Date: 2019-11-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1974 of 17 May 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing additional qualitative and quantitative performance indicators
Executive Summary:
This Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1974 supplements Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 by establishing additional qualitative and quantitative performance indicators for the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020). It addresses shortcomings in the existing monitoring framework and introduces new indicators for measuring the programme's progress towards its objectives at programme, subprogramme, and scheme levels. The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Objectives Indicators:**
* The number of jobs generated by the programme in the Cultural and Creative sectors.
* The financial contribution of the Cultural and Creative sectors leveraged by the programme for the funded projects.
* The number of people accessing European cultural and creative works generated by the programme, including works from countries other than their own.
* The number and share of audiovisual companies that report improved market position due to MEDIA subprogramme support.
* **Specific Objectives Indicators:**
* The number and scale of transnational partnerships created with the support of the programme, including the country of origin of the beneficiary organisations.
* The number of cultural and creative activities organised transnationally with the Culture subprogrammes support.
* The number of participants in learning experiences and activities, supported by the programme, having improved their competences and increased their employability including the proportion of women.
* Qualitative evidence of success stories in the field of artistic, business and technological innovation due to the programme support.
* List of awards, nominations and prizes granted to audiovisual works supported by the MEDIA subprogramme in the framework of the main major international festivals and national academies including Berlinale, Cannes, Oscars, European Film Awards.
* **Specific Objectives Indicators related to film distribution:**
* The number of admissions in the Member States for films from other Member States, distributed in the Union with the support of the programme.
* The share of admissions in the Member States for films from other Member States.
* The percentage of the Union audiovisual works in cinemas and on digital platforms supported by the programme.
* The average number of nonnational territories in which the supported titles or films and television works have been distributed.
* The number of coproductions developed and created with the support of the programme, including the share of coproductions with diverse partners.
* The proportion of audiovisual works supported by the MEDIA subprogramme, which are directed or written by women.
* **Specific Objectives Indicators related to Culture subprogramme:**
* The number of artists and cultural and creative professionals as well as general public, directly and indirectly reached through projects supported by the Culture subprogramme.
* The number of supported project participants who report new or enhanced market or professional opportunities.
* The number of projects supported by the programme addressed to disadvantaged groups, among others people with a migrant background, people with disabilities and unemployed persons, especially unemployed young people.
* The size micro, small, mediumsized and large of the organisations participating in the projects annual headcount and annual turnover or annual balance sheet.
* The number and relative share of smallscale and largescale cooperation projects supported by the Culture subprogramme.
* The number of artists and cultural and creative professionals geographically mobile beyond national borders due to the Culture subprogramme support, by country of origin and gender.
* The number of literary translations undertaken per year with the programme support.
* The number and percentage of translations from lesserused languages supported by the programme.
* The number of books produced with the support of the programme.
Impact Analysis
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the Creative Europe Programme using the new performance indicators.
* *Action Required:* Implement the new indicators in the regular monitoring and final evaluation of the programme according to Article 18.5 of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013.
* **Beneficiaries of the Creative Europe Programme (Cultural and Creative Sectors, Audiovisual Companies, Artists, Cultural Organizations):**
* *Impact:* Subject to the new performance indicators, which will be used to assess the impact and success of funded projects.
* *Action Required:* Collect and report data relevant to the new indicators as part of project monitoring and reporting requirements.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* The regulation is binding and directly applicable, requiring Member States to acknowledge and support the use of the new indicators in the context of the Creative Europe Programme.
* *Action Required:* Ensure national implementation and compliance with the regulation.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation EU No 1295/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe Programme 2014 to 2020.
Creative Europe Programme: A European Union programme supporting the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors.
MEDIA subprogramme: A subprogramme under the Creative Europe Programme, focusing on the audiovisual sector.
Culture subprogramme: A subprogramme under the Creative Europe Programme, supporting the cultural and creative sectors.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and functioning.
Jean-Claude Juncker: The President of the European Commission at the time of the regulation's adoption.
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/1974
of 17 May 2019
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council by
establishing additional qualitative and quantitative performance indicators
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013
establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) and repealing Decisions No 1718/2006/EC, No 1855/2006/
EC and No 1041/2009/EC (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013, which established the Creative Europe Programme (‘the programme’), includes
specific provisions on the monitoring of the programme as well as a list of indicators to be used for the
measurement of its performance. However, shortcomings of the current framework impeded the proper
monitoring of the programme.
(2) With regard to the programme’s configuration, whilst the general and specific objectives listed in Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 apply uniformly to both sub-programmes as well as the cross-sectoral strand, the
seven priorities of the MEDIA sub-programme referred to in Article 9 and the six priorities of the Culture sub-
programme referred to in Article 12 duplicate specific objectives. Some priorities refer to the programme’s
objectives whilst others refer to the sub-programmes’ or actions’ objectives. As a result, the outputs cannot be
directly linked to the intermediary and final results.
(3) In addition, the indicators referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 do not allow a
comprehensive monitoring of the programme’s progress and performance towards the set objectives. Currently,
there are output and result indicators, but only a limited number of indicators could qualify as impact indicators.
Finally, there is a set of indicators for the assessment of the overall market performance which cannot be used for
the measurement of the programme’s performance.
(4) There is a need for a comprehensive review of the programme’s performance monitoring framework, with the
introduction of additional qualitative and quantitative indicators. During the course of the mid-term external
evaluation of the programme the Commission developed new programme indicators, in the light of the experience
of the implementation of the programme so far.
(5) The proposed set of indicators should constitute the framework for measuring the progress of the programme in the
achievement of its objectives. The new indicators should be used both for the regular monitoring of the programme
and for the final evaluation in accordance with Article 18(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013.
(6) The performance of the programme should be measured at programme level, at sub-programme and at individual
scheme level for which the proposed new indicators have been designed. This should provide useful information
regarding the Cultural and Creative sectors of the programme, as well as the Cultural and Audiovisual sectors in
relation to the sub-programmes. Scheme-based indicators, on the other hand, should provide information on the
implementation of particular sub-programme schemes,
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 221.L 308/2 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e an Union 29.11.2019
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. In addition to the indicators for the general objectives referred to in point (a) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU)
No 1295/2013, the following performance indicators shall also apply:
(a) the number of jobs generated by the programme in the Cultural and Creative sectors;
(b) the financial contribution of the Cultural and Creative sectors leveraged by the programme for the funded
projects;
(c) the number of people accessing European cultural and creative works generated by the programme, including,
where possible, works from countries other than their own;
(d) the number and share of audiovisual companies that report improved market position due to MEDIA sub-
programme support.
2. In addition to the indicators for the specific objectives referred to in point (b) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU)
No 1295/2013, the following performance indicators shall also apply:
(a) the number and scale of transnational partnerships created with the support of the programme, including the
country of origin of the beneficiary organisations;
(b) the number of cultural and creative activities organised transnationally with the Culture sub-programme’s
support;
(c) the number of participants in learning experiences and activities, supported by the programme, having
improved their competences and increased their employability (including the proportion of women);
(d) qualitative evidence of success stories in the field of artistic, business and technological innovation due to the
programme support;
(e) list of awards, nominations and prizes granted to audiovisual works supported by the MEDIA sub-programme
in the framework of the main major international festivals and national academies (including Berlinale,
Cannes, Oscars, European Film Awards).
3. In addition to the indicators for the specific objectives referred to in point (c) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU)
No 1295/2013, the following performance indicators shall also apply:
(a) the number of admissions in the Member States for films from other Member States, distributed in the Union
with the support of the programme;
(b) the share of admissions in the Member States for films from other Member States;
(c) the percentage of the Union audiovisual works in cinemas and on digital platforms supported by the
programme;
(d) the average number of non-national territories in which the supported titles or films and television works
have been distributed;
(e) the number of co-productions developed and created with the support of the programme, including the share
of co-productions with diverse partners;
(f) the proportion of audiovisual works supported by the MEDIA sub-programme, which are directed or written
by women.
4. In addition to the indicators for the specific objectives referred to in point (d) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU)
No 1295/2013, the following performance indicators shall also apply:
(a) the number of artists and cultural and creative professionals as well as general public, directly and indirectly
reached through projects supported by the Culture sub-programme;
(b) the number of supported project participants who report new or enhanced market or professional
opportunities;
(c) the number of projects supported by the programme addressed to disadvantaged groups, among others
people with a migrant background, people with disabilities and unemployed persons, especially unemployed
young people.
(d) the size (micro, small, medium-sized and large) of the organisations participating in the projects
(annual headcount and annual turnover or annual balance sheet);
(e) the number and relative share of small-scale and large-scale cooperation projects supported by the Culture
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(f) the number of artists and cultural and creative professionals geographically mobile beyond national borders
due to the Culture sub-programme support, by country of origin and gender;
(g) the number of literary translations undertaken per year with the programme support;
(h) the number and percentage of translations from lesser-used languages supported by the programme;
(i) the number of books produced with the support of the programme.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER