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Preparations for post-2020 Impact Assessment European Commission Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy Unit DGA1.01 - Policy Development, Strategic Development, Relations with the Council Brussels, 5 November 2015. Outline of the presentation. New Better Regulation Guidelines
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Preparations for post-2020 Impact AssessmentEuropean Commission Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy Unit DGA1.01 - Policy Development, Strategic Development, Relations with the Council Brussels, 5 November 2015
Outline of the presentation • New Better Regulation Guidelines • Post-2020 Impact Assessment • Overview of DG REGIO's policy development work
Better Regulation Guidelines (May 2015) • Post-2020 Impact Assessment and proposals to be prepared in line with new Commission's Better Regulation Guidelines; • Objective: greater transparency of EU decision-making, wider public consultation, improved impact assessment; • Better Regulation Guidelines cover not only impact assessment but also policy planning, preparation of proposals, monitoring, evaluation; • Impact Assessment Board replaced by Regulatory Scrutiny Board, more independent (1/2 of members external to EC); • Better Regulation Guidelines accompanied by detailed Better Regulation Toolbox
Steps in preparation of post-2020 Impact Assessment (1) • IA work carried out by an inter-service group in the Commission: SG, REGIO, EMPL… • First step: preparation of the Inception Impact Assessment (similar to "roadmap") • Inception IA published on the Commission's website, • In parallel, 2017 cohesion report and public consultation (exact timing tbc); • Analysis of feedback summarised in consultation report.
Inception Impact Assessment Contents: • Context, issue, subsidiarity check, policy objectives • "Option mapping"- overview of envisaged options • Data collection and consultations • Information on impact assessment process, • Preliminary assessment of expected impacts Inception IA published on http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/roadmaps/
Steps in preparation of post-2020 Impact Assessment (2) • Drafting IA report, • Submission of draft IA report to the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) for quality review, • Revising draft IA report in line with RSB recommendations, • Validation of impact assessment by RSB necessary to launch inter-service consultation on the legislative proposal; • Final IA report published and sent to the Parliament and Council together with the legislative proposal; • Parliament and Council committed to analyse any substantive amendments they propose; inter-institutional agreement under preparation
Structure of post-2020 Impact Assessment (1) • What is the problem? Who is affected, its scale, causes (problem drivers) and consequences; 2) Why should the EU act? EU competence to act; subsidiarity principle; • What should be achieved? General, specific and operational objectives • What are the options to achieve the objectives? Identification of a wide range of policy alternatives, screening them, retention of best options
Structure of post-2020 Impact Assessment (2) • Assessment of impacts of the retained policy options Identification of potential impact of policy options; selection of the significant impacts; analysing the most significant impacts. Quantitative analysis (modelling, administrative costs) and quantitative analysis. Economic, social and environmental impacts are analysed. • Comparing the optionswith regard to their effectiveness, efficiency and coherence; choice of the preferred options, • Monitoring and evaluation of the impacts including the definition of a set of indicators - to track whether the policy measures actually deliver the intended results.
Preparation of the Impact Assessment- key issues for consideration • EU added value of the policy; its contribution to EU objectives and Commission priorities; • Thematic and geographical scope of the policy; • Effectiveness (result orientation, measuring performance, conditionalities, role of institutions etc.) • Greater efficiency (simplification, lower administrative burden; harmonisation; alternative delivery modes) • Reinforced assurance (control, audit, error rates) • Architecture and budget (link to MFF preparation) • Role of grants vs. financial instruments
Building evidence base for the Impact Assessment • Results of 2007-2013 programmes: ex post evaluations, econometric analysis, audit results • Lessons from preparation and negotiations of 2014-2020 programmes and from their implementation on the ground: - internal analysis (thematic concentration, results orientation, uptake of territorial approaches, linkages with CSRs, administrative capacity etc.); - studies to assess uptake and impact of new elements in 2014-2020 programmes and to explore alternative solutions; - feedback from Member States, regions, academics and other stakeholders
Preparations for the Impact Assessment: the debate • Conferences/workshops to foster debate between academics and policy makers – in cooperation with ERSA and RSA; • Stimulation of research of particular interest for policy development; • Exchanges with the Council, Parliament, CoR; • High Level Group on Simplification; • Structured Dialogue with ESIF partners at EU level; • Public consultation on future Cohesion Policy.
Thank you for your attention!DG REGIO studies: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/information/publications/studiesEuropean Commission Impact Assessment: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/impact/