understanding and identification with Europe, thereby helping to support the European

integration process in the longer term. By working directly with citizens, the programme offers a

forum for involving European citizens through a grassroots approach.

The European for Citizens Programme 2014-2020 was proposed in 2012 to address a crisis of

confidence and limited trust in the EU institutions by promoting a greater sense of belonging to

the European Union and explaining the achievements of European integration. Thus the

objectives of the programme,

i.e. to contribute to citizens’ understanding

of the Union, its shared

history and diversity on the one hand, and to foster European citizenship and improve conditions

for civic and democratic participation at the Union level, on the other, were and remain relevant

to the problems to be addressed since the needs it was designed to contribute to addressing are

still relevant.

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Together, the activities under both strands provide a continuum for understanding the past,

present and future, and the role European integration has played and is playing in shaping them.

The two strands are not only complementary but mutually supportive, on the basis of the

connection between lessons learned from the past and plans made for the future of Europe.

The high number of direct and indirect participants reached by Europe for Citizens illustrates that

the programmes has been effective at a relatively low cost. At the same time, the high demand

from grant applicants shows that there is scope for additional funding as requested by

stakeholders consulted during the evaluation.

The programme’s structure, with two strands and a cross-cutting

measure on valorisation has

proved to work efficiently and both operating and action grants have helped deliver the desired

outcomes. The simplification measures carried out since 2014 have brought important

improvements in terms of user-friendliness.

Europe for Citizens has demonstrated its added value at EU level both in its impact on

participants and its role as a complement to other EU funding programmes and policy initiatives

in the field of education, culture and EU citizenship.

Aspects that have been identified for improvement relate in particular to the increase of the

programme's visibility, the revision of the monitoring indicators and the strengthening of

synergies with other relevant EU funding programmes and initiatives. Indeed while synergies are

already developed in some areas, for example in the establishment of the VALOR platform

, or

through occasional cooperation of Europe for Citizens Contact Points, the Creative Europe Desks

and Erasmus+ National Agencies, the mid-term evaluation shows that the programme can further

benefit more coordinated approach with other relevant programmes in the future.

REATIVE

UROPE

As required by the legal base of the Creative Europe programme the Commission has carried out

a mid-term evaluation of the programme, covering also the ex-post evaluation of its predecessor

programmes (Media 2007, Culture 2007-2013 and Media Mundus). The evaluation covers the

implementation of the Creative Europe programme, its predecessor programmes and all their sub-

programmes, in the territory of all countries which are eligible to be programme beneficiaries.

The evaluation contains a Staff Working Document based on an external and independent

evaluation as well as thematic studies, a wide range of data sources and stakeholder dialogue,

including an online public consultation. Its findings have fed and informed the present impact

assessment.

The findings of the 2017 independent evaluation state that Creative Europe objectives of

supporting transnational collaboration, cross-border circulation of EU works and strengthening

the financial capacity of cultural and creative SMEs remain highly relevant to the main

challenges of the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS). Overall, Creative Europe has met its

objectives and generally responded to the needs of the CCS. However, more needs to be done to

fully reap the opportunities offered by the digital shift (e.g. digital creation and distribution,

reinforced engagement with audiences, accessing new markets or big data).

The European added value of Creative Europe derives primarily from the transnational character

of its actions which complements the national focus of Member States. Exchanges, networks and

partnerships are at the core of the beneficial effects of Creative Europe. They have had a long-

term structuring effect on the capacity of all CCS to work together.

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Creative Europe has contributed to delivering the EU policy agenda, stimulating investment and

job creation and deepening the internal market, especially through greater circulation of creative

content. Yet these results could have been much larger with more funding.

The MEDIA and Culture sub-programmes were found coherent internally. The Guarantee

Facility has enhanced the overall coherence of the programme, but the limited budget of the

cross-sectoral strand has had a restricted impact.

The management and execution of the programme by the EACEA was found effective. Surveys

from the EACEA revealed a high level of satisfaction, while the error rate has constantly been

low. Additional gains have been made by e-applications and use of lump sums.

The 2017 mid-term evaluation found that

MEDIA

has several strengths. In particular MEDIA

has met its specific objectives of supporting transnational collaboration and cross-border

circulation of EU works. It has helped develop films with the potential to travel, in particular co-

productions, by providing seed-funding at pre-production stage. MEDIA has sustained an

internal market for non-national European films by supporting the cross-border distribution of

over 400 films per year, equivalent to 25% of Europe's annual film production. However,

MEDIA should improve the promotion and visibility of European works in Europe and abroad.

Currently, out of more than 1,700 films produced in Europe each year, less than half travel

outside their national territory. On average, European films are released in only 4 countries, while

US films are released in 10. More collaborative distribution and promotion strategies covering

multiple territories are therefore needed. European VOD services need to scale up at European

level, as they currently operate only at national or regional level. This will help the presence of

European works online, taking into account that currently only 47% of EU films released in

theatres are available on VOD platforms versus 87% of US films.

MEDIA has supported cultural and linguistic diversity by promoting a genre called 'European

cinema', but also by creating an appetite for diverse 'European' content. Films receiving MEDIA

distribution support reached over 65 million admissions per year (not including admissions on

national markets). The Europa Cinemas network has boosted the exhibition of European films in

a cost-effective

way, with every € 1 invested generating an estimated €13 of revenue through

additional audiences. Through its support MEDIA has concretely widened the access European

audiences and citizens to culturally diverse content.

MEDIA is recognized as a quality brand by the industry. MEDIA-supported films have achieved

international recognition by winning prizes in the world's major film festivals. Success stories

include Oscar winners for Best Foreign Language Film from 2013-2016 and winning the Palme

d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival 8 times since 2007.

However, the evaluation has also identified a number of issues. As regards priorities, more needs

to be done to respond to help industry adapt to the digital shift, be more competitive and fully

engage with audiences, thereby supporting cultural diversity. Collaboration between parts of the

value chain and across borders, to work together in response to digitization and globalization,

should be encouraged more. In particular, promotion will play a strategic role in connecting with

audiences and innovative strategies are needed which bring together authors, producers, sales

agents, distributors and platforms.

As regards delivery, the evaluation found that the budget is too low to have a lasting impact on

the EU film market,, with an annual amount of €

105 million compared to an estimated value of

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the sector of €

17 billion. Also, the budget is spread too thinly amongst thousands of

beneficiaries, thus preventing the scaling up of projects. The programme is itself fragmented into

14 separate schemes, which limits flexibility in the design of support actions. In order to

strengthen coherence and complementarity with Member State funds, collaboration, including

joint actions, could be increased.

The mid-term evaluation found that the

Creative and Cultural Sectors Guarantee Facility

responds directly to the needs of SMEs in the sector, which have specific difficulties accessing

loans. The top-up of the budget from EFSI allowed a quicker deployment of guarantee support,

reaching more countries and sectors and enhancing the geographic and sectoral balance.

JUSTICE

Overall Strategy and Priorities of the Justice Programme

The preliminary results of the 2018 mid-term evaluation show that the Justice Programme has

delivered high European Added Value. This is true for both the General Objective of the

Programme, namely the development of a European area of justice based on mutual recognition

and mutual trust, and for its SOs. Beneficiaries agreed that providing Judicial Training at the

European level is essential to the creation of a European area of Justice and for the smooth and

coordinated enforcement of EU law. In turn, the actions fostered by the Judicial Training SO are

considered sustainable since they foster the acquisition of durable legal knowledge and

competencies, while at the same time providing for networking opportunities and occasions to

build trust among judicial staff of different MS.

There is also convergence on the fact that the Programme was highly relevant with respect to

both its general objective and the needs of specific target groups. In some areas, the basin of

potential recipients of the actions could be expanded. For instance, in the field of Judicial

Training, stakeholders from national administrative bodies and regulatory agencies could be

included in a more systematic way, since such stakeholders oftentimes are tasked with giving

execution to legislation, and should thus be considered a key stakeholder of the Programme.

However the inclusion of this category of stakeholders in future programmes would require a

change in the legal basis currently underpinning the Justice Programme. Overall, ca. 90% of

Justice Programme beneficiaries stated that the Programme is relevant in meeting the needs of

their respective target groups, and about two thirds of them declared that the scope of calls is

highly relevant to the work of their respective organisations.

Structure and synergies of the Justice Programme

Several areas of overlap with other EU funded instruments/programmes exist. The instruments

most relevant to the Justice Programme include:



The ISF-Police and the Health for Growth Programme, with reference to drugs policies;



Connecting Europe Facility (managed by DG CONNECT), relative to the E-Justice Portal;



COSME, for the dissemination of civic & legal technology;

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

The REC Programme, the Education and Culture Programme (DG EAC), the European Social

Fund and OLAF Hercule (amongst others) concerning Judicial Training;



Fiscalis 2020 and Customs 2020 concerning the training of law enforcement authorities and

cooperation among relevant national agencies. These programmes also support for the

development to the European Public Prosecutors Office, which receives significant funding

from the Justice Programme.

Aside from minor cases (relative for instance to actions also funded by CEF), little to no risk of

overlap was observed, as the e-grant platform used by the DGs of the EC is an efficient

instrument to detect such situations and remedy them.

There seems to be scope for further centralisation in terms of Judicial Training for legal

practitioners, as this is provided through a number of different programmes which might result in

duplication and lack of coordination.

Finally, in the future Programming Period it could be useful to expand the range of activities

covered by the

“judicial training”

SO also to candidate countries and countries within the scope

of the European Neighbourhood Policy (particularly Eastern Partnership members). This is

currently not possible under the existing legal basis of the Programme, though from an

operational standpoint it would not be difficult to expand the reach of the training, as for instance

the EJTN already counts judicial institutions from several third countries as associated members.

Delivery Mechanisms of the Justice Programme

The delivery mechanisms (in terms of operating grants, action grants, direct grants and

procurement actions) are adequate to pursue the objectives of the Programme. Survey outcomes

indicate that a number of beneficiaries think that it would be value-adding to introduce re-

granting/sub-granting options. The rationale behind this is that small organisations (especially

charities and NGOs, which represent the largest share of programme applicants) may not have

the necessary administrative capacity to apply to grants and manage the funding, but might have

specific operational capacities needed to achieve the goals of the calls. However introducing such

tools within the Justice Programme could prove complex, as analyses have shown that the

number of organisations might be too small to warrant such schemes.

In order to allow for longer-term planning, beneficiaries suggested that Work Programmes of

Operating Grants within Framework Partnership Agreements might be extended to two or more

years.

Beneficiaries also mentioned that it could be useful to expand the maximum duration of projects

beyond two years, and even beyond 30 months, as many stakeholders (such as universities) prefer

to establish research collaborations lasting 3+ years.

Sustainability could be fostered by levering IT tools more effectively: for instance, developing a

centralised database of project outputs. However, existing tools already make it possible to

disseminate specific project outputs at the European level, such as the judicial training section of

the e-Justice portal.

Two-thirds of survey respondents mentioned the need to foster cooperation, mutual learning and

capacity-building within the Programme.

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Certain budget parameters were mentioned by multiple beneficiaries as being quite limiting. A

key example here is the criterion that only travel beyond 100 km may be reimbursed, which is

seen as constraining factor especially in smaller MS or in areas with fewer connections and

public transport. Another example relates to indirect costs (overheads), which are limited to 7%

of total eligible direct costs, which was often compared unfavourably to H2020, where a 25%

limit is present.

Beneficiaries reported that administrative requests to justify the involved staff are very time

demanding. A "lump sum approach" or standard cost options for each staff category might be

more effective and would reduce the time devoted to gather documents from partners to justify

the real costs of staff involved. The fact that different DGs use different IT systems for the

management of the same Programme is also viewed as a common problem.

There is a need to further improve communication activities, also with a view to foster

participation from organisations in MS with relatively low participation rates. Beneficiaries

pointed out that dissemination could also be encouraged by fostering mutual collaboration

between funded projects.

System of indicators

In terms of achievement of indicators, the progress of the indicators from the baseline value of

several indicators shows that the targets are close to being achieved been achieved with regard to

the indicators concerning judicial training, such as the cumulative number of legal professionals

receiving training (not only through the Programme) on EU law or law of another MS, including

Civil Justice, Criminal Justice and Fundamental Rights (700,000 by 2020).

In this regard, the Justice Programme has provided the single greatest contribution to achieving

the training targets set for 2020. The number of judicial staff trained yearly in the Justice

Programme stands at about 14,000 as of 2016 (2017 data as of yet not available), with a goal of

reaching 20,000 by 2020.

The indicators selected for measuring the achievements of the Programme are overall adequate.

However, data quality considerations can also be factor: there is for example the issue of double

counting of recipients of training activities. Indicators also reflect the strong IT component of the

Programme, focusing on ECRIS and the e-Justice Portal.

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Annex 4: The current spending programmes

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QUALITY AND

ITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME

2014-2020

Since 2014, the REC Programme

has been used to promote and protect rights and empower people

and to promote non-discrimination and equality so that persons are entitled to enjoy in the Union the

rights conferred on them by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the

Treaty on European Union (TEU), as well as by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European

Union. In doing so, the Programme has contributed to the promotion of EU values including the

respect for human dignity, fundamental rights, non-discrimination, tolerance, solidarity and gender

equality, and to supporting a reinforced EU citizenship. The Programme contributes to upholding

these EU values and to supporting the Commission's role in this respect. Thanks to the

implementation of the EU policy mix of legislation, policy measures and funding, progress is visible

in the promotion and protection of rights and values as shown by following examples:



Preventing and combating all forms of violence against women, young people and children (known

by the stakeholders as 'Daphne'), the most funded specific objective, has been a success for twenty

years now , both in terms of its popularity and effectiveness of the funded actions. The protection

and support standards for victims have improved. This is observed indirectly through the higher

reporting of violence in the Member States, the lower acceptance of violence in the society and

better victims' services in place.



Actions in the area of the rights of the child have tested new approaches, enhanced cooperation and

coordination in line with the 2011 EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, especially in the area of

child-friendly justice and the protection of children in vulnerable situations, including in migration.



The Programme supports actions to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and non-

discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation, funding

transnational activities and civil society organisations. Roma National Platforms were set up in 21

Member States.



The Programme has supported projects in the area of preventing and combating racism, xenophobia,

homophobia and other forms of intolerance - with specific priorities set on anti-semitism, anti-

muslim hatred and countering online hate speech.



In gender equality, the programme supports the Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-

2019 . Projects have contributed for instance to a better gender balance in economic decision-

making positions , to the fight against gender stereotypes and the pay gap, to promote work-life

balance, mainly through analytical studies, active work with target groups, the creation of a

Commission database on women and men in decision-making and exchanges of good practices

showcasing different models. All these activities paved the way to the Commission's legislative

proposals on women on boards and on work-life balance .



Several projects supported the inclusion of mobile EU citizens and their political and societal

participation. In addition, an e-learning tool on free movement was established in order to help front

desk officers in local administrations to better understand the rights and obligations associated with

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EU citizens' rights free movement and thus to improve the practical application of EU rules. In 2016

EUR 2.5 million were set aside for fostering successful inclusion and participation of mobile EU

citizens in their host country .



The Programme has supported the recent EU data protection reform through studies on key

aspects of the legislation, building a network of Member States' experts, supporting the functioning

of the network of national Data Protection Authorities.



The programme supports the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 . Actions to protect the

rights of persons with disabilities comprise among other, training judges and prosecutors on the UN

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, launching the European Disability Card,

supporting a network of academic experts, organising the European Day of Persons with Disabilities

and the Access City Award as well as supporting EU-level networks of disability organisations .

The total financial envelope for the REC programme for the 2014-2020

period is 438 € million

euros.

The REC programme is implemented via direct centralised management which has proven essential

to have a close relationship between the programme management and EU policy-making,

contributing to the alignment of budget implementation with EU policy priorities in line with the

"budget for result" approach. In fact, this management mode allows DG JUST & DG EMPL to tailor

funded activities to policy priorities and policy needs and to target directly the relevant groups of

stakeholders. It also allows a close contact with the programmes' beneficiaries and better knowledge

of the needs on the ground, as well as the possibility to use innovative activities funded by the

Programme as input for the EU policy making.

Three types of actions are funded: Specific trans-national projects of EU interest (Action Grants),

actions to support to the activities of non-governmental organisations or other entities pursuing an

aim of general European interest (Operating Grants) and specific actions taken by the Commission,

such as studies, surveys, conferences, specific IT projects etc. (Commission initiatives).

Interaction, synergies with other instruments/programmes

HOME

(implemented

by EACEA)

Programme

Europe for

Citizens

Priorities (Synergies) with the REC Programmes

Citizenship Strand

Synergies: Raise awareness of remembrance of

Holocaust and other events under totalitarian regimes to

and contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its

history and diversity

Training of prison staff on terrorism

Youth

Synergies: good practices developed in projects in DG

JUST and transferred to DG EAC; strengthening the EU

identity and EU citizenship in youth

Social inclusion, non-discrimination, promoting equal

opportunities

Equality between men and women , child poverty,

Roma social integration, rights of persons with

disabilities

Social inclusion

Equality between men and women with regard to labour

market opportunities and treatment at work

EAC

(implemented

by EACEA)

Erasmus+

EMPL

ESF

EMPL

EaSI

(Employment

and Social

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Innovation)

Synergies: Roma integration, rights of people with

disabilities, non-discrimination, child poverty

promotion of gender equality.

Effective justice and enforcement capacity through e.g.

training of legal practitioners

Digitalisation and interconnection of IT systems

Roma

Gender equality

Synergies: civic, legal technology; digitisation of justice

systems; promotion of gender equality; non-

discrimination.

Digitalisation and interconnection of IT systems

Women in research

Synergies: civic, legal technology; digitisation of justice

systems; promotion of gender equality.

Training of SMEs

Digital transformation of SMEs

Promotion of corporate social responsibility

Synergies: civic, legal technology; promotion of human

rights; training SMEs on consumer law.

REGIO

(shared

management)

RTD

(implemented

by ERCEA,

REA)

ERDF

Horizon

2020

DG GROW

COSME

REROGATIVE LINE COVERING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONSULAR PROTECTION AND TO THE

HARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

Information, communication and evaluation activities linked to the Charter of Fundamental Right,

consular protection and the dialogue pursuant to Article 17TFEU are financed through a prerogative

line. The annual Colloquium on Fundamental rights which aims at improving mutual cooperation

and greater political engagement for the promotion and protection of fundamental rights has been

supported through this line since 2015.

UROPE FOR

ITIZENS PROGRAMME

2014-2020

The Europe for Citizens programme (2014-2020) contributes to the overall aim of bringing the

European Union closer to citizens. Its general objectives are to contribute to citizens' understanding

of the Union, its history and diversity and to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions

for civic and democratic participation at Union level.

At least 1 100 000 citizens per year have been directly reached by the EfCP since 2013. During the

same period, about 5 million citizens have been indirectly impacted by the programme.

In general, the Europe for Citizens programme has proven to be an efficient and proven tool of

engaging European citizens in the European project, in stimulating interest in and identification with

the European Union and in supporting capacity of civil society in the EU.



Through town twinning, the EfCP encourages citizens to discuss European policies in a bottom-up

approach, with a focus on multi-annual thematic priorities. At the same time town twinning allows

for cultural exchange between participants. Networks of towns increase the impact of the activities,

as the cooperation of the twinning town is done on a longer term perspective.



Remembrance

activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory have made citizens

aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future and shared values. It has

allowed for networking and fostering of partnerships between grassroots initiatives and major

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European and international memorial, cultural and educational organisations. As a consequence it

contributed to exchange of best practice in the areas critical for European memory and remembrance

such as Holocaust education and remembrance.



With regards to civil society organisations, operating grants help ensuring independent voices for

EU-level debates and cultivate expertise. Action grants are awarded to civil society organisations

forming partnerships with counterparts in other Member States, building their capacity and

international experience and, in some cases, forming sustainable networks. Civil society projects

reach out to a large number of citizens through events, information material, and (social) media.



The Europe for Citizens programme applies a bottom-up approach reaching out to citizens and

offering them a forum to bring in their ideas for the future of the European Union.

The total budget of the 2014-2020 programme reaches 187 468 000 EUR. As per the regulation, the

programme is implemented through action grants and operating grants. To be noted that the size of

action grants is relatively small (example: up to 100 000 EUR for remembrance projects, up to 25

000 EUR for town twinning).

The Europe for Citizen programme is managed centrally by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture

Executive Agency (EACEA), which provides considerable economy of scale in terms of

administration and human resources.

The Europe for Citizens National Contact Points ensure the promotion of and information about the

programme in all Member States and other participating countries.

The Civil Dialogue with European civil society organisations initiated by the programme and

involving a broad range of organisations has proven to be a strong network capable to represent

concerns and positions of EU citizens.

Substantial simplification measures such as lump sums and flat rates, e-form application and grant

decisions have been introduced in the current Europe for Citizens programme.

The Europe for Citizens programme is consistent with other EU policies and tools dedicated to

increasing EU citizens’ participation in EU civil society and is in line with other instruments in the

areas of volunteering, youth, research and innovation. It complements other EU funding

programmes, notably Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, Creative Europe’s Culture sub-

programme and the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 by adding a focus on participation and

a strong emphasis on citizens and societal aspects of the EU.

THE

REATIVE

UROPE

ROGRAMME

2014-2020

Creative Europe promotes cultural and linguistic diversity and the competitiveness of the cultural

and creative sectors, in particular the audio-visual sector, by supporting transnational collaboration

of artists and creative professionals, facilitating the access of EU content across the Union and

strengthening the financial capacity of cultural and creative SMEs.

The programme brings under a single common framework two sub-programmes and one cross

sectoral strand, These are: a) MEDIA, addressed to the audio-visual sector, b) Culture, addressed to

all the other cultural and creative sectors (CCS); c) a cross sectoral strand, addressed to all cultural

and creative sectors, which includes a dedicated debt financial instrument for the CCS and a support

to Creative Europe desks. Since 2014, Creative Europe has supported European creators and

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contributed to the promotion of EU cultural and linguistic diversity, thereby transmitting knowledge

and values, which are conditions for healthy democracies and creative, resilient and inclusive

societies. Creative Europe has also supported CCS as ambassadors of 'European-ness', forging a

dynamic image of an attractive and creative Europe open to talents from across the world and to an

intercultural dialogue thus contributing to growth, job creation and innovation.

a) The MEDIA Programme (abbreviation from French: Mesures pour l'encouragement et le

développement de l'industrie audiovisuelle) was launched in 1991 to strengthen Europe's

audiovisual industry by encouraging collaboration between independent film, television and, more

recently, VOD players across Europe. Its aim is to help the European audiovisual industry grow and

capture new audiences in a sector being transformed by new technologies and intense international

competition, in particular from the US. The programme has supported the development of thousands

of films and the creation of TV programmes, their international distribution and promotion. It has

structured collaboration between professionals across the value chain (production, distribution,

cinema exhibition, video on demand platforms, film festival and markets) and provided high quality

training for thousands of producers, directors and screenwriters.

For the 2014-2020 period, MEDIA represents 56% of the Creative Europe budget and its annual

budget varies from € 103 mio in 2014 to nearly € 116 mio in 2020. Its support has addressed several

priorities over this period.

The training of professionals has aimed at building their capacity to be competitive at a European

level, harness new technologies and manage their businesses. About 70 initiatives for the training of

more than 2200 professionals are financed per year. Innovative training actions such as the Berlinale

Talents are highly appreciated as they make a real difference to professionals’ career development.

MEDIA also supports the creation of content through the development of films (script writing,

research, trailers, finding partners) as well as the contributing to production of TV programmes,

including drama, fiction and animation. Over 400 films are developed per year through MEDIA.

Support to content represents about 30 % of MEDIA support. MEDIA supported films have won

critical acclaim at major film festivals in Europe and beyond. 42 films supported by the MEDIA

programme have been awarded top prizes since 1991 at the Cannes Film Festival. TV series

supported include "The Bridge" which was part of the "Nordic noir" trend popular with audiences

across Europe.

Supporting distribution is a top priority as it increases the possibilities for independent European

films to go beyond the domestic market and travel across Europe. Also, a network of cinemas

specialising in non-national European films is supported to increase the possibilities of reaching

wider audiences. I, Daniel Blake (Palme d'Or 2016), Toni Erdman and Julieta, were the top three

most successful films in the Network in 2016. Also, the promotion of European works online has

been specifically targeted to develop new distribution models capable of reaching audiences online.

Altogether, support to distribution and exhibition represents about 50 % of the MEDIA budget.

Support to markets has helped create fora for pitching and co-productions. MIFA, the market of the

Annecy Festival, is the largest animation market in the world, gathering over 2,800 professionals

each year. Support to Festivals and film education activities have aimed at the demand side of the

market in order to stimulate awareness and appreciation of European cinema and build the audiences

of the future.

b) Culture 2014-2020 (within the Creative Programme 2014-2020)

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The Culture sub-programme accounts for 31% of the current Creative Europe budget and provides

critical support to the diversity of cultures across Europe. It contributes to achieve the European

Agenda for Culture’s societal, economic and international objectives.

Over 2014-2020 Culture will have been instrumental in facilitating mutual understanding,

stimulating creativity, and contributing to the mutual enrichment of our cultures. It will have helped

thousands of cultural organisations to create and implement cultural and artistic projects improving

the knowledge and dissemination of European cultural heritage, cultural exchanges, artistic creation,

and literary translation. It will have also given recognition to major European cultural achievements

through European prizes in architecture, literature, cultural heritage and music as well as the

European Capitals of Culture.

Until 2016, it is estimated that the cooperation projects funded under the sub-programme reach an

average of 1 million people per year, including 55% youngsters. Each project supports the

transnational mobility of 1,363 cultural and creative players on average, meaning a total of 287,600

mobility experiences. The number of mobility experiences provided by networks funded by the sub-

programme in 2014 is 3,462 (against 1,841 planned) or around 10,300 in total, exceeding the target

by 88%. Over the three-year period 2014-2016, around 1500 translations will have been supported

by the sub-programme and it is estimated that the number of sold copies will have reached 1.4

million (either as hard printed copies or e-books).

The European Border Breaker Awards (EBBA) have rewarded promising pop musicians: they

showcased Adele or Stromae before they became global brands. The same goes for the prestigious

Mies van der Rohe Award, rewarding European iconic buildings.

On average, a European Capital of Culture attracts around 2 million people. The record number is

11 million (Marseille-Provence 2013). Each euro of public money invested in Mons 2015 (Belgium)

is estimated to have generated 6€

for the local economy. On average, Capitals experience a rise of

12 % in tourism figures.

But Creative Europe could not cater for certain specific needs such as the music industry, which in

Europe employed 1,2 million people and generated €5.27 billion in

2016. Europe is a strong global

player all along the value chain, including online distribution. Streaming revenues grow extremely

rapidly; compensating declines in physical formats and downloads. However, 50% of top tracks in

Europe remain American, evidencing a market failure similar to that experienced by the film

industry.

c) The Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility responds to the needs of cultural and

creative SMEs which have more difficulties in accessing loans due to the nature of their business,

the difficulty to evaluate intangible assets or an uncertain demand. The strong market response to

its launch in 2016 shows the relevance of this instrument to addressing the financing gap, estimated

at € 1 billion annually. The Guarantee includes

a capacity building programme, to help the financial

sector improve its understanding of the creative sectors.

The Guarantee Facility was allocated a budget of €121 mio for the period 2014-2020,

representing

19% of the Creative Europe budget. Given its success, the Commission decided to top up its budget

by €60 million of EFSI resources in 2017. A further top-up

of EFSI resources of at least the same

amount is envisaged in 2018.

The Facility is managed through a delegation agreement with the EIF.

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The Creative Europe Programme is implemented via direct management with the bulk of the activity

externalised to the executive agency EACEA. MEDIA support is delivered through grants and is

organized through 14 support schemes which are implemented through calls for proposals. Each

annual Work Programme leads to about 18 calls for proposals.

Beneficiaries are SMEs in the audiovisual sector and grants typically vary from € 50,000 for

development to up to € 1 mio for TV production support. In 2016 the Agency

made 1,596

commitments for 1,983 projects. It completed altogether 3 424 payment transactions.

Priorities for MEDIA in the next programming period :

The AVMS Directive coordinates national legislations on audiovisual media services protecting

children and consumers, prohibiting incitement to hatred, fostering European works (quota and

prominence requirements) and safeguarding the independence of national media regulators. The

MEDIA programme will accompany the industrial and cultural objectives pursued by the provisions

of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. For this purpose it will be crucial that in a more open

and competitive digital single market funds favour the scaling up and consolidation of the EU

audiovisual industries. This means in practice, focusing on those projects and actions bearing a

potential for cross-border success and stepping up investments in the promotion of EU works, in line

with the requirements set out in the AVMSD Directive.

Europe needs to invest more in its audiovisual talent. The impact of these actions goes beyond the

individual benefits provided to young and consolidated professionals and contributes to make

Europe a global player in key growing industrial activities such as production and shooting of films,

post production, visual effects.

Currently, 1800 professionals sharpen their skills in training

programmes supported by MEDIA, with a total budget of 7 M€. Priority will be given to help 5000

young or established professionals per annum, understand the impact of new technologies on

production processes, marketing and distribution, through physical and on-line training, (MOOCs)

for wider reach and mentoring activities to ultimately make the EU audiovisual industry more

competitive.

Development is key not only for script writing but for increasing the commercial potential of films

In the future , support will be clarified and cater on the one hand, for single development for projects

from smaller markets to ensure diversity and on the other, support will be provided to slates of films

and individual high profile European films and TV series able to compete with US major

productions in the European and global markets

. Likewise, taking into account the appeal, success

among audiences, impact on public opinions and the strategic importance in the market share of

broadcasters and VOD services priority will be given to support more high quality TV fiction

projects

while ensuring greater geographical and linguistic diversity.

VR is the fourth digital transformation. New actions will be developed to support innovative story

telling formats and in particular virtual reality, to help champion a leading European VR

ecosystem

Distribution of works across borders support will be reinforced and made more efficient

, by

bringing closer together online and theatrical distribution and enhancing cross border collaboration.

Support will be devoted to a targeted selection of films as well as to the distribution of slates of

films. A selection of 25 European films per annum will be supported through transnational consortia

of professionals from across the value chain to maximise audience outreach. Support to the

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distribution of film slates will primarily fund promotional activities to increase the visibility of the

films with their target audiences. Funding will focus on those films with a strong potential to reach

audiences with the aim of reaching 100 million cinema admissions through a total support budget of

€ 50 million.

Support to VOD platforms will move from individual support

to a structured network of European

VOD services thereby encouraging strategic collaboration among the different platforms regarding

technology, data collection and management promotional activities and possibly strategies of

acquisitions of rights. The objective is to increase the amount of SVOD subscribers by 200% and

TVOD transactions by 50%. The revamped support will enable to collect data on VOD transactions

and, increase transparency on the market. To achieve this objective a min of 10 M€ per year is

needed.

These objectives should be facilitated by suitable tools to be supported by MEDIA such as the

Directory of European films and the subtitling database

to facilitate cross border access.

Europa cinemas is a consolidated pan European network of cinema theatres, bringing together more

than 1,100 European cinemas (nearly 3,000 screens) in 43 countries. With more than 78 million

annual admissions for European films, it plays a key role in connecting EU content with audiences.

Enhanced support will be provided to double the reach of the network in medium sized towns with

fewer than 100.000 residents

(from 269 cities in 2016 to 400 in 2027) especially in Eastern

countries; to promote EU films among young audiences

and foster collaborations to innovate the

cinematic experience.

Film festivals, including in line Festivals, are an excellent way to promote European films across the

. They also have an important role in audience development, training and film education.

Support will be enhanced and streamlined by replacing current individual support by a structured

pan European network of festivals , make them work together to reach economies of scale and

expand their audience development activities especially among young people. The objective is to

provide support to more than 100 festivals and reach audience of 10 million in 2027

Europe is an audio-visual production giant but has not yet reached its full export potential

Structured promotion support will enhance the commercial success of the European films which

have a clear export potential in markets such as the US, Asia (China) and Latin America.

Policy support will be streamlined through the mainstreaming of the audivisual policy line and the

inclusion of activities currently funded under the current cross sectorial strand of the Creative

Europe programme (e.g. European Audiovisual Observatory),

UDIOVISUAL PREROGATIVE LINES AND MULTIMEDIA ACTIONS

Healthy democracies, including the EU as a whole, need media as a cornerstone of well-informed

EU citizens and a participative public discourse. Media freedom and pluralism are fundamental

rights enshrined in Article 11 of the EU charter of Fundamental rights. The Commission has been

working on a number of actions in the media sector so as to, in the words of the Budgetary

Authority, "allow citizens to make full use of their right to be informed about and involved in

European policies". Actions in the media domain related to the AVMS Directive or not are

translated into strengthening independent media reporting about EU affairs through the funding line

of the Multimedia Actions, but also into promoting quality journalism, defending a free and

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pluralistic media environment and improving media literacy, as key elements of healthy

democracies. These actions were not part of any programme to this date, but stemmed from the

Commission's prerogatives. They were managed through ad-hoc standalone lines and/or as pilot

project at the initiative of the EP.

The Multimedia Actions budget in the current MFF represented EUR 136,9 Mio in the current MFF

(2014-2020), which represented a decrease of 27% compared with the previous one.

The budget under the institutional prerogative line of audiovisual policy is intended to cover the

following measures:



the implementation of the Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of

10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or

administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services

(Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1),



the monitoring of the evolution of the media sector, including pluralism and freedom of the media

and media literacy,



the collection and dissemination of economic and legal information and analysis concerning the

audiovisual sector and converging media and content industries.

It is also intended to cover expenditure on studies, meetings of experts, information and publications

directly linked to the achievement of the objective of the measures coming under this article, and

any other expenditure on technical and administrative assistance not involving public authority tasks

outsourced by the Commission under ad hoc service contracts.

The financial programming is as follows:



2014: EUR 1.020.000



2015: EUR 1.040.000



2016: EUR 1.061.000



2017: EUR 1.126.000



2018: EUR 1.104.000



2019: EUR 1.126.000



2020: EUR 1.148.000

USTICE

ROGRAMME

2014 - 2020

Since 2014, the Justice Programme

has contributed to upholding and promoting the Union's

common values and to creating an area of freedom, security and justice, supporting judicial

cooperation based on mutual recognition and the enforcement of judicial decisions, promoting the

action of the Member States in the field of crime prevention, supporting the respect of the rule of

law and fundamental rights and a well-functioning independent judicial system. The Programme

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contributes directly to the Juncker priority aimed at establishing an area of justice built on respect of

fundamental rights and mutual trust. Justice and its underlying principles are closely connected with

European values: the respect of the Rule of Law, which is one of the Union's core values implies an

independent judiciary operating in an efficient and quality justice system, in which crimes are

effectively prosecuted; the independence of the judiciary, which is a requirement stemming from the

common constitutional traditions of all Member States, and from the right to an effective remedy

before a tribunal, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 47); the effectiveness

of justice systems, which is necessary to defend fundamental rights and freedoms, guaranteed by EU

law, in particular access to justice by suspects and victims; access to justice is an essential element

of the area of freedom, security and justice without which, many rights cannot be effectively

protected.

Funded actions brought significant results including for instance:



Since 2011, the programme funded several projects promoting judicial cooperation in civil matter to

contribute to the correct implementation of several instruments in particular the Victim's Rights

Directive, or the Procedural Rights' Directives, that was in particular supported via capacity-

building for professionals, multi-disciplinary cooperation, exchange of good practices,

dissemination and awareness-raising activities.



The Programme supports the European network of national human rights bodies aiming at

protecting and promoting fundamental rights at national level, as well as the network representing

the supreme courts, judges and councils for the judiciary.



In criminal justice, the Programme funded projects fighting radicalisation in prisons. The

Programme finances the cooperation with the Council of Europe to set up a network of prison

monitoring bodies and an annual report on prison statistics. The European Criminal Records

Information System (ECRIS), a decentralised electronic exchange of criminal records between

national authorities financed by the Programme, has increased six times the number of exchanges

between 2012 and 2016.



Funding devoted to judicial training reached almost 500.000 legal practitioners in 2015 (the 2020

objective is to train 700.000). In 2015, almost 12.000 legal practitioners were trained through the

Programme, its projects and the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).



The Programme supports the EU Justice Scoreboard that presents an annual comparative overview

of the effectiveness of Member State justice systems and funded the development of the e-Justice

Portal that facilitates citizens' access to justice. Every year an increase in number of hits by users

can be observed (in 2016 more than 3.8 million hits, six times as compared to 2012).

The total financial envelope for the Justice programme for the 2014-2020

period is 368 € million

euros.

The Justice programme is implemented via direct centralised management which has proven

essential to have a close relationship between the programme management and EU policy-making,

contributing to the alignment of budget implementation with EU policy priorities in line with the

"budget for result" approach. In fact, this management mode allows DG JUST to tailor funded

activities to policy priorities and policy needs and to target directly the relevant groups of

stakeholders. It also allows a close contact with the programmes' beneficiaries and better knowledge

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of the needs on the ground, as well as the possibility to use innovative activities funded by the

Programme as input for the EU policy making.

The support to national administrations through restricted calls for proposals for action grants is an

essential part of the programmes as well as the support to Civil Society Organisations and Non-

Governmental Organisations (CSOs/NGOs) through operating grants, in particular, in the current

political climate of questioning the rule of law and the independence of the justice system in some

EU Member States.

Interaction, synergies with other instruments/programmes :

HOME

(shared and

direct

management)

TAXUD

Programme

Internal

Security

Fund

Fiscalis

2020

Customs

2020

Priorities (Synergies) the Justice Programmes

Training of law enforcement authorities

Organised crime including terrorism

Synergies: training on EU law; good practices developed

in projects of DG JUST and transferred to DG HOME

Training of law enforcement authorities

Interconnection of IT systems

Synergies: EPPO using the IT systems of tax authorities;

training on EU law

Training of prison staff on terrorism

Youth

Synergies: good practices developed in projects in DG

JUST and transferred to DG EAC; strengthening the EU

identity and EU citizenship in youth

Social inclusion, non-discrimination, promoting equal

opportunities

Equality between men and women

Effective justice and enforcement capacity through e.g.

training of legal practitioners

Digitalisation and interconnection of IT systems

Synergies: civic, legal technology; digitisation of justice

systems

Development and interconnection of registers, robotics,

transfer and access of data.

Digitalisation and interconnection of IT systems

Roma

Gender equality

Synergies: civic, legal technology; digitisation of justice

systems; promotion of gender equality; non-

discrimination;

Robotics, transfer and access of data.

Digitalisation and interconnection of IT systems

Women in research

Synergies: civic, legal technology; digitisation of justice

systems; promotion of gender equality.

Training of SMEs

Digital transformation of SMEs

Promotion of corporate social responsibility

Synergies: civic, legal technology; promotion of human

rights; training SMEs on consumer law.

Activities to prevent and combat fraud, corruption and

any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests

of the Union (i.a.):

facilitating the exchange of information, experiences and

EAC

(implemented

by EACEA)

Erasmus+

EMPL

ESF

CONNECT

(implemented

by INEA)

Connecting

Europe

Facility in

Telecom,

Energy,

Transport

REGIO

(shared

management)

ERDF

RTD

(implemented

by ERCEA,

REA)

Horizon

2020

DG GROW

COSME

OLAF

Hercule III



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best practices, including staff exchanges;



enhancing the degree of development of the specific

legal and judicial protection of the financial interests of

the Union against fraud by promoting comparative law

analysis

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Annex 5: The legal basis of the future programmes

Programme Justice

European

culture,

Values and

Rights

programme

Empowering

people

MEDIA

Art 81(1&2), art 82(1).

Art. 16(2), art 19(2), art 21(2),

art 24 & art 167

Art 166(4), art 167(5) first

indent & art 173(3)

ordinary procedure under

title V of TFEU

ordinary procedure

Culture

Art 166(4), art 167(5) first

indent & art 173(3)

ordinary procedure

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Annex 6 : Policy documents from EU institutions

RIGHTS EQUALITY and CITIZENSHIP

The European institutions have stressed the importance of developing those policies covered by the

Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme on numerous occasions. Before its launch in 2014,

various acts adopted the Council and the European Parliament underlined the general need to

combat discrimination, xenophobia and homophobia, to foster and support gender equality and to

protect vulnerable groups such as Roma, women and children from any forms of oppression or

violence. Since the beginning of its implementation, then, the institutions have continued to address

these issues and repeatedly referred to the REC programme in corresponding policy documents:



Council Conclusions of 11 December 2014 on Gender equality in the EU: the way forward after

2015. Taking stock of 20 years of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (16891/14);

EP Resolution of 3 February 2016 on the new Strategy for Women's Rights and Gender Equality in

Europe post-2015 (2016/2526(RSP));

EP Resolution of 12 December 2017 on the EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens’

Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (2017/2069(INI))

EP Resolution of 7 February 2018 on protection and non-discrimination with regard to minorities in

the EU Member States (2017/2937(RSP)).

EP Resolution of 25 February 2014 with recommendations to the Commission on combating

Violence Against Women (2013/2004(INL));

EP Resolution of 24 November 2015 on cohesion policy and marginalised communities

(2014/2247(INI));

EP Resolution of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing

and combating violence against women (2016/2966(RSP)).

Finally, both the Council and the Parliament have explicitly invited the Commission to further

develop and extend the programme in such areas as:



gender equality, EP Resolution of 14 March 2017 on EU funds for gender equality (2016/2144(INI))

the fight against the discrimination of Roma, EP Resolution of 25 October 2017 on fundamental

rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism (2017/2038(INI))

the European Citizens' Initiative EP Resolution

of 28 October 2015 on the European Citizens’

Initiative (2014/2257(INI))

the general promotion of EU citizenship rights. Council Conclusions of 11 May 2017 on the EU

Citizenship Report 2017 (9080/17)

as well as on combating disability-related discrimination :

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE

COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS European Disability Strategy 2010-2020: A Renewed

Commitment to a Barrier-Free Europe {SEC(2010) 1323} {SEC(2010) 1324}

COUNCIL DECISION of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European

Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

(2010/48/EC)



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

European Parliament resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the UN Convention on the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN

CRPD Committee (2015/2258(INI))

European Parliament resolution of 30 November 2017 on implementation of the European Disability

Strategy (2017/2127(INI)

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Concluding observations on the initial report

of the European Union - 2 October 2015

Annual EP Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Council conclusions on the application of the

Charter in response to Commission Charter report. Both the EP resolution and Council conclusion

highlight pressing fundamental rights issues and avenues for progress.

Non-discrimination , LGBTI and Roma issues are always present in the EP resolutions on

Fundamental Rights.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2017-

0010+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8-2017-

0294&language=EN

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+MOTION+B8-2015-

0326+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

Council conclusions:

Accelerating the Process of Roma Integration - Council Conclusions (8 December 2016)

http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15406-2016-INIT/en/pdf

Council recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the member states

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/139979.pdf

Every year the Commission issues a Report on the implementation of the EU Roma framework:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/national-roma-integration-strategies-annual-reports_en

The European Pillar of Social Rights:



COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE

COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights

(COM/2017/0250 final)

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Report of the public consultation

Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Establishing a European Pillar of

Social Rights (SWD/2017/0206 final)

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COMMISSION

STAFF

WORKING

DOCUMENT

Accompanying

the

document

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE

COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE

REGIONS Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights (SWD/2017/0201 final)

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Social Scoreboard Accompanying the document

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE

COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights

(SWD/2017/0200 final)

Proposal for a Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights

(COM/2017/0251 final)

MEDIA

The Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member

States, meeting within the Council, on media freedom and pluralism in the digital environment

(2014/C 32/04) invited the Commission, within its competence to:



continue to support projects that aim at enhancing the protection of journalists and media

practitioners;



continue to support the independent monitoring tool for assessing risks to media pluralism in the EU

(Media Pluralism Monitor), which is implemented by the European University Institute of Florence,

and encourage its further use by Member States and all relevant stakeholders;

European Parliament resolution of 21 May 2013 on the EU Charter: standard settings for media

freedom across the EU (2011/2246(INI))

The 2015 Latvian Council Conclusions on ‘Creative crossovers to stimulate innovation in society

and business' invite the Commission to invest into synergies between technology and the cultural

sector, in particular the arts.

See

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52015XG0527(03)&qid=1442927546088&from=EN

The upcoming (publication date April 2018) Commission communication on social media (in

particular on disinformation) highlights the ever increasing role of social media for our societal

debates. This aspect needs to be taken up in a Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme

EUROPE FOR CITIZENS

•

European Parliament's Report of 1 March 2017 on the implementation of Council Regulation

(EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the Europe for Citizens programme

(2015/2329(INI));

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See:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2017-

0063+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

In its implementation report, the European Parliament expressed its support of the Europe for

Citizens programme and called for an increased budget of 500 million EUR for the next Europe for

Citizens programme or its successor improve success rates.

•

European Economic and Social Committee: "Financing of Civil Society Organisations by the

EU", own-initiative opinion by Jean Marc Roirant of 19 October 2017, EESC 2017, 01953.

See:https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/opinionsresults.aspx?k=(rapporteur:RO

IRANT)(documentlanguage:EN)

The own initiative report of the European Economic and Social committee includes the

recommendation to allocate under the next MFF an amount of 500 million EUR to the future Europe

for Citizens programme or its successor.

JUSTICE

On the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (EJN Civil), the Council adopted

conclusions on the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (15349/16) on 8 and

9 December 2016 and there were also Conclusions of the European Council on 26-27 June 2014 in

the area of freedom, security and justice (including on judicial cooperation in civil matters). More

recently, the European Parliament issued a Resolution on 16 February 2017 with recommendations

to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics, asking the Commission to act. The European

Council of October 2017 also invited the Commission to come forward with a European approach to

artificial intelligence by early 2018. In December 2017 the Joint Declaration of the European

Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the EU's legislative priorities for 2018-19 stressed

the need to make progress on the issue of artificial intelligence and robotics.

In its June 2016 Conclusions on improving criminal justice in cyberspace, the Council asked the

Commission to explore possible solutions, including legislative options, to improving cross-border

access to electronic evidence:

Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on improving

criminal justice in cyberspace, ST9579/16.

The European Parliament similarly highlighted the challenges that the currently fragmented legal

framework can create and called to put forward a European legal framework including safeguards

for the rights and freedoms of all concerned :

P8_TA(2017)0366.

On 20 November 2015, the Council adopted Conclusions on enhancing the criminal justice response

to radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism (14419/15). These conclusions urged all

relevant stakeholders to implement the appropriate actions at national level, such as the setting up

de-radicalisation, disengagement and rehabilitation programmes in and outside prisons, developing

risk assessment tools to give suitable criminal justice responses for each radicalised individual and

training all professionals involved. The Commission committed, for its part, that the necessary

financial resources are made available to support the Member States in the development of those

actions.

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Both the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have been strong proponents of the work

towards the digitalisation of the judiciary, dematerialisation of proceedings, in particular in a cross-

border context, and the provision of digital tools towards facilitating citizens' access to justice. e-

Justice is one of identified priorities of the Presidency Trio (EE, BG and AT) and will likely remain

a priority during the next MFF period :

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Bulgaria’s Justice and Interior Ministers outlined the Presidency priorities before the European

Parliament's LIBE Committee, 11/01/2018: https://eu2018bg.bg/en/news/117

Outcome of the Council meeting 3584th Council meeting, JHA, 7-8 December 2017:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/32163/st15567en17-v3.pdf

Outcome of the Council meeting 3473rd Council meeting, JHA, 9-10 June 2016:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/22815/st09979en16.pdf

Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on improving criminal justice in cyberspace, ST

9579/16, 9 June 2016: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/24300/cyberspace-en.pdf

Multiannual European e-Justice Action Plan 2014-2018: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52014XG0614(01)

Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016, Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice

and

Home

Affairs,

February

2018:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8-2018-

0025&format=XML&language=EN

Report with Recommendations with recommendations to the Commission on common minimum

standards of civil procedure in the EU, Committee on Legal Affairs, 7 June 2017:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8-2017-

0210&format=XML&language=EN

Report on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 (2016/2273(INI)), 2 May 2017:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A8-2017-

0178+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

Report with recommendations to the Commission on cross border aspects of adoptions, 6 December

2016:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8-2016-

0370&format=XML&language=EN

Report on the application of the European Order for Payment Procedure, 18 October 2016:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8-2016-

0299&format=XML&language=EN

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Annex 7: Tentative list of indicators proposed for each programme cluster/strand (to further discussed/revised) /TO BE UPDATED

7.1 European Culture, Rights and Values programme

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Objective

VALUES

Programme/

Strand

Objective type

(1)

Indicator

Indicator-

Frequency of

Indicator type Indicator description Indicator - source

measurement

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Indicator-

baseline

value and

year (6)

Other

metadata or

notes (7)

Objective description

HOME

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Specific

to contribute to citizens'

understanding of the Union, its

history, cultural heritage and

Result

diversity, to strengthten

citizen's awareness of

European remembrance and

sense of belonging to the EU

number of

transnational

networks and

iniatives focusing on EACEA annual

European memory

report

and heritage as a

result of programme

intervention

Annual

2020

HOME

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Specific

to promote citizens' civic and

democratic participation andn

access to informed debate on

EU policies and to pluralist

Result

quality media content and to

promote and ensure the rights

deriving form citizenship of the

Union

the number of

partnerhsips

involving various

media outlets and

civil society

organisations as

result of programme

intervention

EACEA annual

report

Annual

2020

HOME

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Operational

to foster capacity building of

European civil society in order

Result

to prevent the shrinking of civic

space

geographical

EACEA annual

coverage of activities report

Annual

(2020)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

General, Specific or Operational

Impacts, Results or Output

The description of the indicator should also include the unit of measurement ( % of persons/enterprises, euro, etc). E.g. "% of people who purchased online in last 3 months"

E.g.: Survey on Income and Living Conditions (Eurostat). In this field it should also be mentioned if the data are DG own estimates or projections.

E.g.: Yearly or more frequent, every two years, every three years, every four years, every five years of less frequently

It is the reference year of the baseline (e.g. 2020).

In this field all other information relevant for the analysis of the indicator to be included (e.g.: changes in the definition of the indicator affecting its comparability over time).

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Objective

Indicator

Indicator Indicator description (3)

type (2)

current /

new proposal

Indicator-

Frequency of

Indicator -

measurement

source (4)

(5)

Indicator-

baseline

value and

year (6)

(a) 66,6%

(2017 Q3)

(b) 47,4%

(2015)

(d) 25,3%

Target,

other metadata or

notes (7)

Ta rgets s et for 2020 :

(a ) 75 % (for both women

a nd men): Europe 2020

hea dline ta rget;

(b) 55 %

(d) 40 % s et by the propos ed

Directive by 2027

VALUES

Programme/

Strand

Objective type

(1)

Objective description

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

progress towards equal participation in the

labour market: (a) female employment rate

20-64 age group (b) employment rate of

people with disabilities (c) the gender pay

gap (d) the percentage of women among

non-executive directors on boards of listed

companies

context

Eurostat

(a, b, c) &

EIGE (d)

Specific

JUST

annually

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

context

Agregated indicator : share of persons

aware of their rights

Special

Eurobaro

meter for

the

program

Specific

Every 3 years

2020

Special eurobarometer for

the programme run 3 times

2020, 2023, 2027

JUST

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

context

Share of persons aware of their rights

if they fall victims of discrimination

Special

Eurobaro

meter for

the

program

Special

Eurobaro

meter for

the

program

Every 3 years

45% (2015)

(next

eurobarom

eters will

be done in

2018 &

2021)

Ques tion a lrea dy exis ting in

s pecia l euroba rometers

ta rget for euroba rometer in

2021 : 70%

Will be asked within the

Special eurobarometer for

the programme run 3 times

2020, 2023, 2027

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Specific

JUST

context

Share of women aware of their rights if

they fall victims of violence

Every 3 years

2020

Special eurobarometer for

the programme run 3 times

2020, 2023, 2027

JUST

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

context

Rate of women/men subjected to

physical, sexual and domestic violence

during their lifetime, by relationship to

the perpetrator

Eurostat

survey

every 5 years

expected

2020

EUROSTAT SURVEY ON THE

PREVALENCE OF GENDER-

BASED VIOLENCE: Eurostat

coordinates

the development of an EU-

wide prevalence survey to

get new data on VAW. The

pilot phase in 2018

involves 11 national

statistics authorities with

additional Member States

to follow. The survey will be

carried out in 2019-20.

Specific

JUST

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

The Programme general objective is to

protect and promote rights, equality,

values, cultural and linguistic diversity and

heritage as enshrined in the EU Treaty and

in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, in

order to sustain open, democratic, inclusive

and creative societies.

context

Share of the population aware of their

rights related to data protection

Special

Eurobaro

meter for

the

program

Specific

Every 3 years

2020

Special eurobarometer for

the programme run 3 times

2020, 2023, 2027

JUST

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

context

Share of the population aware of their

rights related to the EU citizenship

Special

Eurobaro

meter for

the

program

Specific

Every 3 years

2020

Special eurobarometer for

the programme run 3 times

2020, 2023, 2027

JUST

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

context

Feeling like a citizen of the European

Union

Standard

Eurobaro

meter

Yearly

70%

Europeans

feel that

they are

citizens of

the EU

(2017)

Baseline value could be

updated in 2020, as

Standard EB done each

year.

Specific

JUST

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European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

(a)

to promote the effective

implementation of the principle of equality

between women and men and to combat

discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or

Result

ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability,

age or sexual orientation, and to respect the

principle of non-discrimination on the

grounds provided for in Article 21 of the

Charter;

(a)

to promote the effective

implementation of the principle of equality

between women and men and to combat

discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or

Result

ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability,

age or sexual orientation, and to respect the

principle of non-discrimination on the

grounds provided for in Article 21 of the

Charter;

(a)

to prevent and combat inequalities

and discrimination, and to promote and

support equality between women and men,

Result

gender mainstreaming and anti-

discrimination on grounds provided for in

Article 19 of the TFEU and Article 21 of the

Charter

(b)

to prevent and combat all forms of

violence against children, young people and

Result

women, as well as violence against other

groups at risk and to promote and protect

the rights of the child;

(b)

to prevent and combat all forms of

violence against children, young people and

Result

women, as well as violence against other

groups at risk and to promote and protect

the rights of the child;

(b)

to prevent and combat all forms of

violence against children, young people and

women, as well as violence against other

Result

groups at risk and to promote and protect

the rights of the child;

Operational

JUST

Number of persons reached by training

activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

Number of persons reached by mutual

learning and exchange of good

practices activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

JUST

Number of persons reached by training

activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

Number of persons reached by mutual

learning and exchange of good

practices activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational Operational

JUST

(c)

to promote and protect the rights

related to privacy and personal data;

Result

Number of persons reached by training

activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

(c)

to promote and protect the rights

related to privacy and personal data;

Result

Number of persons reached by mutual

learning and exchange of good

practices activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Operational

(c)

to promote and protect the rights

related to privacy and personal data;

Result

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

Operational Operational Operational

JUST

(d)

to promote and ensure the rights

deriving from citizenship of the Union

Result

Number of persons reached by training

activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

(d)

to promote and ensure the rights

deriving from citizenship of the Union

Result

Number of persons reached mutual

learning and exchange of good

practices activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

(d)

to promote and ensure the rights

deriving from citizenship of the Union

Result

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

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European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

(a) raising awareness, information and

dissemination to improve the knowledge

and the enjoyment of rights in the field of

Output

gender equality, anti-discrimination, anti-

racism, rights of the child, combatting

violence, data protection.

(b) promoting mutual learning, exchange of

good practices among stakeholders to

improve mutual knowledge and

understanding, societal engagement and

enhancing mutual trust among all

Output

stakeholders in the field of gender equality,

anti-discrimination, anti-racism, rights of

the child, combatting violence, data

protection

activities to improve the understanding of

the situation in the field of gender equality,

anti-discrimination, anti-racism, rights of

Output

the child, combatting violence, data

protection as well as to improve the

implementation of EU law and policies in

the Member States

(d)

raining relevant stakeholders to

Operational

Number of awareness raising,

information and dissemination

activities

JUST

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

JUST

Number of mutual learning and

exchange of good practices activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

Operational

JUST

Number of analytical and monitoring

activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

improve the knowledge and the

enjoyment of rights in the field of gender

equality, anti-discrimination, anti-racism,

rights of the child, combatting violence,

data protection.

Operational

JUST

Output

Number of training activities

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

(e) developing the capacity of key European

level networks to promote and further

Output

develop Community policy goals and

strategies in the areas of the programme;

Operational

JUST

Number of network supported

through operating grant

DG Justice

/ SYGMA

Yearly

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Empowering

People

For each specific objectives

Output

the number of grants, the level of

funding granted and the level of total

funding (grants+ cofinancement) in

relation to each specific objectives

Specific

JUST

DG Justice

Yearly

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

General, Specific or Operational

Impacts, Results or Output

The description of the indicator should also include the unit of measurement ( % of persons/enterprises, euro, etc). E.g. "% of people who purchased online in last 3 months"

E.g.: Survey on Income and Living Conditions (Eurostat). In this field it should also be mentioned if the data are DG own estimates or projections.

E.g.: Yearly or more frequent, every two years, every three years, every four years, every five years of less frequently

It is the reference year of the baseline (e.g. 2020).

In this field all other information relevant for the analysis of the indicator to be included (e.g.: changes in the definition of the indicator affecting its comparability over time).

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Objective

VALUES

Programme /

Strand

Objective type

(1)

Indicator

Indicator-

Frequency of

Indicator type Indicator description (3) Indicator - source

measurement

(2)

current /

new proposal

(4)

(5)

The number of people

accessing European

audiovisual works from

countries other than

their own and

supported by the

MEDIA Programme

The number of

participants of learning

activities supported by

the Programme who

assess they have

improved their

competences and

increased their

employability

The number of co-

productions developed

and created with the

support of the MEDIA

Programme

The number of non-

national cinema

admissions of European

films distributed with

the support of the

MEDIA Programme in

programme countries

The number of people

reached by business to

business promotional

activities in major

markets

The number of SMEs

and micro, small and

medium- sized

organisations

benefiting from the

Guarantee Facility

The number of Member

States participating in

policy exchanges

supported by the

MEDIA programme

Indicator -

baseline

value and

year (6)

Other

metadata or

notes (7)

Objective description

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

MEDIA

Specific

Strengthen the

competitiveness of the

European audiovisual industry

and promote cultural diversity

and European values

Result

MEDIA project

final reports

Yearly

2020

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

MEDIA

Operational

Nurture talents and skills to

foster the international

competitiveness of the

European audiovisual sector

Result

MEDIA project

final reports on

basis of surveys

of participants

Yearly

2020

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

MEDIA

Operational

Stimulate collaboration, and

innovation in the creation and

production of European

audiovisual works

Result

MEDIA project

final reports on

basis of surveys

of participants

Yearly

2020

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

MEDIA

Operational

Enhance distribution and

provide wider access to

European audiovisual works,

including through innovative

business models

Result

MEDIA project

final reports on

basis of surveys

of participants

Yearly

2020

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

MEDIA

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Cross-strand

support

Operational

Promote European audiovisual

works across Europe and

beyond, and support audience

development

Result

MEDIA project

final reports on

basis of surveys

of participants

Yearly

2020

CNECT

Operational

Support access to finance and

the development of innovative

Result

models of financing for

European audiovisual players

Complement and support

poli y a tions – in luding

through the provision of

reliable data and exchange of

est pra ti es – and support

effective implementation and

monitoring of Union law

instruments and policies

MEDIA project

final reports on

basis of surveys

of participants

Quarterly

2020

CNECT

European

Culture, Rights

and Values /

Cross-strand

support

Operational

Result

annual survey

Yearly

2020

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

General, Specific or Operational

Impacts, Results or Output

The description of the indicator should also include the unit of measurement ( % of persons/enterprises, euro, etc). E.g. "% of people who purchased online in last 3 months"

E.g.: Survey on Income and Living Conditions (Eurostat). In this field it should also be mentioned if the data are DG own estimates or projections.

E.g.: Yearly or more frequent, every two years, every three years, every four years, every five years of less frequently

It is the reference year of the baseline (e.g. 2020).

In this field all other information relevant for the analysis of the indicator to be included (e.g.: changes in the definition of the indicator affecting its comparability over time).

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Objective

VALUES

Objective type

Programme

(1)

/Strand

Indicator type Indicator description (3)

(2)

current /

new proposal

Indicator

Indicator -

source (4)

Objective description

Indicator-

Frequency of

baseline

measurement

value and

(5)

year (6)

Other metadata

or notes (7)

Culture,

Rights and

EAC

Values /

Culture

Specific

To strengthen the competitiveness of

the European cultural and creative

sectors

Impact

Contribution of the Cultural and

Creative Sectors generated by the

Culture strand of the Programme to

the EU economy in terms of added

value (Investment / sales / turnover)

Project's data /

Yearly

ORBIS database

2021

Culture,

Rights and

EAC

Values /

Culture

Operational

To strengthen the cross-border

dimension of the European culture and

creative sectors (CCS) within Europe and

beyond, stimulating circulation of

artists and distribution of works and

creating export and international

promotion opportunities

Result

Numbe r a nd s ca l e of

tra ns na ti ona l pa rtne rs hi ps

cre a te d wi th the s upport of the

Progra mme .

Project's data

Yearly

2021

Culture,

Rights and

EAC

Values /

Culture

Operational

To strengthen the cross-border

dimension of the European culture and

creative sectors (CCS) within Europe and

beyond, stimulating circulation of

artists and distribution of works and

creating export and international

promotion opportunities

Result

Numbe r of a rti s ts & cul tura l

&/or cre a ti ve pl a ye rs

(ge ogra phi ca l l y) mobi l e be yond

na ti ona l borde rs due to

Progra mme s upport (by country

of ori gi n)

Project's data

Yearly

2021

Culture,

Rights and

EAC

Values /

Culture

Operational

To contribute to audience development

and social inclusion allowing for more

cultural participation

Result

Number of people accessing European

cultural and creative works generated

by the Programme, including works

from countries other than their own

(non-national).

Project's data

Yearly

2021

Culture,

Rights and

EAC

Values /

Culture

Operational

Sectorial support to the music and book

sector

Output

Increased number of works (including

digital) sold as a result of the

programme support (by category:

music / books / other)

Project's data

Yearly

2021

(1) General, Specific or Operational

(2) Impacts, Results or Output

(3) The description of the indicator should also include the unit of measurement ( % of persons/enterprises, euro, etc). E.g. "% of people who purchased online in last 3 months"

(4) E.g.: Survey on Income and Living Conditions (Eurostat). In this field it should also be mentioned if the data are DG own estimates or projections.

(5) E.g.: Yearly or more frequent, every two years, every three years, every four years, every five years of less frequently

(6) It is the reference year of the baseline (e.g. 2020).

(7) In this field all other information relevant for the analysis of the indicator to be included (e.g.: changes in the definition of the indicator affecting its comparability over time).

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7.2 Justice programme

Objective

Indicator

Indicator-

Frequency of

measurement

(5)

Indicator-

baseline

value and

year (6)

Cluster/Programme

Objective type (1)

Objective description

Indicator type

(2)

Indicator description (3)

CURRENT /

NEW

Indicator - source

(4)

Target, other

metadata or

notes (7)

to contribute to the further development

of a European area of justice based on

the rule of law, on mutual recognition

Context

and mutual trust and the effectiveness of

national justice systems

Average time of the surrender

procedure (time between the arrest

and the decision on the surrender

of the person sought) under the

European Arrest Warrant in cases

where the person consents to the

surrender

Cumulative number of legal

professionals receiving training (not

only through the Programme) on EU

law or law of another Member

State, including Civil Justice,

Criminal Justice and Fundamental

Rights (since 2011)

DG Justice from

national reports

to Council EAW

annual statistics

General

yearly

14 days

(2015)

Target for 2020 :

10 days

JUST

VALUES / JUSTICE

to contribute to the further development

of a European area of justice based on

the rule of law, on mutual recognition

Impact

and mutual trust and the effectiveness of

national justice systems

General

DG Justice

Judicial Training

Report

yearly

638 000

(2016)

target for 2020 :

700 000

set in the 2011-

2020 European

judicial training

strategy

JUST

to contribute to the further development

of a European area of justice based on

Context

the rule of law, on mutual recognition

and mutual trust and the effectiveness of

national justice systems

to contribute to the further development

of a European area of justice based on

Context

the rule of law, on mutual recognition

and mutual trust and the effectiveness of

national justice systems

Share of citizens that consider that

is easy to access civil and criminal

justice in another MS

Special

Eurobarometer

for the

programme run 3

times 2020, 2023,

2027

General

JUST

2020, 2023, 2027

Perceived independence of courts

and judges among the general

public : share of respondents who

think their justice system is good as

regards the independence of courts

and judges

the number of hits on the e justice

portal / pages addressing the need

for information on cross-border civil

cases

number of exchanges of

information in the European

Criminal Records Information

System (ECRIS)

Number of persons reached by

mutual learning and exchange of

good practices activities

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

Number of persons reached by

mutual learning and exchange of

good practices activities

Eurobarometer /

Justice

scoreboard

General

JUST

yearly

55% (2017)

(a) to facilitate and support judicial

cooperation in civil and criminal matters

Result

DG Justice

yearly

refl ects the need for

i nformati on on the

cross-border ci vi l

case.

EJ N websi te i s now

i ntegrated i n the

ejusti ce portal

Specific Specific Specific

JUST

Specific

JUST

(a) to facilitate and support judicial

cooperation in civil and criminal matters

Result

DG Justice

yearly

2 571 991

(2017)

target for 2020:

3 500 000

JUST JUST

(a) to facilitate and support judicial

cooperation in civil and criminal matters

(a) to facilitate and support judicial

cooperation in civil and criminal matters

(b) to promote the rule of law by

supporting the efforts to improve the

effectiveness of national justice systems,

and supporting EU judicial networks

acting in this area

(b) to promote the rule of law by

supporting the efforts to improve the

effectiveness of national justice systems,

and supporting EU judicial networks

Result

DG Justice /

SYGMA

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

Result

yearly

Specific

JUST

Result

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

VALUES / JUSTICE

Result

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

Number of members of the

judiciary and judicial staff who

participated in training activities

(including staff exchanges, study

visits, workshops and seminars)

funded by the Programme,

including by the operating grant of

the EJTN

Specific

JUST

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

training, including language training on

legal terminology, with a view to

fostering a common legal and judicial

culture;

Specific

Result

DG Justice

yearly

13 943

(2016)

target for 2020:

16 000

JUST

(d) to facilitate effective access to justice

for all, including by electronic means,

and by promoting and supporting the

Result

rights of victims of crime as well as the

procedural rights of suspects and accused

persons in criminal proceedings

(d) to facilitate effective access to justice

for all, including by electronic means,

and by promoting and supporting the

Result

rights of victims of crime as well as the

procedural rights of suspects and accused

persons in criminal proceedings

(d) to facilitate effective access to justice

Result

for all, including by electronic means,

and by promoting and supporting the

Number of persons reached mutual

learning and exchange of good

practices activities

Specific

DG Justice /

SYGMA

JUST

yearly

Number of persons reached by

awareness raising, information and

dissemination activities

Specific

DG Justice /

SYGMA

JUST

yearly

Specific

JUST

Number of hits on the e-justice

portal

DG Justice

yearly

2 690 574

(2017)

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(a) raising awareness, information and

dissemination to improve the knowledge

of Union policies and of Union law

including substantive and procedural

Output

law, of judicial cooperation instruments

and of the relevant case-law of the Court

of Justice of the European Union, and of

comparative law;

(b) implementing analytical and

monitoring activities to improve the

knowledge and understanding of

potential obstacles to the smooth

functioning of a European area of justice Output

and to improve the implementation of

EU law and policies in the Member States

and the monitoring and evaluation

thereof;

of good practices among stakeholders to

improve mutual knowledge and

Output

understanding of the civil and criminal

law and the legal and judicial systems of

the Member States and enhancing

mutual trust;

(d) training relevant stakeholders to

improve the knowledge of Union policies

and Union law including substantive and

Output

procedural law, of judicial cooperation

instruments and of the relevant case-law

of the Court of Justice of the European

Union, and of comparative law

Operational

Number of awareness raising,

information and dissemination

activities

DG Justice /

SYGMA

JUST

yearly

Operational

JUST

Number of analytical and

monitoring activities

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

VALUES / JUSTICE

Operational

Number of mutual learning and

exchange of good practices

activities

JUST

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

Operational

JUST

Number of training activities/days

DG Justice /

SYGMA

yearly

(e) developing and maintaining ICT tools

to improve the efficiency of judicial

systems and their cooperation by means

DG Justice /

of information and communication

Output

Number of ICT tools supported

yearly

SYGMA

technology, including the cross-border

interoperability of systems and

applications.

(f) developing the capacity of key

European level networks to promote and

Number of network supported

DG Justice /

yearly

further develop Community policy goals Output

through operating grant

SYGMA

and strategies in the areas of the

programme;

(1) General, Specific or Operational

(2) Impacts, Results or Output

(3) The description of the indicator should also include the unit of measurement ( % of persons/enterprises, euro, etc). E.g. "% of people who purchased online in last 3 months"

(4) E.g.: Survey on Income and Living Conditions (Eurostat). In this field it should also be mentioned if the data are DG own estimates or projections.

(5) E.g.: Yearly or more frequent, every two years, every three years, every four years, every five years of less frequently

(6) It is the reference year of the baseline (e.g. 2020).

(7) In this field all other information relevant for the analysis of the indicator to be included (e.g.: changes in the definition of the indicator affecting its comparability over time).

Operational

JUST

Operational

JUST

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COM(2018) 98 "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities

post-2020".

2 The 2005 UNESCO Convention promotes artistic freedom as a pillar of the fundamental freedom of expression.

3 http://mastersandservers.org

4 See references to policy documents Annex 6.

5 The European Parliament has made this orientation clear on many occasions notably in its resolution of 7 July 2016 on the

implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations

of the UN CRPD Committee (2015/2258(INI)).

6 For example, for the Cinema Automatic distribution scheme, out of 433 funded companies, it is estimated that 411 would have

scaled down or stopped cross-border distribution of European films.

7 The success rate of support schemes declined in 2014-16 compared to 2007-13, reflecting that the schemes are insufficiently funded

compared to the potential interest they generate. 16% compared to 26% for the Culture sub-programme and 39% compared to 47%

for the MEDIA sub-programme (NB some MEDIA support is "automatic", whereas some support schemes have only 15% success

rates). As an average the selected projects had to score 84,5% of the maximum possible evaluation marks. During the same period 712

high quality projects (those which scored between 70% and 84,5% of the maximum possible evaluation marks) could not be funded.

The extra cost for funding these 712 high quality projects is estimated to 424 Million Euros.

8 70% MEDIA and 90% Culture subprogramme stakeholders confirmed current priorities are relevant or extremely relevant.

9 Creative Europe MEDIA: Implementation, First Experiences, 2016, European Parliament.

10 The box office of non-national films remains fixed at approximate average of 10% of the market, showing there is room for

improvement in distribution and promotion of EU works.

11 From2014-16

an average €5.6 mio were allocated to 19 VOD companies per year. Revenue growth of the seven supported

subscription services was 7%, significantly lower than the sector overall at 113%.

12 Creative Europe MEDIA: Implementation, First Experiences, 2016, European Parliament.

13 The EP Report on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (November 2016) highlighted how in 2014, 1,6% of EU

total exports were cultural goods.

14 European Parliament Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the

Europe for Citizens programme (2015/2329(INI)).

15 In 2014 the new structure included only two strands accompanied by a horizontal action compared to four action strands in the

previous programme 2007-2013.

16 Currently the MEDIA unit at the EACEA manages 23% of the agency's budget but is responsible for 41% of the total financial

transactions.

17 The external mid-term evaluation recommended to reward beneficiaries which have scaled up their projects.

18 This has been signalled in several reports. The mid-term evaluation indicates that existing indicators are regularly monitored but

there are some data gaps about performance stemming from indicators not always being sufficiently related to the support of the

Programme. The performance audit on the Access to Markets scheme (Moore Stephens, November 2017) underlined the need to

define KPIs focusing on performance aspects. The EP report (June 2016, EPRS) found that monitoring was an area for improvement

and noted "Considering the specific objectives of the programme (Art. 4), as well as the objectives set for the two programme strands,

one consideration is the partial misalignment between the system of result indicators and the programme objectives."

19 https://www.tui-stiftung.de/en/media/young-europe-2017-the-youth-study-of-tui-foundation/

20 https://www.tui-stiftung.de/en/media/young-europe-2017-the-youth-study-of-tui-foundation/

21 2015 EB on electoral rights. & EU Citizenship Report 2017

22 26% of respondents to the 2015 Euro Barometer on EU citizenship do not feel sufficiently informed about what to do if their rights

are not respected.

23 According to the 2015 Public consultation on EU citizenship, 21% of respondents said they had experienced difficulties in

exercising their electoral rights when living in another EU country.

24 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/thematic_factsheet_lgbt_en.pdf

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25 http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2016/eumidis-ii-roma-selected-findings

26 In 2016, a majority of respondents to a public consultation considered that people with disabilities cannot fully participate in

society, do not enjoy the same rights as other citizens and face discrimination The results of this public consultation were analysed in

the Commission Staff Working Document, "Progress Report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy (2010 -

2020)", SWD(2017) 29 final of 2.02.2017.

27 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamental-rights/files/factsheet_eurobarometer_fundamental_rights_2015.pdf

28 One in three women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15,; Fundamental Rights Agency

(2014), Violence against women: an EU-wide survey http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2014-vaw-survey-main-results-

apr14_en.pdf.

29 The current context is characterised, for instance, by an unequal participation of women and men in the labour market, an EU

average gender pay gap of 16.3%, an unbalanced representation of women and men in decision-making - 2017 report on equality

between women and men.

30 Impact assessment accompanying the communication for a proposal of a directive establishing minimum standards on the rights,

support and protection of victims of crime and for proposal for a regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil

matters, SEC(2011) 580 final of 18.5.2011; Impact assessment accompanying the proposal for a directive on the rights of access to a

lawyer and of notification of custody to a third person in criminal proceedings, SEC(2011) 686 final of 8.6.2011.

31 For the audio-visual sector, several reports underpin the challenges outlined below, namely the Mid-term evaluation on the

Creative Europe programme, 2018 and the future of MEDIA after 2020, a contribution to the debate, independent report Rodolphe

Buet, 2018.

32 What makes these majors so powerful is the fact that they are vertically integrated with activities spanning production and

distribution, thus controlling the most important components of the global audio-visual

industry’. Ivana Katsarova (2014)

European

Parliamentary Research Service, ‘Briefing: An Overview of Europe’s Film Industry’, pp. 545,705.

33 The market for SVOD in the EU has been stimulated by the entry of Netflix into national markets since 2012, as well as by both

demand and supply-side reaction (EAO (2016) Background on the AF and film sector). In 2015, the EU captured a market share of

only around 2 percent of both unique and cumulated titles on TVOD, while the US made up 41 and 59 per cent respectively (EAO

(2016) Background on the AF and film sector).

34 Interim Evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme (August 2017, ICF), annex 4 on Level Playing Field.

35 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1268_en.htm

36 See details of evaluation in annex 3.

37 The annual budget for

MEDIA amounts to € 105 million as compared to an estimated value of the sector of € 17 billion. •The CCS

contribute to 4.4% of the EU GDP (approximately EUR 558 billion) are to 3.8% of the total EU workforce (8,3 million jobs). They are

the third largest employer of the EU, after the construction and food and beverage sectors. There were one million market-oriented

enterprises in the CCS in 2013. The CCS have shown strong resilience during the economic crisis, with employment continuing to

grow at 0.7% annually between 2008-2012. They employ on average more 15-29 olds than any other economic sector and are magnets

of talent, with 60% of people with tertiary education compared to only 33% for the total working populatio

38 The annual budget of the Creative Europe's Culture sub-progamme

amounts to € 65 million while the size of the cultural and

creative sectors in Europe represented approximately EUR 560 billion (or 4.5%) of the EU GDP in 2014 and employed 8.5 million

workers (3.8% of the total European workforce).

39 Interim Evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme (August 2017, ICF), recommends to develop a more coherent response

across the MEDIA Sub-programme to changing technologies and business models in the audiovisual sector.

40 MEDIA subsidies should be reallocated .. to ensure that support pursues structural goals and encourages the emergence of

champions. The future of MEDIA after 2020, a contribution to the debate, Rodolphe Buet 2018.

41 Ex ante impact assessment on the Creative Europe programme.

42 Provisional results of the mid-term evaluations of the REC and Justice programmes as well as the results of the mid-term

evaluation of Europe for Citizens confirm that visibility and dissemination of the programmes' results need further improvement to

ensure sustainability and the long-term exploitation of funded projects.

43 in the case of Culture , there is a financing of only around 16% of the proposals same applies for some MEDIA schemes (single

development 14% success rate).

44 Creative Europe Regulation Art 5.d

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45 Funds should focus on awareness creation with CCS actors and the provision of supporting tools that lower the barriers therefore

permitting engagement in cross-sectoral collaborations Mapping the Creative Value chains IDEA, KEA, SMIT 2017.

46 For example, experimentations bringing together virtual reality, film, architecture and literature in museums or a slate of films

raising awareness on LGBT matters could be supported.

47 The "Music moves Europe" initiative has identified the specific needs of the music sector, for which actions are currently being

tested in a Preparatory Action.

48 See Communication on "Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe" as well as the 2018 European Year of

Cultural Heritage.

49 More details in annex 4.

This could benefit to projects beyond 20 M € with a strong ambition (e.g. animation) or characterized by both an innovative

storytelling and strong commercial potential.

51 While the US and China are most active in VR, there are European studios among the leaders.US investors are already trying to

acquire or control these European golden nuggets; The future of MEDIA after 2020, Rodolphe Buet 2018.

With an average budget of 35 M € per year MEDIA (selective, automatic and sales agents distribution

schemes) has contributed to

generate around 68 million cinema admissions each year for European films in other European countries. A significant part of the

automatic support was devoted to the acquisition of rights instead of promotional activities. Support to online distribution of films has

been supported separately under the scheme promotion of European works online with an average budget of

€

3 M.

53 Presently VOD services with a rich catalogue of European works are supported individually and have declared a total number of

1.689.310 paid for transactions for TVOD and a total number of 275.094 subscribers for SVOD principally on their domestic market.

54 Where are these film theatres? As is to be expected, in almost all capital and major cities in the continent, but also in 269 towns

with fewer than 100,000 residents, including 201 with fewer than 50,000 residents, where European films are regularly shown in local

cinemas.

55 For instance by combining movies and gaming.

56 Build bridges between cinemas and audiences through cinemas and festivals, the future of MEDIA after 2020, Rodolphe buet

2018.

57 CE funds the activities of selected European Networks and Platforms in the cultural and creative sectors. The Networks support

international cooperation, provide specific skills and experience (including adaptation to digital technologies), stimulate the creation of

new professional opportunities. The Platforms contribute to foster the mobility and visibility of creators and artists - in particular those

lacking international exposure, to facilitate access to non-national European Cultural works via international touring, events,

exhibitions and festivals, etc., to support audience development and to provide visibility to Europe's values.

[i]

This performance framework was designed by a "Values" working group which met in February-March 2018, composed of representatives from the

Level 1

–

Policy Cluster: used for communication on political priorities.

Level 2

–

Programme performance indicators: and official performance reporting (AMPR & Programme Statements).

Level 3 - Programme specific indicators: not included in legal basis but and will be used by DGs for the management of the programme and for the

following DGs: JUST, HOME, CNECT, EAC, JRC, BUDG.

[ii]

[iii]

[iv]

evaluations

58 See for instance position paper of 28 February 2018 by

UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe.

59 Final report: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/events/futureof-gender-equality-2015/files/report_forum_gender_equality_en.pdf

60 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/files/opinions_advisory_committee/141201_opinion_ge_eu_en.pdf

61 https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-evaluation-eu-framework-national-roma-integration-strategies-2020_en

62 https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/content/public-consultation-mid-term-evaluation-europe-citizens-programme-2014-2020_en

63 See Deloitte and Coffey's mid-term evaluation report of September 2017, p.138, http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-

programme/studies/index_en.htm.

64 European Parliament Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the

Europe for Citizens programme (2015/2329(INI)).

65 https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/creative-europe-2017-consultation_en

66 The 2018 mid-term evaluation of the REC programme will be published in June 2018.

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67 See in particular:

Mid-term evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme 2007-201367, see: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/ecorys-

_final_report_europe_for_citizens_en.pdf

and

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-programme/programme-2007-

2013/index_en.htm

Ex post evaluation of the Europe for Citizens programme 2007-2013, see:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/final_efcp_final_report_2015_10_15.pdf and

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/evaluationreportefc2007-2013_en.pdf

Study on measuring the impact of the Europe for Citizens Programme 2007-2013 (2013)67.

68 See Deloitte and Coffey's mid-term evaluation report of September 2017, p.138, http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-

programme/studies/index_en.htm.

69 According to the estimations of direct and indirect participants in the project applications (EACEA monitoring data).

70 See: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-programme/studies/index_en.htm.

new online database which helps to promote the exchange of good practice and synergies between EU funding programmes in the

areas of education, culture and citizenship.

72Regulation N°1381/2013 Coming from the merging of three programmes (Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Daphné III and the

sections "Antidiscrimination and Diversity" and "Gender Equality" of the Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity

(PROGRESS).

73 The Daphne programme has been a genuine success since its launch in 1997, both in terms of its popularity with stakeholders

(beneficiaries, public and academic authorities, NGOs) and in terms of the effectiveness of the projects funded by the programme -

European Parliament resolution of 2 February 2012 on the Daphne programme: achievements and future prospects (2011/2273(INI)).

74 In 2017 96% of people consider that domestic violence against women is unacceptable against 84% in 2010 Sources

:Eurobarometers.

75 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/document/files/strategic_engagement_en.pdf

76 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/eu_funded-projects/transnational-project-summaries/index_en.htm

77 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-decision-making/index_en.htm;http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-

equality/economic-independence/economic-growth/index_en.htm

78 2017 citizenship report

79 On 6 April 2016, the EU agreed to a major reform of its data protection framework, by adopting the data protection reform

package, comprising the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

80 Communication from the Commission, "European Disability Strategy 2010-2020: A Renewed Commitment to a Barrier-Free

Europe", COM(2010) 636 of 15.11.2010.

81 In February 2017, the Commission published a Progress Report presenting the achievements, up to 2016, on the implementation of

the Strategy and restating its commitment to contribute to the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities. Commission Staff Working Document, "Progress Report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy

(2010 -2020)", SWD(2017) 29 final of 2.02.2017.

82 Conclusions of the European Film Forum 2015-2016 the need to invest in talent and skills . Training talent and developing skills,

the future of MEDIA, contribution to the debate Rodolphe Buet, 2018.

83 MEDIA co-finances the activity

of development before the production of the films with a budget of around 22 M € spread thinly

among 200 projects: single development grants for individual video games or films or slate development granted for developing a

given selection of films.

84 This

could benefit to projects beyond 20 M € with a strong ambition (e.g. animation) or characterized by both an innovative

storytelling and strong commercial potential.

85 TV series like: the bridge Babylon Berlin, Versaille) currently supported with grants

of 1 M€ per project.

TV programming: MEDIA supports currently 55 television productions including series each year with a total budget of 12.5 M€.

87 While the US and China are most active in VR, there are European studios among the leaders.US investors are already trying to

acquire or control these European golden nuggets; The future of MEDIA after 2020, Rodolphe Buet 2018.

With an average budget of 35 M € per year MEDIA (selective, automatic and sales agents distribution schemes) has contributed

generate around 68 million cinema admissions each year for European films in other European countries. A significant part of the

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automatic support was devoted to the acquisition of rights instead of promotional activities. Support to online distribution of films has

been supported separately under the scheme promotion of European works online with an average budget of

€

3 M.

89 Presently VOD services with a rich catalogue of European works are supported individually and have declared a total number of

1.689.310 paid for transactions for TVOD and a total number of 275.094 subscribers for SVOD principally on their domestic market.

90 The subtitling database is among the measures accompanying the DSM and copyright reform in order to increase efficiency in

public funding and use of subtitling and dubbing; Commission Communication of 14/9/2016,C OM/2016/0592 final.

91 Where are these film theatres? As is to be expected, in almost all capital and major cities in the continent, but also in 269 towns

with fewer than 100,000 residents, including 201 with fewer than 50,000 residents, where European films are regularly shown in local

cinemas.

92 For instance by combining movies and gaming.

93 The 70 festivals supported by MEDIA reach a total amount of 4 million people with a budget of 3.5 million.

94 Build bridges between cinemas and audiences through cinemas and festivals, the future of MEDIA after 2020, Rodolphe buet

2018.

95 EAO, 18% of all EU films produced between 2011-2015 were exported and the number of growing. Admissions for EU films in

non EU markets are on average between 60 and 70 million, which represents 21% of total worldwide admissions.

96 The inclusion of the Multimedia Actions line, which funds 'general information' on EU affairs in the proposed programme remains

an open question.

97 Coming from the merging of three programmes (Civil justice, Criminal Justice and Drug Prevention and information programme).

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