1. Commission européenne 1 -1- The Preparation of the OPs 2007 – 2013 – a good opportunity to avoid red tape!

2. Commission européenne 2 -2- Impact of Red Tape on: Effectivity Efficiency Attractivity Influence on Publicity Additionality

3. Commission européenne 3 -3- Red Tape in Practice Administration –Guidelines –Regulations Project Promoters Monitoring and Reporting

4. Commission européenne 4 -4- Results in the public administration Double work (at least) Overload of information Stop of payments N+2 losses Demotivation of staff

5. Commission européenne 5 -5- Results at project level: Only managable by bigger organisations Overload of work compared to the results Influence on Image Selection of project promoters

6. Commission européenne 6 -6- Red tape in monitoring Ambitious but not realistic Not co-ordinated Late in place Overload with evaluation

7. Commission européenne 7 -7- Solutions for the Public Administration Reduce the number of Intermediate Bodys Less instruments … Stable structures … Investment in human capital More space in the General Regulation

8. Commission européenne 8 -8- Solutions at project level: Less project types Easy to manage and to monitor Capped/limited commitments Examples: Vocational training vouchers Consulting products Local social capital

9. Commission européenne 9 -9- Solutions for Monitoring Make monitoring simple for PP and PA Monitoring is not evaluation! Concentration on the necessary (-80%) Connect financial and physical monitoring!

10. Commission européenne 10 -10- Conclusion: The start of the next programming period is a good opportunity to –simplify monitoring, reporting and evaluation for project and programme manager –concentrate on less and more efficient instruments –increase transparency right from the start. Communication is crucial!!!