Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Romania in Community programmes in the fields of training, youth and education
Date: 1997-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, Romania, education policy, vocational training, young person

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  0 5 . 0 3 . 1 9 97 
COM(97) 14 final 

97/ 0021  (CNS) 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

concerning the Community  position within the Association  Council 
on  the  participation  of  Romania  in  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of 
training, youth  and  education 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

Explanatory Memorandum 

The  Additional  Protocols  with  Hungary,  the  Czech  Republic,  Slovakia,  Bulgaria  and 
Romania have entered into force on  1  February  1996 (Additional Protocols with Hungary 
and the Czech  Republic), on  1 July  1996 (Additional  Protocol  with  Slovakia)  and  on 1 
August  1996 (Additional Protocols with Bulgaria and Romania). 

In view of Association  Council  decisions which, according to Article 2 of the Protocols, 
are to fix the conditions and modalities of these countries' participation, the Commission 
services  have  held  exploratory  discussions  in  the  respective  capitals  during  the  first 
semester  of  1996 covering  a first group of programmes  (Leonardo  da Vinci,  Youth  for 
Europe  III, Socrates,  Media  II) for  which  the  legal  basis  has been  adopted  in  1994 and 
1995, and provided for the participation of associated CEC's. 

During  these  discussions,  information  has been  provided  on the  content  of  each  of  the 
programmes  concerned,  on the progress and timetable  of preparatory  actions which  are 
being  implemented,  and  on  conditions  and  modalities  for  these  countries'  participation, 
including the cost of participation. 

More particularly,  taking  into  account  that,  according  to  Article  3 of the  Protocols, the 
CEC's  will  themselves  meet  the  costs resulting from their participation,  they have  been 
invited  to make the necessary  provisions  in their  budgets  for  1997, on the basis  of cost 
estimates provided by the Commission. 

CEC's  are,  of  course,  entitled  to  use  up  to  10  %  of  their  Phare  National  Indicative 
Programme,  to  be  decided  according  to  normal  PHARE  programming  procedures,  for 
complementing the contribution from their own budget1 . 

The  Commission  has  also  underlined  that,  after  this  first  set  of  programmes,  other 
programmes  in  the  fields  mentioned  in  Article  1 of  the  Additional  Protocols  will  be 
discussed  shortly  after  their  adoption  or  renewal.  This  will  be  the  case  notably  for 
programmes  in  the  field  of  culture,  the  environment,  social  policy  and  health,  energy, 
preparation for the internal market. 

So  far,  the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary  and  Romania  have  been  the  only  CEC's  with  an 
operational  Additional  Protocol  that have confirmed  to the Commission  in writing their 
willingness to participate  in Leonardo  da Vinci, Youth  for  Europe  and  Socrates  as from 
1997 and to make available the necessary  budgetary  appropriations.  Whereas the  Czech 
Republic  envisages  to  pay  its  financial  contribution  entirely  from  its  national  budget, 
Hungary  and Romania  intend  to spread the cost of their participation  over their  national 
budget and  Phare allocation. 

A question  of particular  importance  to these  countries  relates to the way  in which  they 
will be associated to the management and decision making process of the programmes to 
which  they  will  contribute financially; their  participation  will  be  an  opportunity  to  get 
acquainted  with  the  Community's  institutions  and  decision  making  mechanisms,  in 

COR 1  8773/94 of 27.7.1994 

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addition (1) to the Structured Dialogue. In the draft Association Council decisions, it is 
proposed  to  closely  involve  them  in  the  monitoring  of  their  participation  in  the 
Programmes,  to  invite  them  to  coordination  meetings  prior  to  the  meetings  of  the 
Management Committees, and to inform them about their results. 

(2) The  main  issues  addressed  in  the  draft  Decisions  of  the  EC  -  Czech  Republic, 
EC-Hungary  and  EC-Romania  Association  Councils  adopting  the terms  and  conditions 
for  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary  and  Romania  in  Community 
programmes in the fields of training, youth and education are the following : 

•  the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania shall participate in all measures and actions 
of  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Socrates  and  Youth  for  Europe,  in  principle  on  the  same 
footing as the Member States of the Community (Articles  1  and 2) 

• 

• 

• 

a  minimum  number  of  partners  from  EC  Member  States  will  be  required  for  all 
transnational  projects  (Article  3)  proposed  by  the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary  or 
Romania 

the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary  and  Romania  shall  set up  or  make  available  national 
structures and mechanisms in order to implement their participation (Article 4) 

the financial contribution of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania is defined  in 
Article 5 and the Annex 

•  best efforts  shall  be made to facilitate  the free movement  and residence  of students, 

teachers etc. (Article 6) 

• 

the Czech  Republic,  Hungary  and  Romania  shall  be associated  to the monitoring  of 
their participation in the Programmes (Article 7) 

•  the  Czech Republic, Hungary  and Romania  shall  be invited  to  coordination  meetings 
prior  to  the  meetings  of  the  Programmes  Committees; they  will  be  informed  about 
their results (article 8) 

• 

the Decision shall apply for the duration of the Programmes (Article 10) 

The  adoption  of  Association  Council  decisions  to  allow  the  Czech  Republic,  Hungary 
and  Romania  to  participate  in  a  first  set  of  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of 
training,  youth  and  education  from  1997  will  offer  these  countries  the  opportunity  to 
participate actively in internal  Community instruments, in principle, on the same  footing 
as Member States. It is, therefore, of considerable political importance. 
Subject  to  their  capacity  to  fulfil 
in  time  relevant  administrative  and  budgetary 
requirements, other associated CEC's should also be able to join these programmes in the 
course of 1997. 

(3) Accordingly,  the Council  is invited  to  adopt  the  annexed  proposal  for  Decision 
concerning  the  Community  position  within  the Association  Council  with  Romania 
on  its  participation  in  the  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of  training 
(Leonardo da Vinci), youth (Youth for Europe) and education (Socrates). 

Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 

of 

concerning the Community position within the Association Council 
on  the  participation  of  Romania  in  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of 
training, youth and education 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Articles  126 and  127, in conjunction with Article 228(3) first paragraph thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Whereas  the  Additional  Protocol  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association 
between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and 
Romania,  of  the  other  part,  has  been  Concluded  by  decision  of  the  Council  and  the 
Commission of 4 December  1995, 

Whereas, according to Article  1 of the  Additional  Protocol, Romania may participate in 
Community  framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects  or  other  actions 
notably in the fields of training, youth and education, pursuant to Article 2, the terms and 
conditions  for the participation  of Romania  in the activities referred  to in Article  1 shall 
be decided by the Association Council, 

Whereas,  Council  Decision  (94/819/EC)  of  6  December  1994  establishing  an  action 
programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, 
(hereinafter  called  "Leonardo da Vinci"1 ), and in particular Article 9,1 thereof, Decision 
(818/95/EC) of  14 March  1995 of the European Parliament  and of the Council  adopting 
the  third  phase  of  the  "Youth  for  Europe"2  programme  and  in  particular  Article  7,4 
thereof  and Decision  (819/95/EC) of  14 March  1995 of the European  Parliament  and of 
the  Council  establishing  the  Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  education 
(hereinafter  called  "Socrates"3)  and  in  particular  Article  7,3  thereof,  provide  that  these 
programmes  shall  be open  to the participation  of associated  Central  European  countries 
in accordance with the conditions  set out  in the Additional  Protocols to the  Association 
Agreements on participation in Community programmes, 

1 O.J. n°L 340 of 29.12.1994 

2 O.J. n°L 87 of 20.4.1995 

3 O.J. n°L 87 of 20.4.1995 

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Whereas,  during  the joint  meetings  of  Education  Ministers  held  in  Luxembourg  on  23 
October  1995 and in Brussels on 21 November  1996 in the framework of the  Structured 
Dialogue between the European Union and the associated Central European Countries the 
Parties  reconfirmed  their  willingness  to  extend  the  participation  in  Leonardo  da  Vinci, 
Youth for Europe and Socrates  to these countries, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

The position  to be taken by the Community  within the Association  Council  established 
by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member  States, 
of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, concerning the participation  of Romania 
in Community programmes in the fields  of training, youth and education, is the attached 
draft decision of the Association Council. 

Done at Brussels 

For the Council 

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Draft  Decision n°..../96 of the EC-Romania Association Council of 

1996 

adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of Romania in 
Community programmes in the fields of training, youth and education 

The ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 

Having  regard  to  the  Europe  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their 
Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other,1 

Having regard to the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European 
Communities  and their  Member  States, of the one part,  and  Romania,  of the other  part 
concerning  Romania's participation  in Community programmes, and in particular Article 
1 and 2 thereof;2 

Whereas  according  to Article  1 of the Additional  Protocol, Romania may  participate  in 
Community  framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects  or  other  actions 
notably in the fields of training, youth and education; 

Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of the Additional Protocol the terms and conditions for the 
participation  of Romania in the activities referred  to in Article  1 shall be decided by the 
Association Council; 

Whereas  during  the joint  meetings  of  Education  Ministers  held  in  Luxembourg  on  23 
October  1995 in and in Brussels on 21 November  1996 the framework of the  Structured 
Dialogue  between  the  European  Union  and  the  associated  Central  European  Countries 
parties  reconfirmed  their  willingness  to  extend  the  participation  in  Leonardo  da Vinci, 
Youth for Europe and Socrates to these countries; 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Romania  shall participate  in the European  Community  programmes Leonardo  da Vinci, 
Youth  for  Europe  and  Socrates  according  to  the  attached  terms  and  conditions  which 
shall form an integral part of this Decision. 

Done at 

The Chairman 

For the Association Council 

1 O.J.  N°L 347 of 31.12.1993 

2  O.J. N° L 317 of 30.12.1995 

Terms and conditions for the participation of Romania 
in the Leonardo da Vinci, Youth for Europe and Socrates-programmes 

Article 1 

Romania shall participate in all measures and actions of the Leonardo da Vinci, Youth for 
Europe  and  Socrates  programmes  (hereinafter  called  "the Programmes")  in  conformity, 
unless otherwise provided  in this Decision,  with the objectives,  criteria,  procedures  and 
deadlines as defined  in Council  Decision (94/819/EC) establishing  an action  programme 
for  the  implementation  of  a  European  Community  vocational  training  policy,  Decision 
818/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting the third phase of the 
"Youth  for  Europe" programme  and  Decision  n° 819/95/EC of the European  Parliament 
and of the Council  establishing  the European  Community  action programme  in the field 
of education. 

Article 2 

The  terms  and  conditions  for  the  submission,  assessment  and  selection  of  applications 
related  to  eligible  institutions,  organisations  and  individuals  of  Romania  shall  be  the 
same  as  those  applicable  to  eligible  institutions,  organisations  and  individuals  of  the 
Community. 

Language  preparation  and  training  activities  concern  the  official  languages  of  the 
Community. 
In  exceptional  circumstances,  other  languages  could  be  accepted  if  the 
implementation of the programmes so requires. 

Article 3 

To  ensure  the  Community  dimension  of  the  Programmes,  transnational  projects  and 
activities  proposed  by  Romania  will  be  required  to  include  a  minimum  number  of 
partners  from  the  Member  States  of  the  Community.  This  minimum  number  will  be 
decided  in the framework of the implementation of the Programmes, taking into account 
the  nature  of  the  various  activities,  the  number  of  partners  in  a  given  project,  and  the 
number  of  countries  participating  in  the  Programme.  Projects  and  activities  carried  out 
solely between Romania and the EFTA-EEA States or any other third country, including 
those with  an association  agreement  with the Community,  to which participation  in the 
programmes is open, shall not be eligible for Community financial support. 

Article 4 

In conformity  with the terms of the relevant provisions of the Decisions on Leonardo da 
Vinci, Youth  for  Europe and  Socrates, Romania  shall provide the  appropriate  structures 
and  mechanisms  at  national  level  and  shall  take  all  other  necessary  steps  to  ensure 
national coordination and organisation of the implementation of the Programmes. 

Article 5 

Romania shall pay each year a contribution to the budget of the Community to cover the 
costs resulting from its participation in the Programmes. 

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The rules  governing the financial  contribution  of Romania  shall be those  set out  in the 
Annex, which constitutes  an integral part of this Decision.  The Association  Committee 
shall be entitled to adapt this contribution whenever necessary. 

Article 6 

The Community and its Member States and Romania shall make every effort  to  facilitate 
the free movement  and residence  of  students, teachers, university  administrators, young 
people and other eligible persons moving between Romania and the Community  for  the 
purpose of participating in activities covered by this Decision. 

Article 7 

Without prejudice  to the responsibilities of the Commission and the Community's  Court 
of Auditors  in relation  to the monitoring  and  evaluation  of the programmes  pursuant to 
Articles  10,  9  and  8  of  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Youth  for  Europe  and  Socrates  decisions 
respectively,  the  participation  of  Romania  in  the  programmes  shall  be  continuously 
monitored  on  a  partnership  basis  involving  the  Commission  and  Romania.  Romania 
shall submit to the Commission relevant reports and take part in other specific  activities 
set out by the Community to this end. 

Article 8 

Without prejudice  to the procedures referred  to in article 6 of the Decision on Leonardo 
da Vinci, article 6 of the Decision on Youth for  Europe and article 4 of the Decision on 
Socrates, Romania shall be invited to coordination meetings on any question  concerning 
the implementation of this Decision prior to the regular meetings of the Committees. The 
Commission shall inform Romania about the results of such regular meetings. 

Article 9 

The  language  to  be  used  as  regards  the  application  process,  contracts,  reports  to  be 
submitted and other administrative arrangements for the programmes, shall be one of the 
official  languages of the Community. 

Article 10 

This Decision  shall  apply  for  the duration  of the Leonardo  da Vinci, Youth  for  Europe 
and Socrates programmes (until 31 December 1999). 

Article 11 

This Decision  shall enter into force the first day of the month following  its adoption by 
the Association Council. 

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ANNEX 

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ROMANIA TO 
LEONARDO DA VINCI, SOCRATES AND YOUTH FOR EUROPE 

1.  The financial  contribution of Romania will cover: 

-subsidies  or  any  other  financial  support  from  the  programmes  to  Romanian 
participants: 

-the  financial  support  from  the  programmes  to  the  functioning  of  the  national 
agencies, where applicable; 

-supplementary administrative costs related to the management of the programmes 
by the Commission stemming from Romania's participation. 

2.  For  every  budget  year,  the  aggregated  amount  of  subsidies  or  any  other  financial 
support  received  from  the  programmes  by  Romanian  beneficiaries  and  by  the 
national agencies of Romania will not exceed the contribution paid by Romania,  after 
deduction of the supplementary administrative costs. 

Should  the  contribution  paid  by  Romania  to  the  budget  of  the  Community,  after 
deduction  of the  supplementary  administrative  costs,  be higher  than  the  aggregated 
amount  of  the  subsidies  or  other  financial  support  received  by  the  Romanian 
beneficiaries  and by the national  agencies from  the programmes, the Commission  of 
the  European  Communities  will  transfer  the balance to the next  budgetary  exercise, 
and it will be deducted from the following  year's contribution. Should such a balance 
be  left  when  the  programmes  come  to  an  end,  the  corresponding  amount  will  be 
reimbursed to Romania. 

3.  Leonardo da Vinci 

Romania's annual contribution will be of 4,500,000 ECU from 1997. From this sum, 
an amount of 300,000 ECU will cover supplementary  administrative costs related to 
the  management  of  the  programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania's 
participation. 

4.  Socrates 

Romania's contribution will be : 

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3,481,000  ECU  in  1997  for  its  participation  in  Chapter  II  (School  education, 
Comenius)  and  Chapter  III  (horizontal  measures).  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of 
228,000  ECU  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the 
management  of  the  programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania's 
participation. 

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7,911,000  ECU  in  1998  and  in  1999,  for  its  participation  in  the  entire  Socrates 
programme,  including  Chapter  I  (Erasmus).  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of  518,000 
ECU will  cover supplementary administrative  costs related to the management of the 
programme by the Commission stemming from Romania's participation. 

5.  Youth for Europe 

Romania's annual contribution will be: 

-  575,000  ECU  in  1997  for  participating  in  actions  AI  and  BI;  from  this  sum  an 
amount  of  40,000  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the 
management  of  the  programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania's 
participation. 

-  725,000  ECU  in  1998  and  1,332,000  ECU  in  1999  for  participating  in  all  the 
actions  of the programme,  except Action D.  From these  sums, an annual  amount  of 
50,000  ECU  in  1998  and  80,000  ECU  in  1999  will  cover  supplementary  admin 
istrative costs related to the management of the programme by the Commission stem 
ming from Romania's participation. 

6.  The  financial  regulation  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Community  shall 

apply, notably to the management of the contribution of Romania. 

After  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Decision  and  at  the  beginning  of  each  following 
year,  the  Commission  shall  send  to  Romania  a  call  for  funds  corresponding  to  its 
contribution to the costs under the Decision. 

This  contribution  shall  be expressed  in ECU  and paid into  an ECU  bank  account  of 
the Commission. 

Romania  shall pay  its contribution to the annual  costs under this Decision  according 
to the call  for funds and at the latest three months after the call for funds is sent. Any 
delay  in the payment of the contribution  shall give rise to the payment of interest by 
Romania on the outstanding  amount from the due date. The interest rate corresponds 
to  the  rate  applied  by  the  European  Monetary  Co-operation  Fund,  for  the  month  of 
the due date, for its operations in ECU1  , increased by  1,5 percentage points. 

7.  Romania shall pay the supplementary administrative  costs referred to in paragraphs 3, 

4  and 5 from its national budget. 

8.  Romania  shall  pay  20%, 59  % and 60% of the  remaining  cost  of  its participation  in 

the programmes from  its national budget of  1997,  1998 and  1999, respectively. 

Subject  to  regular  PHARE  programming  procedures,  the  remaining  80%, 41  % and 
40% will be paid from Romania's annual PHARE National  Indicative Programmes  of 
1997,  1998 and  1999, respectively. 

1 Rate published monthly in the Official  Journal of the European Communities - C series. 

FINANCIAL {STATEMENT 

Opening of programmes Leonardo. Youth for Europe and Socrates to Romania 

Article B7-503:  Aid  for  economic  restructuring  of  the  countries  of  Central  and 

Eastern Europe 

1. TITLE OF OPERATION 

B7-50 -Cooperation with countries of Central and Eastern Europe 

2. BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED 

B7-503  -  Aid  for  economic  restructuring  of  the  countries  of  Central  and  Eastern 
Europe 

3. LEGAL BASIS 

Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles  126 and  127, in 
conjunction with Article 228(3) thereof. 

Additional  Protocol to the Europe Agreement with Romania (Articles 228 and 238) of 4 
December  1995,  providing  for  the  opening-up  of  Community  programmes  (OJ  No 
L317/95) 

Council  Decision  (819/94/EC) of 6 December  1994 establishing  the Leonardo  da Vinci 
programme, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, 

Decision of the European Parliament  and of the Council (818/95/EC) of  14 March  1995 
establishing the Youth for Europe programme, and in particular Article 7(4) thereof, 

Decision of the European Parliament  and of the Council (819/95/EC) of  14 March  1995 
establishing the Socrates programme, and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, 

4. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION: 

4.1 General objective 

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Romania's  participation  in  the  three  Community  programmes  concerned  on  an  equal 
footing with the Member States will assist in its future  accession to the Union, which was 
the  aim  set  by  the  Copenhagen  European  Council  of  June  1993  and  confirmed  by 
subsequent  European  Councils.  Its  participation  will  not  only  contribute  towards  the 
implementation  of  the  provisions  relating  to  economic  and  cultural  cooperation  in  the 
Europe Agreements but will also enable Romania to familiarise  itself with the procedures 
and methods used in Community programmes. 

The decision-making  process  for  the opening-up  of programmes  involves  a decision by 
the  Association  Council  between  the  Union  and  the  associated  country.  This  decision 
also lays down the practical arrangements for opening up the programmes. 

The  Additional  Protocol  with  Romania  entered  into  force  on  1  February  1996  and 
provides for Romania's participation in the three programmes concerned from 1997. 

The  above-mentioned  programmes  are  not  intended  to  form  an  exhaustive  list  as  the 
process  for  opening  them  up  has  only  recently  begun.  Other  Community  programmes, 
notably  in the  fields  of  culture, health  and  social  policy,  energy, the  environment,  etc., 
have been or will  shortly  be opened  up to the countries  of Central  and  Eastern  Europe, 
probably during 1997. 

4.2 Period covered and arrangements for renewal 

Up to the accession  of the country  concerned  to the European Union, but dependent  on 
decisions taken as regards the budget after  1999. 

5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE 

5.1 Non-compulsory  expenditure 

5.2 Differentiated  appropriations 

5.3 Type of revenue involved: 

Since the first  paragraph of Article  3 of the Additional  Protocol  stipulates that  Romania 
itself will meet the costs resulting from its participation,  it will be invited to transfer  its 
contribution to item 6091 of the EU's budget receipts. However, as the second paragraph 
of Article 3 states that the Community may supplement Romania's contribution (by up to 
10% of the National  Indicative  Programme), Romania will contribute only part from its 
national budget, with the remainder being charged to heading B7-503. 

6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE 

-  100% subsidy 

-  subsidy for joint financing with other sources in the public and/or private sector 

-  no provision for all or part of the Community contribution to be reimbursed 

As far as revenue is concerned, provision for Romania's contribution to cover the cost of 
its participation  is made under item 6091. The revenue will be allocated to the items for 

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expenditure on the three programmes in question and, where appropriate, to the relevant 
items of operating expenditure. 

The total revenue expected is given under item 7.4. 

7. FINANCIAL IMPACT 

7.1  Method  of  calculating  total  cost  of  operation  for  1997,  1998  and  1999  financial 

years (link between individual costs and total cost) 

The calculation is based on the following preconditions: 

-  each partner country's contribution to the financing of the activities referred  to  in the 
Protocol  is  calculated  according  to  the  principle  that  the  country  bears  the  cost  of 
participation itself. Heading 6091 has been created in the statement of budget revenue 
for that purpose; 

- 

the Community may decide on a case-by-case basis to pay a supplement to the partner 
country's contribution. The supplement may be in the form of a contribution under the 
PHARE  programme,  but  the  amount  cannot  exceed  10% of  its  National  Indicative 
Programme. 

Based  on  the  Additional  Protocol  with  Romania,  the  financial  and  budgetary 
arrangements  for  the  three  programmes  concerned  are  as  follows:  the  costs  have  been 
calculated on the basis of various parameters inherent in the three programmes, i.e. GDP, 
population, school attendance, distances involved. 

The  cost  of  Romania's  participation  in  Leonardo  da  Vinci  from  1997  will  be 
ECU 4,500,000 per year. 

For  Socrates  the  amount  will  be ECU 3,481,000 in  1997, provided  that  Erasmus  is not 
opened up that year. In 1998 and 1999, the cost will be ECU 7,911,000 per year. 

The  cost  of  Youth  for  Europe  will  amount  to  575,000  ECU  in  1997, 725,000  ECU  in 
1998 and 1,332,000 ECU in 1999. 

The above-mentioned figures, from which the supplementary  administrative  costs -to be 
borne  exclusively  by  Romania-  have  to  be  deducted,  are  divided  per  year  and  per 
programme  as  follows  :  Romania  shall  pay  20%,  59  %  and  60%  of  the  cost  of  its 
participation  in  the  programmes  from  its  national  budget  of  1997,  1998  and  1999 
respectively;  subject  to  regular  PHARE  programming  procedures,  the  remaining  80%, 
41  %  and  40%  will  be  paid  from  Romania's  annual  PHARE  National  Indicative 
Programmes of  1997, 1998 and  1999, respectively. 

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7.2  Itemised breakdown of cost in ECU 

Programme 

1997 

1998 

1999 

Total 

of  which 
Romania 

of 
Phare 

which 

Leonardo 
Vinci 

da 

4,200,000 

4,200,000 

4,200,000 

12,600,000 

5,838,000 

6,762,000 

Socrates 

3,253,000 

7,393,000 

7,393,000 

18,039,000 

9,448,270 

8,590,730 

Youth 
Europe 

Total 

for 

535,000 

675,000 

1,252,000 

2,462,000 

1,256,450 

1,205,550 

7,988,000 

12,268,000 

12,845,000 

33,101,000 

16,542,720 

16,558,280 

7.3  Operational expenditure on studies, expert meetings, etc., included in Part B: 

None 

7.4  Schedule for multiannual operations 

Amounts to be charged to item B7-503 

1997 

1998 

1999 

subsequent 
years 

TOTAL 

6,390,400 

5,029,880 

5,138,000 

16,435,600 

5,027,742 

1,160,818 

4,199,739 

159,469 

713,517 

4,270,407 

42,371 

116,624 

867,593 

5,027,742 

5,360,557 

5,143,393 

1,026,588 

Comm. 
app-

Pay. 
app.'  ) 

1997 

1998 

1999 

subsequent 
years 

Total 

6,390,400 

5,029,880 

5,138,000 

16,558,280 

(*) Schedule based on the method of payment currently applying to these programmes. 

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The foreseeable annual receipts are as follows: 

Item 6091 

1997 

1998 

1999 

subsequent 
years 

TOTAL 

operational 
part 

administrati 
vepart 

1,597,600 

7,238,120 

7,707,000 

16,542,720 

568,000 

868,000 

898,000 

2,334,000 

Total 

2,165,600 

8,106,120 

8,605,000 

18,876,720 

8. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES; RESULTS OF MEASURES TAKEN 

All the Commission's contracts, agreements and other legal commitments provide for on-
the-spot  checks  by  the  Commission  and  Court  of  Auditors.  Among  other  things,  the 
beneficiaries  of the operations are obliged to file reports and financial statements. These 
are analysed from the point of view of their content and the eligibility  of the expenditure 
in line with the objective of Community  financing. 

The  anti-fraud  provisions  of the  basic  budget  headings  apply  to this  heading  too  when 
adapted to the case of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. 

9.  ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS  ANALYSIS 

9.1.  Specific and quantified  objectives; target population 

The  aim  of  opening  up  the  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Youth  for  Europe  and  Socrates 
programmes  to  Romania  is  to  bring  it  the  same  benefits  as  the  Member  States  of  the 
Community  already  enjoy  from  the three programmes. The essential  aim of  Community 
action on education and training should be to enable all European citizens to achieve their 
full  potential  and  display  initiative  and  creativity  so  that  they  can  participate  fully  in 
society  and  in  the  building  of  Europe.  This  objective  is  based  on  the  gradual 
establishment of an open European area for education and training. 

In the field of education, the principal aim of the Socrates programme is to contribute to 
the  development  of  quality  education  by  encouraging  cooperation  between  Member 
States. The specific aims of the programme are: 

to develop the European  dimension  in education  at all levels  so as to  strengthen  the 
spirit  of  European  citizenship,  drawing  on  the  cultural  heritage  of  each  Member 
State; 

to  promote  a  quantitative  and  qualitative  improvement  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
languages of the  European Union, and in particular those which are least widely used 
and least taught, leading to  greater understanding and solidarity between the peoples 
of the European Union, and to promote the intercultural dimension of education; 

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to promote wide-ranging and intensive cooperation between institutions at  all levels 
of education, enhancing their intellectual and teaching potential; 

to  encourage  the  mobility  of  teachers,  so  as  to  promote  a  European  dimension  in 
studies and to  contribute to the qualitative improvement of their skills; 

to encourage mobility  for students, enabling them to complete part of their studies in 
another  Member  State,  so  as  to  contribute  to  the  consolidation  of  the  European 
dimension in education; 

to  encourage  contacts  among  pupils  in  the  European  Union,  and  to  promote  the 
European dimension  in their education; 

to  encourage  the  academic  recognition  of  diplomas,  periods  of  study  and  other 
qualifications,  with the aim of facilitating the development of an open European area 
for education; 

to  encourage  open  and  distance  education  in  the  context  of  the  activities  of  this 
programme; 

to foster exchanges of information  and experience so that the diversity and  specificity 
of the  educational  systems in the Member States become a source of enrichment and 
of mutual stimulation. 

In the field of vocational training, the principal aim of the Leonardo da Vinci programme 
is to  implement  a vocational  training  policy  which  supports  and  supplements  the  action 
of the Member States. The main objectives of the programme are to: 

support the improvement  of the vocational-training  systems and arrangements  in the 
Member  States  by:  improving  the  quality  of  initial  vocational  training  and  the 
transition  of  young  people  to  working  life,  improving  the  quality  of  the  Member 
States'  continuing  vocational 
training  arrangements,  supporting  vocational 
information  and  guidance,  promoting  equal  opportunities  for  men  and  women  in 
vocational  training,  improving  the  quality  of  vocational  training  arrangements  for 
persons  disadvantaged  on the labour  market,  for  example  owing to  socio-economic, 
geographical  or  ethnic  factors  or  by  physical  or  mental  disabilities  or  a  lack  of 
insufficient  qualifications  such  that  they  are  at  risk  of  social 
qualifications  or 
exclusion; 

for 

the 

training  measures 

improvement  of  vocational 

support 
including 
university /industry  cooperation, concerning undertakings and workers: innovation in 
vocational  training, with  a view to taking  into account technological  change  and  its 
impact on work and the necessary  qualifications  and skills, investment in continuing 
vocational  training  for  workers,  the  transfer  of  teclinological  innovation  in  the 
context  of  cooperation  between  undertakings  and  universities  in  the  field  of 
continuing  vocational  training,  the  promotion  of  equal  opportunities  for  men  and 
women; 

support  for the development  of language  skills, knowledge  and the dissemination  of 
innovation in the field of vocational training. 

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In the area of youth policy, the overall objective of the Youth for Europe programme is to 
contribute  to  the  educational  process  of  all  young  people  through  activities  which 
complement those taking place in the Member States or provided at Community  level in 
the fields of education and training. The specific objectives of the programme are to: 

promote  youth  exchanges  for  young  people  aged  15 to  25  living  in  one  or  several 
Member States; 

support  initiatives  and  innovative  projects  of  Community 
interest  or  of  a 
transnational nature  set up by young people for young people, which allow them to 
in  society  and  to  develop  their  personal 
play  an  active  and  acknowledged  role 
abilities, creativity, sense of solidarity and  independence; 

create  favourable  conditions  for  meetings  of  a  high  standard  and  ensure  the  high 
quality of  all measures taken under the programme; 

support  the  training  of  youth  leaders  to  enable  young  people  to  benefit  from 
high-quality  common measures related to the general objectives of the programme; 

step up cooperation  among  Member  States and  between  them  and  the  Commission 
through exchanges  of experience and joint  initiatives at Community  level, and thus 
to support Member States in their  endeavours to improve the quality of services and 
measures for young people, in particular through  activities aimed at providing young 
people with information about the objectives of the programme; 

promote  exchanges  with  young  people from non-member  countries  with  which  the 
Community has  concluded in particular cooperation agreements. 

9.2. Grounds for the operation 

-  Need for  Community financial aid 

In  view  of  the  high  cost  of  participation  in the  programmes  and  Romania's  precarious 
budgetary  situation,  assistance  from  PHARE  as  provided  for  in  Article  3(2)  of  the 
Additional  Protocol  is essential. 

-  Choice of ways and means 

With  a  contribution  from  PHARE,  supplemented  by  one  from  the  national  budget, 
Romania's integration  in the programmes concerned will put it on an equal footing  with 
the  current  EU  Member  States.  The  integration  of  Romanian  nationals  in  Community 
networks will make a definite contribution to preparing Romania for future membership. 

-  Main factors  of uncertainty which could affect the specific results of the operation 

Since projects will be selected according to qualitative criteria, it will only be possible to 
measure the real impact on the basis of Romanian firms'  capacity to respond to the calls 
for proposal to be launched by the Commission under the three programmes. 

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9.3 Monitoring and evaluation of the operation 

The monitoring  and evaluation  procedures  included  in the Leonardo  da Vinci,  Youth  for  Europe 
and  Socrates  programmes  (notably  in  respect  of  evaluation,  as  included  in  the  decisions 
establishing the three programmes) will also cover operations financed for Romanian  beneficiaries. 

10. ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENDITURE 

The  administrative  resources  required  will  actually  be  mobilised  following  the  annual 
Commission  Decision  on  the  allocation  of  resources,  taking  account  in  particular  of 
manpower and additional amounts granted by the budgetary authority.  The supplementary 
needs  can  not,  in  any  case,  prejudge  the  decision  that  the  Commission  will  need  to  take 
concerning : 

a)  the request of new posts in the framework of APB, 

b)  the resources allocation. 

10.1 Impact on the number of posts 

Type of post 

Staff  required  to  manage 
the operation 

including 

Permanent 
posts 

Temporary 
posts 

using  existing 
resources 
of 
the 
departments 
concerned 

using 
additional 
resources 

duration 

1995-1999 

or 

Officials 
temporary  staff 
A 

B 

C 

1A 

IB 

1C 

Other  resources 

1A 

IB 

1C 

TOTAL 

3 

2 

1 

from  1997 

If 

m.2 Overall financial impact of the additional human resources 

I Total 

Method of calculation (in ECU) 

Officials 

300,000 

100,000 Ecu/year = 300,000 Ecu 

Temporary  staff 

(Titles Al, A2, A3, A4 and A5) 

Other 
budget  heading) 

resources 

(indicate 

TOTAL 

300,000 

The expenses concerning the human resources needed to carry out this task that will be met 
through  the  allocation  of  the  existing  resources  are  estimated  to  : two  officials  (IB,  IC)  = 
145,000 Ecu/year = 435,000 Ecu (Titles Al, A2, A3, A4 and A5). 

10.3 Increase in other operating expenses as a result of the operation 

Budget heading (No and title) 

Total 

Method of calculation (in ECU) 

A1178/A238 
assistance 

- 

technical  2,133,000 

A1300 -missions 

A2500 - meetings 

30,000 

30,000 

A2510 - compulsory  meetings 

141,000 

6%  of  the  additional  funds  to  be 
managed  by  the  agencies  assisting 
the  Commission  with 
the  3 
programmes 

3 missions per year per  programme 

Participation 
a  Romanian 
of 
representative in 3 annual  meetings 
per  programme 

the  EUR15  budget  | 
the ! 

Based  on 
required 
additional  presence  of  Romanian 
representatives 

in  1996,  cost  of 

I 
! 
I 

2,334,000 
Total 
I 
I 
The above expenditure will be met from the Romanian contribution. 

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