Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second phase of a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to prevent violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at-risk (the Daphne II programme) (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty)
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU action, European social policy, action programme, child, help for victims, violence, woman

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 15.10.2003
COM(2003) 616 final

2003/0025 (COD)

Amended proposal for a

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

establishing a second phase of a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to
prevent violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and
groups at-risk (the DAPHNE II programme)

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.

INTRODUCTION

On 4 February 2003, the Commission submitted to the European Parliament, to the Council,
to  the  European  Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  a
proposal for the Daphne II programme [COM(2003) 54 final, 2003/0025 (COD)].

Daphne II (2004-2008) is the second phase of the Daphne programme (2000-2003) to prevent
and to combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and
groups at-risk.

The  European  Social  &  Economic  Committee  gave  its  opinion  on  14  May  2003  (CESE
588/2003) and the Committee of the Regions (CDR 63/2003) on 3 July 2003.

The European Parliament referred the proposal to its Committee on Women’s Rights and on
Equal  Opportunities  for  examination.  The  Committee  on  Citizen’s  Freedoms  and  Rights,
Justice and Home Affairs and the one on Budget were also consulted.

After examining the opinion of the other Committees consulted, the Committee on Women’s
Rights and on Equal Opportunities adopted its report on 10 July 2003.

At its sitting on 3 September 2003, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution
endorsing  the  Commission  proposal  subject  to  a  number  of  amendments  and  called  the
Commission to amend its proposal accordingly pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty.

2.

THE AMENDED PROPOSAL

The European Parliament endorses the general approach and the content of the Commission
proposal.

It adopted 40 amendments. The Commission is able to accept nineteen  amendments as they
comply fully with its approach and constitute valuable additions, expanding on and clarifying
the Commission text. Seven others can also be accepted with some minor rewriting.

On  the  contrary,  the  Commission  cannot  accept  fourteen  amendments  that  fall  within  the
following categories:

First,  there  is  a  group  of  4  amendments  (2,  4,  19,  27)  that  single  out  specific  categories  of
beneficiaries/victims,  such  as  girls,  young  women  or  street  children.  This  would  go  against
the  philosophy  of  the  programme  which  carefully  maintains  a  neutral  approach  and  an
equilibrium throughout the text.

Another group deals with inter-institutional relations (amendments 20, 35) and interferes with
the current comitology as laid out in Decision 1999/468/CE (OJ C 38 of 6.2.2001).

A  third  category  includes  amendments  (11,  12,  21,  34)  that  substantially  enlarge  either  the
scope  or  the  responsibilities  of  the  programme  in  such  a  way  that,  on  the  one  hand,  the
foreseen human and financial resources will not suffice and, on the other hand, will dilute and
disperse the impacts of the programme.

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A fourth category includes amendments (14, 16, 39, 40) that are not pertinent with the text or
are redundant with others.

2.1.

Amendments accepted in whole or in part

Recital  1  (Amendment  1)  :  The  text  of  the  amendment  is  inserted  because  it  clarifies  the
context.

Recital 2 (Amendment 3) : The added word is useful.

Recital 11 (Amendment 5) : The text of the amendment is inserted because it clarifies first the
position of the Community programme amongst the actions that can be carried out within the
Member States and clarifies the scope of the beneficiaries of the programme.

Recital 12 (Amendment 6) : The added words are useful.

Article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 (Amendment 7) : The words “occurring in the public
or  private  domain”  are  added  because  they  are  consistent  with  amendment  1.  The  second
addition  suggested  by  the  amendment  is  not  included  in  order  to  avoid  singling  out  a
particular type of violence  and to remain  consistent with the meaning  of this paragraph that
was  written  intentionally  with  a  large  scope  in  terms  of  violence  (« all  types  of  violence »)
and  in  terms  of  beneficiaries  (« children,  young  people  and  women »).  The  programme
therefore  concerns  all  forms  of  violence  and  all  victims  from  any  of  the  above  three
categories (and people at risk of becoming a victim of violence).

Article 2, paragraph 2, point (a), paragraph (iv) (Amendment 8) : The added words are useful.

Article 2, paragraph 2, point (b) (Amendment 9) : The added words are useful.

Article  3,  paragraph  1  (Amendment  10)  :  The  added  words  enlarge  and  precise  better  the
categories of potential applicants.

Article 4, point (a) (Amendment 13) : The added words clarify the objective.

Article 4, point (f) (Amendment 15) : The added words clarify the objective.

Article 4, last paragraph (New) (Amendment 17) : This new paragraph reinforces one of the
objectives of the programme, i.e. the wide dissemination of good practice.

Article 5, paragraph 1 (Amendment 18) : The initial position of the Commission was EUR 41
million,  which  corresponds  to  EUR  49,2  million  once  the  budget  is  adapted  in  view  of  the
enlargement  of  the  Union.  The  amount  of  EUR  50  million  suggested  by  the  European
Parliament can be accepted by the Commission, since it is very close to its current position.
Moreover, the last sentence is added in order not to prejudge of the Financial Perspective for
the year 2007 and beyond.

Article  8,  paragraph  2  (Amendment  22)  :  The  added  paragraph  clarifies  the  content  of  the
reporting to the European Parliament and to the Council and is complementary and consistent
with amendment 18 here above.

Article  8,  paragraph  3  (Amendment  23)  :  The  added  text  may  reinforce  the  impact  of  the
programme.

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Annex,  point  I,  paragraph  1,  point  (b)  (Amendment  24)  :  The  added  words  give  more
precision to the text.

Annex, point I, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1 (Amendment 25) : The added words are useful.

Annex, point  I, paragraph  2, point  (e)  (New)  (Amendment 26) : This  suggestion  is  a  useful
addition.

Annex, point I, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1 (Amendment 28) : The added words are useful.

Annex, point I, paragraph 5, objective (Amendment 29) : The added words precise better the
range of beneficiaries.

Annex,  point  I,  paragraph  6,  objective  (Amendment  30)  :  The  added  words  are  similar  and
consistent with amendment 15.

Annex, point I, paragraph 7, point (a) (Amendment 31) : The added words precise better the
range of the targeted audience.

Annex,  point  I,  paragraph  7,  point  (d)  (New)  (Amendment  32)  :  This  paragraph  usefully
complements the list of the Commission.

Annex, point II, paragraph 2, point (a) (Amendment 33) : The added words clarifies the point.

Annex,  point  II,  paragraph  2,  point  (d)  (New)  (Amendment  36)  :  This  paragraph  usefully
complements the list of the Commission.

Annex, point II, paragraph 2, point (e) paragraph (1) (Amendment 37) : The added elements
usefully complement the list of the Commission.

Annex,  point  II,  paragraph  2,  point  (e)  paragraph  (4)  (New)  (Amendment  38)  :  This
suggestion usefully complements the list of the Commission.

2.2.

Amendments which cannot be accepted

Amendment 2, 4, 19 and 27

These  amendments,  adding  two  Recitals  and  one  paragraph  to  the  Annex  and  modifying
Article  6,  paragraph  2,  are  not  acceptable  to  the  Commission  as  they  single  out  specific
categories of beneficiaries/victims, such as girls, young women or street children. This would
go against the philosophy of the programme which carefully maintains a neutral approach and
an equilibrium throughout the text. Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2 of the Daphne II proposal
was  written  intentionally  with  a  wide  scope  in  terms  of  violence  (« all  types  of  violence »)
and  in  terms  of  beneficiaries  (« children,  young  people  and  women »).  The  programme
therefore  concerns  all  forms  of  violence  and  all  victims  from  any  of  the  above  three
categories  and  people  at  risk  of  becoming  a  victim  of  violence.  This  way  the  programme
avoids any exclusion.

Amendment 11

This amendment adds a new point to Article 3, paragraph 2, in order to allow the participation
of  third  countries  in  the  programme.  However,  Article  3  of  the  text  of  the  Commission
concerning  the  countries able to participate in the  programme  is  standard,  given  the  current
situation of the Union and its future enlargement. Furthermore, it corresponds to the range of
countries involved in the first Daphne programme. To include a larger list of countries which

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could participate presents the serious risks that, on one hand, it would dilute and disperse the
efforts  and  actions  undertaken,  thereby  reducing  the  impact  of  the  programme  and,  on  the
other  hand,  would  necessitate  human  and  financial  resources  that  the  programme  will  not
possess, as envisaged in the current text. In addition, the Commission, within the scope of its
policies  and  activities  for  the  development  of  third  countries  and  for  external  relations,  is
already implementing programmes and actions in favour of fundamental rights.

Amendment 12

This amendment adds a new point to Article 3 (paragraph 4). It would ensure the participation
of all countries to which the programme is open and to encourage the participation of NGOs.
In  fact,  the  Daphne  II  programme  is  open  to  all  Member  States,  as  well  as  the  EFTA/EEA
ones  and  to  candidate  countries.  The  programme  will  be  implemented  by  way  of  calls  for
proposals  which  allow  the  possibility  for  any  organisation  in  these  countries  to  apply.  To
stimulate this participation is a huge undertaking which goes far beyond the responsibility and
resources of the Commission. Moreover, the  Daphne programme had to face, between 2000
and 2003, a demand that was already eight times greater than its available financial resources.

Amendment 14 and 16

These amendments add text to Article 4, points (e) and (g) that is not consistent with the rest
of  the  text.  In  fact,  Article  3  paragraph 1 of the  text already  specifies  the  organisations  and
bodies that can participate to the programme. As a consequence, there is no need to mention
them or some of them again for the actions listed in Article 4. All activities of the programme
are open to all organisations. The pertinence of the partnerships of each proposal is checked
by the Commission against the objectives of the proposal.

Amendment 20

This  amendment  precises  that  the  Committee  of  representatives  of  the  Member  States  that
assists the Commission in the implementation of the programme should be gender-balanced.
However,  this  article  is  a  standard  one  related  to  the  current  comitology  for  Commission
programmes. The proposed amendment is not necessary as it is already covered by a general
principle  of  Community  Law  that  must  be  –  and  is  –  respected  by  the  Commission  and
Member  States  (Commission  decision  2000/407/EC  of  19  June  2000  relating  to  gender
balance within the committees and expert groups established by it). Article 2 thereof reads :
« The  Commission  commits  itself  to  creating  a  gender  balance  in  expert  groups  and
committees  established  by  it.  The  aim  in  the  medium  term  is  to  reach  at  least  40  %  of
members of one sex in each expert group and committee». In addition, the Commission uses
this article in every mail addressed to Member States in  view of  establishing committees or
expert groups.

Amendment 21

This  amendment  requests  that  the  Commission  should  ensure  the  overall  consistency  and
instruments  and  actions.  The
complementarity  with  relevant  Community  policies, 
Commission  agrees  with  the  principle  that  co-operation  with  other  programmes  on  certain
specific points  is  mutually  beneficial. This  is why,  the  Commission  ensures  the  consistency
and  the  complementarity  between  its  various  instruments  and  actions,  within  the  usual
framework  of  their  management.  In  particular,  within  the  scope  of  violence,  there  is  a  co-
operation  between  Daphne  and  programmes  such  as  AGIS  (and  previously  STOP),  Safer
Internet and Injury Protection Programme (now Framework programme on Health). However,
to  fund  a  project  with  several  programmes  –  and  therefore  different  budget  lines  –  usually
causes complications which outweigh the benefits obtained.

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Amendment 34

This  amendment  requests  that  the  Daphne  II  programme  set  up  a  European  database  with
Interpol  and  Europol  on  missing  people.  This  type  of  action  and  collaboration  is  already
largely covered by the Commission. In fact, a similar information system already exists, the
« Schengen  Information  System »  (SIS  and  now  SIS  II,  currently  developed  by  the
Commission).  Further,  the  Council  adopted  a  resolution  (2001/C  283/01)  inviting  Member
States to co-operate and mutually exchange the appropriate information on missing children.
Following this resolution, the Commission is carrying out a study on, amongst  other  things,
the  nature  and  extent  of  the  phenomenon  of  missing  children.  In  addition,  the  Council
framework  decision  relating  to  trafficking  in  human  beings  (2001/C  62  E/24)  instructs
Member  States,  in  Article  9,  to  co-operate  notably  with  exchange  of  information.  Finally,
collaboration with Interpol and Europol belongs more appropriately to the AGIS programme
(co-operation in criminal matters).

Amendment 35

This amendment proposes to establish a “think tank” to provide guidelines and orientations in
order  to  facilitate  the  priorities  for  the  selection  of  projects.  It  would  be  composed  of
representatives of the European Parliament and of major NGOs. This amendment proposes a
mechanism  that  would  interfere  with  the  current  commitology  as  laid  out  in  Decision
1999/468/CE (OJ C 38 of 6.2.2001). In fact, the choice of the priorities and the selection of
projects belong to the exclusive responsibility of the Commission, assisted and advised by a
Committee  of  representatives  of  the  Member  States.  In  addition,  the  participation  of
representatives of NGOs in this « think tank »  group could lead to conflicts of interest since
they are potential candidates for Community funding.

Amendment 39

This  amendment  proposes  to  establish  a  helpdesk  to  assist  NGOs,  particularly  from  new
Member  States,  in  their  participation  to  the  programme.  The  Commission  is  very  positive
about  this  idea.  However,  the  implementation  of  such  a  service  will  largely  depend  on  the
availability  of  appropriate  human  and  financial  resources.  At  this  stage  of  the  process,  the
Commission  cannot  accept  the  amendment  as  such  but  will  certainly  try  to  implement  it,
should the necessary resources be available.

Amendment 40

This  amendment  on  a  European  year  of  action  against  violence  is  no  longer  necessary  now
that amendment 36 has been accepted.

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2003/0025 (COD)

Amended proposal for a

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

establishing a second phase of a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to
prevent violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and
groups at-risk (the DAPHNE II programme)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,1

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,2

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,3

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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3

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Physical,  sexual  and  psychological  violence  against  children,  young  people  and
women,  including  threats  of  such  acts,  coercion  or  arbitrary  deprivation  of  liberty,
whether  occurring  in  public  or  private  life,  constitute  a  breach  of  their  right  to  life,
safety,  freedom,  dignity  and  physical  and  emotional  integrity  and  a  serious  threat  to
the  physical  and  mental  health  of  the  victims  of  such  violence.  The  effects  of  such
violence are so widespread throughout the Community as to constitute a major health
scourge and an obstacle to the enjoyment of safe, free and just citizenship.

It  is  important  and  necessary  to  recognise  the  serious  immediate  and  long-term
implications of violence for health, psychological and social development, and for the
equal opportunities of those concerned, for individuals, families and communities, and
the high social and economic costs to society as a whole.

According to the World Health Organisation's definition, health is a state of complete
physical,  mental  and  social  well  being  and  not  merely  the  absence  of  disease  or
infirmity.  A  World  Health  Assembly  resolution4  adopted  at  the  49th  World  Health
Assembly  in  Geneva  in  1996  declares  that  violence  is  a  leading  world-wide  public

COM(2003)54 Final
CESE/2003/588
CDR/2003/63
Resolution WHA49.25

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(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

health  problem.  The  World  report  on  violence  and  health  presented  by  the  World
Health Organisation in Brussels on 3 October 2002 recommends to promote primary
prevention responses, to strengthen responses for victims of violence  and  to  increase
collaboration and exchange of information on violence prevention.

These principles  are  recognised in numerous  conventions,  declarations and  protocols
claimed  by  the  main  International  Institutions  such  as  the  United  Nations,  the
International  Labour  Organisation,  the  World  Conference  on  Women  and  the  World
Congress  against  Commercial  Sexual  Exploitation  of  Children.  This  important  work
performed  by  international  organisations  should  be  complemented  by  that  of  the
European  Union.  Indeed,  Article  3(p)  of  the  Treaty  requires  Community  action  to
include a contribution to the attainment of a high level of health protection.

The  Charter  of  Fundamental  Rights  of  the  European  Union  reaffirms  inter  alia  the
rights to dignity, equality and solidarity5. It includes a number of specific provisions to
protect  and  promote  the  physical  and  mental  integrity,  equal  treatment  for  men  and
women, the rights of the child and non-discrimination, as well as to prohibit inhuman
or degrading treatment, slavery and forced labour, and child labour.

The Commission has been called upon to draw up and implement action programmes
to combat such violence by the European Parliament, inter alia in its resolutions of 2
May 20006 on the Commission’s communication Further actions in the fight against
trafficking in women7, and of 20 September 2001 on female genital mutilation8.

The  action  programme  set  up  by  Decision  No  293/2000/EC  of  the  European
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  24  January  2000  adopting  a  programme  of
Community action (the Daphne programme) (2000 to 2003) on preventive measures to
fight  violence  against  children,  young  people  and  women9,  has  helped  increase
awareness  within  the  European  Union  and  increase  and  consolidate  co-operation
between organisations in the Member States active in combating violence.

The  Daphne  programme  (2000-2003)  has  received  an  overwhelming  response  and
clearly meets a deeply felt need within the voluntary sector. The funded projects have
already  started  to  have  multiplying  effects  on  activities  by  non  governmental
organisations  and  institutions  in  Europe.  During  its  first  phase,  this  programme  has
already  substantially  contributed  to  the  development  of  EU  policy  on  violence,
trafficking,  sexual  abuse  and  pornography,  with  implications  well  beyond  the
boundaries of the European Union, as mentioned in the mid-term report of the Daphne
programme.

(9)

In  its  resolution  of  4  September  200210  on  the  mid-term  review  of  the  2000-2003
Daphne  programme11,  the  European  Parliament  stresses  that  the  Daphne  programme

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OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1
A5-0127/2000, OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 307
COM(1998) 726
2001/2035(INI), OJ C 77E, 28.3.2002, p. 22-126
OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 1
2001/2265(INI)
COM(2002) 169 final, SEC(2002) 338

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(11)

(12)

(13)

meets a basic need for effective strategies to combat violence and that it must continue
beyond  2003,  and  calls  on  the  Commission  to  submit  a  proposal  for  a  new  action
programme  which  incorporates  all  experience  acquired  since  1997  and  which  is
allocated appropriate funding.

It  is  desirable  to  ensure  continuity  for  the  projects  supported  by  the  Daphne
programme  (2000-2003),  to  carry  on  building  on  the  experiences  gained  and  to
provide  opportunities  for  ongoing  European  added  value  stemming  from  these
experiences and, to this end to renew the programme for a second phase.

The  Community  can  provide  added  value  to  the  actions  predominantly  to  be
undertaken by Member States concerning the prevention of violence, abuse and sexual
exploitation perpetrated against women, young people and children and the protection
of victims and groups at risk through the dissemination and exchange of information
and  experience,  the  promotion  of  an  innovative  approach,  the  joint  establishment  of
priorities, the development of networking as appropriate, the selection of Community-
wide projects and the motivation and mobilisation of all parties concerned. This shall
also  encompass  women  and  children  brought  to  the  Member  States  through  human
trafficking. The Community can also identify and stimulate good practice.

This programme can bring added value by identifying and stimulating good practice,
by  encouraging  innovation  and  by  exchanging  relevant  experience  of  actions
undertaken in the Member States, including an exchange of information relating to the
various laws, sanctions and the results achieved. In order to achieve the objectives of
the programme and use the resources available in the most efficient way, the areas in
which work is to be done must be carefully chosen by selecting projects which offer a
greater  Community  added  value  and  show  the  way  towards  trying  out  and
disseminating  innovative  ideas  to  combat  and  prevent  violence,  in  the  context  of  a
multidisciplinary approach.

Therefore, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set
out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty,  the  objectives  of  the  proposed  action  (to  prevent  and
combat all forms of violence against children, young people and women) can be better
achieved by the Community, due to the need of a  co-ordinated  and  multidisciplinary
approach  favouring  the  setting  up  of  transnational  frameworks  for  training,
information,  study  and  exchange  of  good  practice,  and  the  selection  of  Community-
wide  projects.  This  Decision  confines  itself  to  the  minimum  required  in  order  to
achieve those objectives and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.

(14)

This  phase  of  the  programme  should  be  of  a  five-year  duration  in  order  to  allow
sufficient  time  for  actions  to  be  implemented  to  achieve  the  objectives  set  and  for
lessons  and  experience  to  be  collated  and  integrated  in  good  practice  across  the
European Union.

(15)

In accordance with Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down  the  procedures  for  the  exercise  of  implementing  powers  conferred  on  the

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Commission12, measures for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted by
use of the advisory procedure provided for in Article 3 of that Decision.

(16)

This  Decision  establishes  a  financial  framework  for  the  entire  duration  of  the
programme which is to be the principal point of reference for the budgetary authority,
within  the  meaning  of  point  33  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  6  May  1999
between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary
discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure13.

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

The second phase of the Daphne programme to prevent all forms of violence against children,
young  people  and  women  and  to  protect  victims  and  groups  at  risk  ("the  programme")  is
hereby established for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008; it may be extended.

For the purposes of this programme, ‘children’ shall include adolescents up to the age of 18
years, in accordance with international instruments relating to the rights of the child.

However,  projects  with  activities  particularly  designed  for  beneficiary  groups  such  as,  for
example,  ‘teenagers’  (13-19  years  old)  or  people  12-25  years  old,  will  be  considered  as
targeting the category so-called ‘young people’.

Article 2

Programme objectives

1.

The programme shall contribute to the general objective of providing citizens with a
high level  of protection  from  violence,  including  protection  of  physical  and  mental
health.

The  aim  of  the  programme  shall  be  to  prevent  and  combat  all  forms  of  violence,
occurring  in  the  public  or  the  private  domain,  against  children,  young  people  and
women  by  taking  preventive  measures  and  by  providing  support  for  victims,
including in particular the prevention of future exposure to violence, and to assist and
encourage  non  governmental  organisations  and  other  organisations  active  in  this
field.

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OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

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2.

The  actions  to  be  implemented  under  the  programme,  as  set  out  in  the  Annex,  are
intended :

(a)

to promote transnational actions :

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

to set up multidisciplinary networks, particularly in support of victims of
violence and groups at risk;

to  ensure  the  expansion  of  the  knowledge  base,  the  exchange  of
information  and  the  identification  and  dissemination  of  good  practice,
including through training, study visits and staff exchange;

to raise awareness among targeted audiences such as specific professions,
competent authorities and identified sectors of the general public with a
view  both  to  improving  understanding  and  promoting  the  adoption  of
zero  tolerance  towards  violence  and  to  encouraging  support  for  victims
and the reporting of incidences of violence to the appropriate authorities;

(iv)

to  study  phenomena  related  to  violence  and  possible  method  of
preventing  it  and  explore  and  address  the  root  causes  of  violence  at  all
levels of society;

(b)

to  implement  complementary  actions,  on  the  initiative  of  the  European
Commission,  such  as  studies,  the  formulation  of  indicators,  data  gathering,
statistics broken down by gender and by age, seminars, and meetings of experts
or  other  activities  to  reinforce  the  programme’s  knowledge  base  and  to
disseminate the information obtained under the programme.

Article 3

Access to the programme

1.

The programme shall be open to participation by public or private organisations and
institutions (local authorities at municipal and regional levels, university departments
and  research  centres)  working  to  prevent  and  to  combat  violence  against  children,
young  people and women  or to  protect  against such  violence  or  to  provide  support
for victims or to implement targeted actions to promote rejection of such violence or
to encourage attitude and behaviour change towards vulnerable groups and victims of
violence.

2.

The programme shall be open to the participation of :

(a)

(b)

the  EEA  countries,  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  established  in  the  EEA
Agreement,

the associated  central  and eastern European  countries,  in  accordance  with  the
conditions  established  in  the  European  Agreements,  in  their  additional
protocols and in the decisions of the respective Association Councils,

(c) Cyprus, Malta and Turkey on the basis of bilateral agreements to be concluded

with these countries.

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3.

To be eligible for funding under the programme, projects shall involve at least two
Member  States,  have  a  maximum  duration  of  two  years  and  be  geared  to  the
objectives set out in Article 2.

Article 4

Activities under the programme

The programme shall comprise the following types of activities :

(a)

identification and exchanges of good practice and work experience with a view
in particular to implementing preventive measures and assistance to victims;

(b) mapping surveys, studies and research;

(c)

field work with the involvement of the beneficiaries, particularly children and
youth, in all phases of project design, implementation and evaluation ;

(d)

creation of sustainable multidisciplinary networks;

(e)

training and design of educational packages;

(f)

(g)

(h)

development and implementation of treatment programmes  for aggressors,  on
the the one hand, and for victims and people at-risk, on the other hand;

development  and  implementation  of  awareness-raising  activities  targeted  to
specific audiences, design of materials to  supplement  those  already  available,
or  adaptation  and  use  of  existing  materials  in  other  geographical  areas  or  for
other target groups;

dissemination  of  the  results  obtained  under  the  Daphne  programme  including
their adaptation, transfer and use by other beneficiaries or in other geographical
areas.

Any  result  (study,  printed  material,  educational  or  training  package,  audio  clip,  video  film,
collected  data  (excluding  personal  data)  and  statistics,  etc.)  funded  or  co-funded  by  this
programme must be usable by any other third party free of charge and must be available on
electronic format.

Article 5

Budget

1.

2.

The  financial  framework  for  the  implementation  of  the  programme  for  the  period
2004 to 2008 is hereby set at EUR 50 million.

The  annual  appropriations  shall  be  authorised  by  the  budgetary  authority  within  the
limits of the financial perspective. The commitment appropriations scheduled after the
year  2006  are  subject  to  an  agreement  of  the  budgetary  authority  on  the  financial
perspective beyond 2006.

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3.

4.

Funding decisions shall  be  followed  by  grant  agreements  between  the  Commission
and the beneficiaries of the grant.

The  proportion  of  financial  support  from  the  Community  budget  shall  not  exceed
80 % of the total cost of the project.

However,  the  complementary  actions  referred  to  in  Article  2(2b)  may  be  financed  up  to
100%, subject to a ceiling of 15 % of the programme’s total annual financial allocation.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

1. 

2. 

Article 6

Implementation of the programme

The Commission shall be responsible for the management and implementation of the
programme.

The  Commission  shall  ensure  a  balanced  approach,  in  respect  of  the  three  target
groups,  namely  children,  young  people  and  women  with  regard 
the
implementation of the programme.

to 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  a  balanced  approach,  in  terms  of  project  scale,  by
reserving  a  share  of  the  annual  budget  for  large-scale  projects,  enabling  wider
partnerships to implement extended activities.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision shall be adopted in
accordance with the advisory procedure set out in Article 7(2).

Article 7

Committee

The Commission  shall  be assisted  by  a  Committee,  composed  of  representatives of
the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  the  advisory  procedure  laid  down  in
Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7(3) and
Article 8 thereof.

Article 8

Monitoring and evaluation

The  Commission  shall  take  all  the  measures  necessary  to  ensure  the  monitoring  and
continuous  evaluation  of  the  programme  taking  account  of  the  general  and  specific
objectives set out in Article 1 and in the Annex.

At  mid-term,  and  by  mid-2006  at  the  latest,  the  Commission  shall  present  an
evaluation  report  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council,  assessing  the
relevance,  utility,  sustainability,  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  the  Daphne  II
activities  achieved  so  far.  This  report  will  include  an  ex-ante  evaluation  in  order  to
support  possible  future  action.  Moreover,  in  parallel  to  the  presentation  of  the

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Preliminary  Draft  Budget  for  2006,  the  Commission  shall  forward  to  the  budgetary
authority  the  result  of  the  qualitative  and  quantitative  evaluation  of  performance
against the annual implementation plan.

On completion  of  the  programme,  the  Commission  shall  submit  a  final  report  to  the
European Parliament and to the Council. Inter alia, this report will contain information
on  the  work  carried  out  in  the  context  of  the  actions  set  out  in  Point  II  (c)  of  the
Annex, as a basis for evaluating the need for further political action.

The reports referred to under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article will also be sent to the
European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions.

3. 

4. 

Article 9

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following the date of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

TRANSNATIONAL ACTIONS:

IDENTIFICATION AND EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE

I.

1.

Objective:  to  support  and  encourage  the  exchange,  adaptation  and  use  of  good  practice  for
application in other contexts or geographical areas

To stimulate and promote the exchange of good practice at Community level on support for
and protection of children, young people and women – victims or groups at risk - with special
emphasis on the following areas:

a)

b)

c)

d)

prevention (general or targeting specific groups);

protection  and  support  to  victims  (psychological,  medical,  social,  educational  and
legal assistance, the provision of accommodation, removing and protecting victims,
training and reintegration into social and working life);

procedures to protect the best interests of children, young people and women who are
the victims of violence;

measurement  of  the  real  impact  of  the  different  types  of  violence  on  victims  and
society within Europe, in order to establish an appropriate response.

2.

MAPPING SURVEYS, STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Objective:

to study phenomena related to violence

To support research activities, gender- and age-based studies and mapping surveys in the field of
violence in order, inter alia:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

to  explore  and  assess  the  various  causes,  circumstances  and  mechanisms  of  the
emergence and growth of violence, including coercive actions in view of begging or
theft;

to analyse and compare existing prevention and protection models;

to develop prevention and protection practice;

to  assess  the  impact  of  violence,  also  in  terms  of  health,  both  on  victims  and  on
society as a whole, including the economic costs;

to study the scope for developing filters which prevent the forwarding of paedophile
material via the Internet.

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3.

FIELD WORK WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE BENEFICIARIES

Objective:
violence

to  actively  implement  proven  methods  in  the  prevention  and  protection  from

To  support  the  implementation  of  methods,  training  modules  and  assistance  (psychological,
medical, social, educational, legal, reintegration) directly involving the beneficiaries.

4.

CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NETWORKS

Objective:
to support and encourage both non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other
organisations, including local public authorities (at municipal level), active in the fight against
violence to work together.

To support the establishment and strengthening of multidisciplinary networks and to encourage
and  support  co-operation  between  NGOs  and  the  various  organisations  and  public  bodies,  in
order to improve the level of knowledge and understanding of one another’s roles and to provide
comprehensive multi-disciplinary support to victims of violence and to those at risk.

The networks will in particular carry out activities to address the problems of violence geared
to :

a)

b)

c)

5.

producing a common framework for the analysis of violence, including the definition
of different types of violence, the causes of violence and all its consequences, and for
the implementation of appropriate multi-sector responses;

assessing  the  types  and  effectiveness  of  measures  and  practices  for  the  prevention
and detection of violence, and for the provision of support for victims of violence, in
particular to ensure that they are never again exposed to violence;

promoting activities to tackle this problem at both international and national level.

TRAINING AND DESIGN OF EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES

Objective:

to develop educational packages on the prevention of violence

To design and test educational packages and  activities on the prevention of violence  against
children, young people and women, as well as on conflict management, for use in schools and
adult educational institutions, associations, undertakings, public institutions and NGOs.

6.

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATMENT PROGRAMMES

Objective:
and people at-risk, on the other hand, with the aim of preventing violence

to develop and implement treatments for aggressors on one hand, and for victims

To detect the possible causes, circumstances and mechanisms of the emergence and growth of
violence  including  the  nature  and  motivation  of  perpetrators  of  violence  and  exploiters  of
commercial violence such as sexual or non-sexual exploitation.

To develop, test and implement treatments based on the above findings.

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7.

AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES TARGETED TO SPECIFIC AUDIENCES

Objective:
to raise awareness and the level of understanding of violence and the prevention
of violence against children, young people and women with the aim of promoting zero tolerance
of  violence,  the  provision  of  support  to  victims  and  groups  at  risk,  and  the  reporting  of
incidences of violence

The following types of actions, amongst others, are eligible for support:

a)

b)

c)

d)

development  and  implementation  of  information  and  awareness-raising  activities
aimed  at  children,  young  people  and  women,  in  particular  on  the  potential  risks  of
violence and ways of avoiding them ; other publics to be targeted could also include
specific  professions  such  as  teachers,  educators,  medical  doctors,  social  workers,
lawyers, police authorities, the media, etc ;

development  of  Community-wide  information  sources  to  assist  and  inform  NGOs
and  public  bodies  about  publicly  available  information  relevant  to  the  field  of
violence,  the  means  of  preventing  it  and  the  rehabilitation  of  victims,  compiled  by
governmental,  non-governmental,  academic  and  other  sources ;  this  should  enable
information to be integrated into all the relevant information systems ;

encouragement  of  the  introduction  of  measures  and  specific  services  to  increase
reporting to the authorities of violence and different forms of trade in women, young
people and children for sexual and non-sexual exploitation;

promotion of publicity campaigns, using mass means of communication, focusing on
the condemnation of violence and the provision of support for victims in the form of
psychological, moral and practical assistance.

The  design  of  materials  to  supplement  those  already  available,  or  to  adapt  them  for  use  in
other geographical areas or for other target groups will be encouraged.

II.

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIONS

In order to ensure that all areas of the programme are fully  covered,  even in the absence of
proposals  - or of suitable  proposals  -  for  a  given  area,  the  Commission  will  carry  out  more
proactive activities to fill any gaps.

Consequently,  the  programme  will  finance  complementary  actions,  on  the  Commission’s
initiative, in the following areas, inter alia :

a.

b.

c.

to enable the development of indicators on violence, so that the quantified impact of
policies and projects can be measured. This should be based on existing experiences
about all forms of violence against children, young people and women;

to set up a procedure for regular and sustainable data collection, preferably with the
assistance of EUROSTAT, in order to be able to quantify violence in the Union more
accurately;

to  extract  and  deduce  policy  issues,  wherever  possible,  from  the  work  achieved  by
funded  projects,  with  the  aim  of  suggesting  common  policies  on  violence  at
Community level and reinforcing judicial practice;

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d.

e.

f.

g.

to analyse and evaluate the funded projects in order to prepare for a European Year
against violence;

to  disseminate  on  a  Europe-wide  scale  good  practices  stemming  from  funded
projects ; this can be achieved by various means :

(1)

(2)

producing  and  distributing  written  material,  CD-ROMs,  video  films,  Internet
sites, campaigns and publicity spots;

seconding  of  or  organising  exchanges  of  experienced  staff  from  one
organisation  to  another  in  order  to  assist  with  the  implementation  of  new
solutions or practices that have proven to be effective elsewhere;

(3)

enabling  a  single  NGO  to  use,  adapt  or  transfer  Daphne  results  to  another
Union area or another category of beneficiary;

(4)

co-operating as close as possible with mass media.

to  organise  seminars  for  all  stakeholders  involved  in  funded  projects  in  order  to
improve  management  and  networking  capability  and  to  support  information
exchange;

to carry out studies and organise meetings of experts and seminars directly connected
with the realisation of the action of which they form an integral part.

In addition, the Commission may have recourse, in carrying out the programme, to technical
assistance organisations, the financing of which will be provided for within the overall financial
framework and, under the same conditions, to experts.

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Policy area(s): Immigration, asylum, visas; free movement of person; civil law; citizenship and

fundamental rights.

Activit(y/ies): 45.40 : The fight against violence towards children, young people and women

TITLE  OF  ACTION:  DAPHNE  PROGRAMME  (TO  COMBAT  VIOLENCE  AGAINST  CHILDREN,  YOUNG

PEOPLE AND WOMEN)

1.

BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S)

18 04 01 02 (B5-802)

2.

OVERALL FIGURES

2.1.

Total allocation for action (Part B): € million for commitment

45.625 million €.

Following  the  interinstitutional  agreement  of  6  May  1999  (OJ  C172/1  of
18.06.1999),  in  particular  item  E,  Art.  33,  the  above  amount  may  be  subject  to
adaptation following the joining of new Member States in 2004.

2.2.

Period of application:

01/01/2004 – 31/12/2008

2.3.

Overall multiannual estimate of expenditure:

(a)

Schedule  of  commitment  appropriations/payment  appropriations 
intervention) (see point 6.1.1)

(financial

Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total

€ million ( to three decimal places)

Commitments

7.235

9.685 9.535

9.685

9.485

45.625

Payments

3.618

8.460 9.610

9.610

9.585

2.371

2.371

45.625

(b)

Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure(see point 6.1.2)

Commitments

0.765

0.815

0.965

0.815

1.015

Payments

0.382

0.790

0.890

0.890

0.915

0.508

4.375

4.375

Subtotal a+b

Commitments

8.000

10.50

10.500

10.500

10.500

50.000

Payments

4.000

9.250

10.500

10.500

10.500

2.878

2.372

50.000

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(c)

Overall  financial  impact  of  human  resources  and  other  administrative  expenditure
(see points 7.2 and 7.3)

0.648

0.648

0.648

0.648

0.324

0.324

3.888

Commitments/
payments

TOTAL a+b+c

Commitments

8.648

11.148

11.148

11.148

11.148

0.324

0.324

53.888

Payments

4.648

9.898

11.148

11.148

11.148

3.202

2.696

53.888

2.4.

Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspective

[X] Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming.

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial
perspective.

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional
Agreement.

2.5.

Financial impact on revenue:14

Proposal  has  no  financial  implications  (involves  technical  aspects  regarding
implementation of a measure)

OR

[X] Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows:

Contribution from EFTA/EEE states : 2.128% (2002 figures)

Budget line

Revenue

Prior to
action
2003

(€ million to one decimal place)

Situation following action

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 [n+5]

a) Revenue in absolute terms 0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

b) Change in revenue

 (cid:1)

3.

BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS

Type of expenditure

New

EFTA
contribution

Contributions
form applicant
countries

Heading in
financial
perspective

Non-comp

Diff

NO

YES

YES

No [3]

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For further information, see separate explanatory note.

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4.

LEGAL BASIS

Article 152 TCE.

5.

DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS

5.1.

Need for Community intervention

5.1.1. Objectives pursued

The  programme  shall  contribute  to  the  general  objective  of  providing  citizens  with  a  high
level of protection in an area of freedom, security and justice, including the protection of their
physical  and mental  health.  Within this framework,  it  is  intended  to  prevent  and  combat  all
forms of violence  against children,  young people  and  women  by  the  prevention  of  violence
and by the provision of support for victims of violence in order, in particular, to prevent future
exposure to violence.  It  further  aims  to  assist  and  encourage  NGOs  and  other  organisations
active in this field. By so doing, the programme will contribute to social well-being.

The actions to be implemented under the programme, as set out in the Annex, are intended :

a)

to promote transnational actions :

i.

ii.

iii.

to  set  up  multidisciplinary  networks,  particularly  in  support  of  victims  of
violence and of at-risk groups;

to ensure the exchange of information, the identification and dissemination of
good practice, including through training, study visits and staff exchange;

to  raise  awareness  (general  public,  targeted  audiences  such  as  specific
professions,  authorities)  both  to  improve  understanding  and  adoption  of  zero
tolerance towards  violence and  to  encourage support to victims  and  reporting
of incidences of violence to appropriate authorities;

iv.

to study phenomena related to violence;

b.

to implement complementary actions,  at  the  initiative  of  the  European  Commission,
such  as  studies,  development  of  indicators,  data  gathering,  seminars,  meetings  of
experts or other activities to reinforce the knowledge base of the programme and to
disseminate the information obtained under the programme.

5.1.2. Measures taken in connection with ex ante evaluation

This  Decision  aims  at  continuing  the  former  Daphne  programme.  An  evaluation  of  the
Daphne programme has been carried out  at  mid-term, including explicitly  ex-ante elements.
Indeed, one of the purposes of this mid-term evaluation was to assess the continued relevance
of the programme in view of existing needs. Its results were one of the elements to be taken
into account in the decision on the renewal of the programme beyond 2003.

This evaluation has been carried out in the last quarter of 2001 and published in March 2002
(COM(2002) 169 final, SEC(2002) 338). It was an internal evaluation, based on a particular
project  monitoring  system  by  external  experts.  This  system  comprises  two  on-the-ground
visits to all the projects at different moments in the project’s life: one visit takes place during

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the implementation of the project and focusses on process issues; the second visit takes place
six  months  after  the  completion  of  the  project  and  aims  at  evaluating  its  results,  including
contacts  with  final  beneficiaries.  This  information  was  the  main  data  used  for  the  mid-term
evaluation of the programme. The report has been sent to DG BUDG on 25th September 2002
and is also available on the Daphne web site.

The  ex-ante  elements  of  the  mid-term  evaluation  have  been  discussed  in  the  programme
committee, composed of representatives of the Member States. They have also informed the
discussion in the European Parliament on the need for the renewal of the programme, which
resulted in the resolution A5-0233 (2002). The main elements in this regard are as follows.

The need for a programme to combat violence against children, young people and women is
still  present,  as  shown  by  the  overwhelming  response  that  the  Daphne  programme  received
(1200 proposals received, 145 funded). The first Daphne programme has involved more than
1000  NGOs  and  organisations  active  in  this  area  in  Europe,  which  in  turn  have  reached
several  tens  of  thousands  of  direct  beneficiaries  (children,  young  people  and  women).  The
target  groups  who  will  benefit  from  the  Daphne  II  programme  remain  those  of  the  Daphne
programme, i. e. children, young people and women.

The  general  objective  of  the  programme  is  to  combat  violence  against  these  target  groups.
This  general  objective  remains  relevant.  More  specific  objectives  are 
to  set  up
multidisciplinary  networks  of  organisations  active  in  the  field  of  violence,  particularly  in
support  of  victims  of  violence  and  of  groups  at  risks.  These  networks  are  to  implement
exchange of information, identification and dissemination of good practice, including through
training,  study  visits  and  staff  exchange.  Also,  they  will  raise  awareness  (general  public,
targeted  audiences  such  as  specific  professions,  authorities)  both  to  improve  understanding
and  adoption  of  zero  tolerance  towards  violence  and  to  encourage  support  to  victims  and
reporting of incidences of violence to appropriate authorities. Finally, these networks will also
study phenomena related to violence.

The mid-term evaluation also suggests useful programme indicators which will be taken up in
Daphne II, such as the number of set-up networks, of victims of the various target groups that
have  been  assisted,  of  information  campaigns  organised,  of  good  practices  that  have  been
used and adapted in other geographical areas and/or for other target groups, of information or
awareness raising tools that have been developed (CD-ROM, video, posters, brochures),etc.

One of the conclusions of the mid-term evaluation was that the added value at European level
was closely linked to the transnational networking that was created. The nature of the issues
addressed  is  such  that  a  co-ordinated  and  multidisciplinary  approach  involving  the  various
parties  responsible  for  combating  these  crimes  at  European  Union  level  is  essential.  The
assumption is that by creating a framework for training, information, study and  exchange of
good practice for those responsible for combating violence in all its forms, we should be able
to  prevent  and  combat  such  violence  more  effectively.  This  assumption  remains  valid  for
Daphne II.

The mid-term evaluation  has  also  shown  that  this  community  action  has  a  direct  benefit  on
victims of violence and that it complements legislative work  achieved by Member States.  It
has  also  be  detected  during  the  period  2000-2002  that  projects  funded  by  the  Daphne
programme  had  found  a  continuation  with  the  support  of  national  authorities,  be  it  with
financial  support  or  by  use  in  policies.  The  Daphne  funding  has  therefore  acted  as  “seed
capital” and can generate synergy.

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The  mid-term  evaluation  of  the  Daphne  I  programme  revealed  several  weaknesses  of  the
programme,  such  as  areas  of  action  that  need  to  be  strengthened,  more  dissemination  of
achieved  results  and  more  detailed  guidelines  for  applicants.  These  points  have  been
considered as axis for improvement of the current programme but have also been taken into
account in the subsequent actions of the programme.

Building  on  the  conclusions  of  the  mid-term  evaluation  of  the  Daphne  I  programme,  the
monitoring  system  described  above  will  be  improved  for  Daphne  II.  The  comprehensive
monitoring  of  all  projects  will  be  pursued  under  Daphne  II,  including  the  evaluation  of  the
outcomes of the projects 6 months after completion., This will be reinforced with mechanism
for an evaluation  at programme level.  Furthermore, it is also intended  to  develop  indicators
and collect data in order to be able to quantify the various outcomes of the programme and the
various populations reached.

5.1.3. Measures taken following ex post evaluation

The  ex-post  evaluation  of  the  Daphne  I  programme  has  not  taken  place  yet  –  indeed  the
programme is still ongoing, and will be in force until the end of 2003.

A  final  evaluation  started  mid-2003.  It  will  include  ex-post  evaluation  of  all  the  projects
funded (303) under Daphne I and its the preparatory actions in 1998 and 1999.

5.2.

Actions envisaged and budget intervention arrangements

The target populations of this Decision are children, young people and women, victims or at-
risk of violence.

The concrete measures to be taken to implement the programme are transnational actions and
complementary measures, as specified in 5.1.1 here above.

These measures will strengthen the networking of the concerned organisations, will raise the
awareness  and  level  of  information  of  the  general  public,  but  also  of  specific  audiences
(medical staff, police, journalists, educational staff, etc.), and will improve the dissemination
and the use of good practice to combat violence against children, young people and women.

The proportion of financial support from the Community budget shall not exceed 80 % of the
total cost of the project for the transnational actions and up to 100 % for the complementary
measures.

5.3.

Methods of implementation

The implementation of the activities will be as follows :

(cid:1)  all  Public  authority  tasks  will  be  conducted  by  Commission’s  officials  (amongst  others  :
Policy matters, Annual plan of work, Contractual matters, Financial matters (commitments,
payments), etc.);

(cid:1)  the logistics related to the physical handling of files will be seconded to a TAA (Technical
and  Administrative  Assistance)  -  amongst  others  :  handling  of  proposals,  encoding  in  a
database, maintenance of the database, photocopying, preparation of lists, organisation of
experts meeting, helpline for assistance, etc.;

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(cid:1)  monitoring  visits  and  evaluation  of  progress  of  the  projects  will  be  carried  out  with  the

help of external experts.

6.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

6.1.

Total financial impact on Part B - (over the entire programming period)

(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by
the breakdown in Table 6.2. )

6.1.1.

Financial intervention

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places)

Breakdown

Year
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Transnational actions

6.035

8.260

8.110

8.260

8.060

Complementary measures

1.200

7.240

1.425

9.690

1.425

9.540

1.425

9.690

1.425

9.490

2009 &
2010

Total

0

0

38.725

6.900

45.625

TOTAL

6.1.2.

Technical and administrative assistance, support expenditure and IT expenditure
(commitment appropriations)

Year
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009 &
2010

Total

1) Technical and
administrative assistance
a) Technical assistance
offices

b) Other technical and
administrative assistance:
- intra muros:
- extra muros (TAA):
of which for construction
and maintenance of
computerised management
systems and implementation
of an assistance helpline
Subtotal 1

2) Support expenditure

a) Studies

b) Meetings of experts

c) Information and
publications; external
evaluation
Subtotal 2

TOTAL

___

___

___

___

___

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.350

0.030

0.405

0.030

0.465

0.815

0.230

0.405

0.030

0.665

1.015

0.030

0.355

0.030

0.415

0.765

0.030

0.405

0.030

0.465

0.815

0.180

0.405

0.030

0.615

0.965

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1.750

1.750

0.500

1.975

0.150

2.625

4.375

6.2.

Calculation  of  costs  by  measure  envisaged  in  Part  B  (over  the  entire
programming period)

Breakdown

Type
of outputs :

Number of
outputs

Average annual
unit cost

(total for years
2004-2008)

2

310

___

___

15

___

___

___

___

30

30

1

Projects

___

___

Studies

Data collection

Dissemination
of written
material

Secondment of
project’s staff

Transfer of
results

Transnational actions

- Measure 1

___

Complementary measures

- Measure 1

- Measure 2

- Measure 3

___

- Measure 4

___

- Measure 5

TOTAL COST

Commitments

Total cost

(total for years
1…n)

4=(2X3)

(€)

3

125,000

38,725,000

___

___

100,000

___

___

___

___

50,000

50,000

___

___

1,500,000

2,000,000

400,000

___

___

1,500,000

1,500,000

45,625,000

7.

IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

7.1.

Impact on human resources

Types of post

Staff to be assigned to management of the
action using existing and/or additional
resources

Number of
permanent posts

Number of
temporary posts

Total

Description of tasks deriving from the
action

Officials 
temporary staff

or

A

B

C

Other human resources

Total

2

2

2

6

Programme Management

Financial management

Secretarial duties.

2

2

2

6

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7.2.

Overall financial impact of human resources

Type of human resources

Amount (€)

Method of calculation

Officials

Temporary staff

Other human resources

648,000

6 staff * 108,000/year

(specify budget line)

Total

648,000

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

7.3.

Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action

Budget line

(number and heading)

Overall allocation (Title A7)

A0701 – Missions

A07030 – Meetings

A07031  –  Compulsory  committees 
Committee

:  Advisory

A07032 – Non-compulsory committees

A07040 – Conferences

A0705 – Studies and consultations

Other expenditure (specify)

Information systems (A-5001/A-4300)

Other expenditure - Part A (specify)

Amount €

Method of calculation

4,000

___

41,000

___

___

163,000

___

5 missions * 1 person

___

2 meetings * 25 people

___

___

1 conf. * 200 people

___

Total

208.000

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

I.

II.

III.

Annual total (7.2 + 7.3)

Duration of action

Total cost of action (I x II)

856,000€

5 years

4,280,000€

(In the estimate of human and administrative resources required for the action, DGs/Services
must take into account the decisions taken by the Commission  in its orientation/APS debate
and when adopting the preliminary draft budget (PDB). This means that DGs must show that
human  resources  can  be  covered  by  the  indicative  pre-allocation  made  when  the  PDB  was
adopted.

Exceptional cases (i.e. those where the action concerned could not be foreseen when the PDB
was  being  prepared)  will  have  to  be  referred  to  the  Commission  for  a  decision  on  whether
and how (by means of an amendment of the indicative pre-allocation, an ad hoc redeployment

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exercise,  a  supplementary/amending  budget  or  a  letter  of  amendment  to  the  draft  budget)
implementation of the proposed action can be accommodated.

8.

FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

8.1.

Follow-up arrangements

In  order  to  follow  and  monitor  the  funded  actions,  mechanisms  already  in  place  within  the
previous Daphne programme will be pursued. Monitoring visits are paid to all projects during
their implementation phase enabling to check progress made, results achieved and to propose
advice to ensure a positive outcome.

8.2.

Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation

The Commission is carrying out annual ex-post evaluations. All funded projects are analysed
and visited after their completion in order to assess their overall functioning and output, the
real  and  likely  impact  on  target  beneficiaries,  the  contribution  to  the  general  aims  of  the
programme and the value for money. These assessments are synthesised in an annual report
presenting a global picture of the achievements in the various fields of the programme.

Based on these data, a mid-term report and a final report on the programme will be presented.

9.

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

The  grant  application  forms  will  require  information  on  the  identity  and  nature  of  potential
beneficiaries so that their reliability can be assessed in advance.

Fraud prevention measures (checks, intermediate reports, and final report) are included in the
agreements  or  contracts  between  the  Commission  and  beneficiaries.  The  Commission  will
check reports and ensure that work has been properly carried out before intermediate and final
payments are made.

In  addition,  spot  checks  are  carried  out  by  the  Commission  to  verify  how  funds  have  been
used.

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