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MEDIA PROGRAMMECommittee Meeting16 July
2007Borschette Centre BrusselsThe Education,
Audiovisual and Culture Executive
AgencyPresentation byG.Gascard (Director
Executive Agency)
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Programme strands delegatedto the Agency
Lifelong Learning Erasmus Mundus External
cooperation
Europe for Citizens
Youth in Action
Culture 2007
Media 2007
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Budget distribution
2007
392 mio
Culture 2007 40 mio
External Cooperation 69 mio
Europe for Citizens 20 mio
Youth in Action 20 mio
Erasmus Mundus 56 mio
Media 2007 77 mio
Lifelong Learning 112 mio
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Organisation Chart

• Total staff in 2007 350 (¼ temporary, ¾
  contractual)

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Executive Agenciesa new organisation type

• Implementing Community programmes
• Managing the whole life cycle of the projects

• Information and communication with beneficiaries

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Rigorous financial management

• The Agency has its own administrative budget,
  adopted and supervised by the Steering Committee
  and followed up by the Budget Authority
• Operational credits (programmes) are executed
  directly in the Commissions budget

• in conformity with the financial regulation and
  the principles of sound management
• under the supervision of the parent DG
• under the scrutiny of IAC, IAS and the Court of
  Auditors

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Service to beneficiaries (I)

• Access to information
• Guidance on funding opportunities
• Timely information to candidatesRespect of the
  timetable indicated in the call for proposal
• Contracts within one month following the
  selection
• Payment advance payment within 45 days

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Service to beneficiaries (II)

• Simplification
• On line application
• Lump sums
• Decision instead of contract
• Multiannual calls for operating grants
• Interaction
• Enhanced dialogue with and between beneficiaries
• Collect of projectsresults for dissemination and
  exploitation purposes

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2006 Results External evaluation

• Main results after one year
• Successful handover of 10.500 contracts
• Handling of more than 5.000 new projects
• Conclusions of external evaluation
• Set up of tools, procedures and cooperation
  mechanisms with the Commission
• Information to candidates and beneficiaries
• Launch of simplification and harmonisation
  process
• Respect of timetables (decisions delays in the
  case of comitology)
• Skilled and motivated staff
• Great potential for synergies and harmonisation
  of procedures
• Value for money savings to the Community budget

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Conclusions

• Added value for Community programmes
• (efficiency in terms of cost and quality)
• Next challenges 
• (continuous simplification and consolidation)

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