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The European Semester is a cycle of policy coordination between the EU Member States which aims at an alignment of national budgetary, fiscal and economic policies with EU objectives and priorities. 
Evropski semester je ciklus usklajevanja politik med državami članicami EU, namenjen uskladitvi nacionalnih proračunskih, fiskalnih in gospodarskih politik s cilji in prioritetami EU.
In the context of the European Semester the Council recommends Member States which structural reforms to implement and how to prevent excessive macroeconomic imbalances. 
Svet v okviru evropskega semestra državam članicam priporoči, katere strukturne reforme naj izvedejo in kako naj preprečijo čezmerna makroekonomska neravnovesja.
Impact refers to the longer term socio-economic consequences that can be observed after a certain period after the completion of an intervention, which may affect direct beneficiaries of the intervention or other indirect beneficiaries (e.g. decrease in unemployment levels, improvements in water quality, etc.). 
Izložki se proizvedejo ali dosežejo z viri, dodeljenimi za neko intervencijo (npr. izvedeni tečaji usposabljanja za brezposelne mlade, število zgrajenih komunalnih čistilnih naprav ali kilometrov cest itd.).
Key Implementation Step (KIS) refer to specific intermediate stages in the implementation of operations which are necessary to achieve the targets set for an investment priority for 2023. 
Ključna faza izvajanja pomeni specifične vmesne dele izvajanja operacij, ki so potrebni za doseganje ciljnih vrednosti, določenih za prednostno naložbo za leto 2023.
They can solely be used for the purposes of the performance framework and may refer to different stages of implementation that are necessary to deliver outputs, e.g. selection of projects or approval of major projects. 
Uporabljajo se lahko samo za namene okvira za smotrnost poslovanja, nanašajo pa se lahko na različne dele izvajanja, ki so potrebni za doseganje izložkov, npr. izbiro projektov ali odobritev velikih projektov.
Milestones are intermediate targets, directly linked to the achievement of the specific objective for an investment priority. 
Mejniki so vmesne ciljne vrednosti, neposredno povezane s specifičnim ciljem prednostne naložbe.
They are to be achieved by 31 December 2018 and will be assessed in 2019. 
Doseči jih je treba do 31. decembra 2018, ocenjeni pa bodo v letu 2019.
An Operational Programme (OP) sets out a Member State’s or a region’s priorities and specific objectives and how the funding (EU and national public and private co-financing) from the ESI funds will be used during a given period (currently 7 years) to finance projects. 
Operativni program določa prioritete in specifične cilje države članice ali regije ter način uporabe financiranja (sofinanciranja EU ter nacionalnega javnega in zasebnega sofinanciranja) iz evropskih strukturnih in investicijskih skladov v danem obdobju (sedaj sedem let) za financiranje projektov.
These projects must contribute to achieve a certain number of objectives specified at the level of the OP’s priority axis. 
Ti projekti morajo prispevati k doseganju nekega števila ciljev, določenih na ravni prednostne osi operativnega programa.
An OP is prepared by the Member State and has to be 5 approved by the Commission before any payments from the EU budget can be made. 
Operativni program pripravi država članica, preden pa so mogoča plačila iz proračuna EU, ga mora odobriti Komisija.
OPs can only be modified during the period covered if both parties agree. 
Operativni programi se lahko v obdobju, ki ga pokrivajo, spreminjajo le, če se strinjata obe strani.
Partnership Agreements (PAs) are entered into between the European Commission and each Member State for the 2014-2020 programme period. 
Partnerski sporazumi se sklepajo med Evropsko komisijo in posameznimi državami članicami za programsko obdobje 2014–2020.
They set out the national authorities' plans on how to use funding from the European Structural and Investment Funds and outline each country's strategic goals and priorities for investment, linking them to the overall aims of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. 
Opredeljujejo načrte nacionalnih organov o načinu uporabe finančnih sredstev iz evropskih strukturnih in investicijskih skladov, določajo strateške cilje in prednostne naložbe posamezne države ter jih povezujejo s splošnimi cilji strategije Evropa 2020 za pametno, trajnostno in vključujočo rast.
They also include, inter alia a summary of the assessment of the fulfilment of applicable ex-ante conditionalities and if they are not fulfilled - of the actions to be taken, the bodies responsible and the timetable for implementation of those actions, as well as the description of methodology and mechanisms to ensure consistency in functioning of the performance frameworks. 
Med drugim vključujejo tudi povzetek ocene o izpolnjevanju veljavnih predhodnih pogojenosti in, če te niso izpolnjene, ukrepe, ki jih je treba sprejeti, seznam organov, odgovornih za časovni načrt za izvajanje teh ukrepov, ter opis metodologije in mehanizmov za zagotavljanje skladnosti pri delovanju okvirov za smotrnost poslovanja.
They are prepared by the Member State in a dialogue with the Commission and must be adopted by the Commission. 
Pripravijo jih države članice v dialogu s Komisijo, ki jih mora nato sprejeti.
The Performance Reserve accounts for 6 % of resources allocated to the ERDF, ESF and CF under the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal, as well as to the EAFRD, and to measures financed under shared management in accordance with the EMFF Regulation. 
Rezerva za smotrnost poslovanja predstavlja 6 % sredstev, dodeljenih skladoma ESRR, ESS in Kohezijskemu skladu v okviru cilja „naložbe za rast in delovna mesta” ter skladu EKSRP in ukrepom, ki se financirajo v okviru deljenega upravljanja v skladu z uredbo o ESPR.
These funds are included in the programmes, but will be definitively allocated or reallocated, subject to the outcome of the performance review in 2019. 
Ta sredstva so vključena v programe, vendar bodo dokončno dodeljena ali predodeljena glede na izid pregleda smotrnosti poslovanja leta 2019.
A result is a measurable consequence deriving – directly or indirectly – from a cause and effect relationship. 
Rezultat je merljiva posledica, ki neposredno ali posredno izhaja iz vzročno-posledičnega razmerja.
The results-based approach to public policy relies on the principle that the focus of public interventions should be on the delivery of results, rather than on activity or process management. 
Na rezultatih temelječ pristop k javni politiki temelji na načelu, da bi morale biti javne intervencije osredotočene na doseganje rezultatov in ne upravljanje dejavnosti ali procesa.
In Cohesion policy, the term result usually refers to outcomes and impacts. 
V okviru kohezijske politike se izraz rezultat navadno nanaša na izložke in učinke.
A Thematic Objective is a structuring element of the Partnership Agreements. 
Tematski cilj je element strukturiranja partnerskih sporazumov.
It is predetermined by legislation and present objectives that should to be supported by European Structural and Investment Funds. 
Določen je z zakonodajo in trenutnimi cilji, ki bi jih morali podpirati evropski strukturni in investicijski skladi.
Thematic objectives establish a link to EU level strategic objectives. 7 
Tematski cilji vzpostavljajo povezavo s strateškimi cilji na ravni EU.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY About Ex-ante conditionalities and the Performance reserve as instruments to make more effective use of Cohesion spending I. The audit looks at two specific instruments introduced for the 2014-2020 programme period to make Cohesion spending more results oriented: ex-ante conditionalities and the performance reserve. 
POVZETEK O predhodnih pogojenostih in rezervi za smotrnost poslovanja kot instrumentih za uspešnejšo porabo na področju kohezije I. Revizija obravnava dva posebna instrumenta, uvedena v programskem obdobju 2014– 2020, namenjena okrepitvi usmerjenosti porabe na področju kohezije v rezultate: predhodne pogojenosti in rezervo za smotrnost poslovanja.
While the former specifies certain conditions that must be fulfilled before the programme implementation is launched or at the latest by the end of 2016, the latter requires most ESIF programmes to set aside 6 % of the total funding to each Member State which will be definitively allocated or reallocated subject to the outcome of a performance review in 2019. 
Prve določajo nekatere pogoje, ki jih je treba izpolniti, preden se začne izvajanje programov ali najkasneje do konca leta 2016, v skladu z drugo pa je treba pri večini programov evropskih strukturnih in investicijskih skladov rezervirati 6 % finančnih sredstev za vsako državo članico, ki se bodo dokončno dodelila ali predodelila glede na izid pregleda smotrnosti poslovanja leta 2019.
How we conducted our audit II. 
Kako je Sodišče izvedlo revizijo II.
We sought to determine whether ex-ante conditionalities and the performance framework and reserve were effectively used to incentivise better Cohesion spending by Member States during the 2014-2020 programme period. 
Sodišče je poskušalo ugotoviti, ali se predhodne pogojenosti in okvir ter rezerva za smotrnost poslovanja uspešno uporabljajo za spodbujanje boljše porabe držav članic na področju kohezije v programskem obdobju 2014–2020.
Our audit covered the period from December 2013 to February 2017. III. 
Revizija zajema obdobje od decembra 2013 do februarja 2017 III. in dopolnjuje prejšnje Posebno poročilo Sodišča št.
This audit complements our previous Special Report 2/2017 dealing with the Commission’s negotiation of partnership agreements and programmes. 
2/2017, ki obravnava pogajanja Komisije o partnerskih sporazumih in programih.
What we found IV. 
Kaj je Sodišče ugotovilo IV.
The ex-ante conditionalities are an innovation in Cohesion policy. 
Predhodne pogojenosti so novost v kohezijski politiki.
Overall, we found that they provided a consistent framework for assessing the Member States’ readiness to implement EU funds at the start of the 2014-2020 programme period. 
Na splošno je bilo ugotovljeno, da so zagotovile skladen okvir za ocenjevanje pripravljenosti držav članic za izvajanje skladov EU na začetku programskega obdobja 2014–2020.
However, it is unclear to what extent this has effectively led to changes on the ground. 
Ni pa jasno, koliko je to dejansko spodbudilo spremembe na terenu.
The Commission has not made use of the possibility to suspend payments at programme adoption of unfulfilled ex-ante conditionalities. 
Komisija ni uporabila možnosti, da bi pri sprejetju programov začasno ustavila plačila za neizpolnjene predhodne pogojenosti.
Around half of the more than 700 action plans adopted by Member States to fulfil all ex-ante conditionalities were not reported as completed by the end of 2016. 
Glede na poročila do konca leta 2016 ni bila izvedena približno polovica od več kot 700 akcijskih načrtov, ki so jih države članice sprejele za izpolnitev predhodnih pogojenosti.
These uncompleted action plans cover at most 27 % of the ERDF, CF, and ESF spending. After programme adoption the CPR does not provide for the Commission imposing any suspension of payments prior to the Member States’ reporting on the completion of 8 
Ti neizvedeni akcijski načrti predstavljajo največ 27 % porabe ESRR, Kohezijskega sklada in ESS. Po sprejetju programov uredba o skupnih določbah Komisiji ne omogoča, da bi ta začasno ustavila plačila, preden države 8
actions to fulfil ex ante conditionalities in the annual implementation reports (by 30 June 2017) or progress reports (by 31 August 2017). 
članice ne poročajo o izvedbi ukrepov za izpolnitev predhodnih pogojenosti v svojih letnih poročilih o izvajanju (do 30. junija 2017) ali poročilih o napredku (do 31. avgusta 2017).
V. We also consider that the performance framework and reserve is unlikely to trigger a significant reallocation of Cohesion spending during the 2014-2020 period to better performing programmes. 
V. Sodišče meni še, da okvir in rezerva za smotrnost poslovanja v obdobju 2014–2020 verjetno ne bosta povzročila bistvene predodelitve porabe na področju kohezije bolj smotrnim programom.
In particular any reallocation will be within and/or between the programmes of the same Member States. 
Če bodo sredstva predodeljena, bo to znotraj programa ali med programi iste države članice.
While 6 % of ERDF, CF and ESF funding has been set aside for the performance reserve, the way the performance reserve has been designed provides little incentive for a better result orientation of the OPs since it is mostly based on spending and outputs. 
Čeprav je bilo 6 % sredstev ESRR, Kohezijskega sklada in ESS zadržanih kot rezerva za smotrnost poslovanja, zasnova te rezerve ne zagotavlja velike spodbude za boljšo usmerjenost operativnih programov v rezultate, saj večinoma temelji na porabi in izložkih.
Furthermore, the additional funding is definitively allocated even if milestones are not met in full by 2018 and can at most be reallocated within the Member State. 
Poleg tega se bodo dodatna sredstva dokončno dodelila tudi, če mejniki ne bodo v celoti doseženi do leta 2018, v najslabšem primeru pa se lahko predodelijo le znotraj države članice.
The newly introduced suspensions and financial corrections for underperformance are a step in the right direction, but are subject to restrictive conditions and therefore unlikely to be applied in practice. 
Na novo uvedene začasne ustavitve plačil in finančni popravki za nezadostno smotrnost so korak v pravo smer, vendar zanje veljajo omejitve, zato ni verjetno, da bodo uporabljeni v praksi.
What we recommend VI. 
Kaj Sodišče priporoča VI.
We do not believe that regulatory changes during the current 2014-2020 period in relation to either instrument would be cost-efficient. 
Sodišče meni, da regulativne spremembe v zvezi z instrumentoma v tekočem obdobju 2014–2020 ne bi bile stroškovno učinkovite.
Nevertheless, we encourage the Member States to complete and the Commission to assess the agreed action plans and pursue the fulfilment of all ex-ante conditionalities. 
Kljub temu države članice spodbuja k izvedbi, Komisijo pa k oceni dogovorjenih akcijskih načrtov in k prizadevanjem za izpolnitev vseh predhodnih pogojenosti.
Moreover, the existing provisions regarding the performance reserve should be used as far as possible to avoid that money is wasted. 
Poleg tega bi bilo treba veljavne določbe v zvezi z rezervo za smotrnost poslovanja, kolikor je to mogoče, uporabljati za preprečevanje potrate denarja.
Our recommendations, therefore, are for the post-2020 period, during which both instruments if maintained, should be reinforced so that they are more likely to contribute to a more effective use of Cohesion spending. 
Priporočili Sodišča se zato nanašata na obdobje po letu 2020, v katerem bi morali oba instrumenta, če bi ju ohranili, tudi okrepiti, da bo bolj verjetno, da bosta prispevala k uspešnejši porabi na področju kohezije.
Therefore when preparing its legislative proposal for the post-2020 period, the Commission should: - Recommendation 1: further develop ex-ante conditionalities as an instrument to assess Member States’ readiness to implement EU funds, and in particular 9 
Zato bi morala Komisija pri pripravi svojega zakonodajnega predloga za obdobje po letu 2020: - priporočilo 1: nadalje razviti predhodne pogojenosti kot instrument za ocenjevanje pripravljenosti držav članic za izvajanje skladov EU, zlasti: a) ponovno oceniti relevantnost in koristnost vsake predhodne pogojenosti za obdobje 2014–2020, odpraviti podvajanje in ohraniti samo tiste, ki resnično vplivajo na uspešno doseganje ciljev politike, 9
(a) re-assess the relevance and usefulness of each of the ex-ante conditionalities for 2014-2020, eliminate overlaps and keep only those which can genuinely impact the effective achievement of policy objectives; (b) ensure consistency of the ex-ante conditionalities for the post-2020 period with the European Semester; (c) set clear assessment criteria with measurable targets wherever feasible to ensure a common understanding of what needs to be achieved; and (d) require the fulfilment and application of ex-ante conditionalities throughout the programming period and follow it up taking into account the potential administrative burden. - Recommendation 2: Consider turning the performance reserve for the post-2020 period into a more result-oriented instrument that allocates funds to those programmes that achieved good results , and in particular consider whether it should propose to (a) based on lessons learned further develop the performance reserve into an instrument better promoting and rewarding good performance where OPs need to demonstrate what they intend to achieve with the additional funding; (b) make more use of immediate result indicators; and turn the key implementation steps into tools which better demonstrate actual performance of long term infrastructure interventions when assessing performance; and (c) review the conditions for payment suspensions and financial corrections so that underperformance can be more easily addressed, at an earlier stage, with a view to further increasing the incentives to properly implement the funds. 
b) zagotoviti skladnost predhodnih pogojenosti za obdobje po letu 2020 z evropskim semestrom, c) kadar je to izvedljivo, določiti jasna merila ocenjevanja z merljivimi ciljnimi vrednostmi, da bi zagotovila enotno razumevanje tega, kaj je treba doseči, in d) zahtevati izpolnjevanje in uporabo predhodnih pogojenosti skozi celotno programsko obdobje ter jih nadalje spremljati ob upoštevanju morebitnih upravnih obremenitev. - priporočilo 2: razmisliti o preoblikovanju rezerve za smotrnost poslovanja v instrument, ki bo bolj usmerjen v rezultate in bo finančna sredstva dodeljeval tistim programom, ki so dosegli dobre rezultate. Zlasti bi morala razmisliti, ali bi predlagala: a) naj se na podlagi pridobljenih izkušenj rezerva za smotrnost poslovanja dodatno razvije v instrument, s katerim se bo bolj spodbujalo in nagrajevalo doseganje dobre smotrnosti poslovanja, in v zvezi s katerim bo v operativnih programih treba dokazati, kaj naj bi se z dodatnimi finančnimi sredstvi doseglo, b) naj se pri ocenjevanju smotrnosti poslovanja več uporabljajo kazalniki neposrednih rezultatov, ključne faze izvajanja pa naj se preoblikujejo v orodja, s katerimi bo lažje prikazati dejansko smotrnost poslovanja pri dolgoročnih infrastrukturnih intervencijah, in c) naj se pregledajo pogoji za začasno ustavitev plačil in finančne popravke, tako da bo mogoče nezadostno smotrnost preprosteje obravnavati, in sicer v zgodnejši fazi, da bi se okrepila spodbuda za ustrezno izvrševanje skladov. 10
INTRODUCTION Performance-orientation is a key priority for the Commission during the 2014-2020 period 1. 
UVOD Usmerjenost v smotrnost je ključna prioriteta Komisije v obdobju 2014–2020 1.
The European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds account for less than 0.4 % of the European Union’s GDP, but they have a significant impact on the economies of many Member States. 
Evropski strukturni in investicijski skladi (ESI) pomenijo manj kot 0,4 % BDP Evropske unije, vendar pomembno vplivajo na gospodarstvo številnih držav članic.
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) account for 349.4 billion euro in the 2014-2020 programme period and make up 75 % of the ESI funds. 
Evropski sklad za regionalni razvoj (ESRR), Kohezijski sklad in Evropski socialni sklad (ESS) v programskem obdobju 2014–2020 pomenijo 349,4 milijarde EUR oziroma 75 % evropskih strukturnih in investicijskih skladov.
According to recent Commission data for the programme period 2007-2013, there are nine Member States where ERDF and CF spending corresponds to more than 30 % of all government capital expenditure. 
V skladu z nedavnimi podatki Komisije za programsko obdobje 2007– 2013 poraba iz ESRR in Kohezijskega sklada v devetih državah članicah pomeni več kot 30 % vseh javnih naložb v osnovna sredstva.
In four Member States (Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia and Latvia) it even accounts for more than half of all public investments2. 
V štirih državah članicah (na Madžarskem, v Litvi, na Slovaškem in v Latviji) pomeni celo več kot polovico vseh javnih naložb2.
This is why making best use of these funds is so important. 
Zato je tako pomembno, da se ta sredstva čim bolje uporabijo.
During the 2014-2020 period, the Commission can use two specific instruments to incentivise better Cohesion spending by Member States and to make the release of EU funds subject to Member States meeting certain requirements in implementing the ESI funds: - ex-ante conditionalities; - a performance framework and performance reserve. 
V obdobju 2014–2020 lahko Komisija za spodbujanje boljše porabe na področju kohezije v državah članicah in za pogojevanje sprostitve sredstev EU s tem, da morajo države članice pri izvajanju skladov ESI izpolniti nekatere zahteve, uporabi dva specifična instrumenta: - predhodne pogojenosti in - okvir in rezervo za smotrnost poslovanja.
These two specific instruments are part of a broader range of measures aimed at reinforcing result orientation of Cohesion spending. 
Ta specifična instrumenta sta del širšega sklopa ukrepov, namenjenih krepitvi usmerjenosti porabe na področju kohezije v rezultate.
The Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) for the 2014-2020 period (which sets out the rules for all ESI funds) also requires3: - a concentration of funding on thematic objectives and investment priorities derived from the Europe 2020 strategy; 2 3 11 SWD(2016) 318 final, 19.9.2016 “Ex-post evaluation of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund 2007-13”. 
Uredba o skupnih določbah za obdobje 2014–2020, ki določa pravila za vse evropske strukturne in investicijske sklade, zahteva tudi3: - osredotočenost financiranja na tematske cilje in prednostne naložbe, ki izhajajo iz strategije Evropa 2020, 2 3 11 SWD(2016) 318 final, 19.9.2016 Ex-post evaluation of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund 2007-13 (Naknadna ocena ESRR in Kohezijskega sklada za obdobje 2007–2013).
- a more structured use of intervention logic during the programming exercise, starting with identifying investment needs and the specifying the intended long-term results; and - a more consistent and comprehensive use of performance indicators to measure progress towards reaching these results. 
- bolj strukturirano uporabo intervencijske logike med programskim načrtovanjem, ki se začne z ugotavljanjem potreb po naložbah in opredelitvijo pričakovanih dolgoročnih rezultatov, in - skladnejšo in celovitejšo uporabo kazalnikov smotrnosti za merjenje napredka pri doseganju teh rezultatov.
These three aspects were dealt with in our Special Report 2/2017 “The Commission's negotiation of 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements and programmes in Cohesion: spending more targeted on Europe 2020 priorities, but increasingly complex arrangements to measure performance”. 
2/2017 – Pogajanja Komisije o partnerskih sporazumih in programih na področju kohezije za obdobje 2014– 2020: poraba je bolj osredotočena na prioritete strategije Evropa 2020, vendar je ureditev za merjenje smotrnosti vedno bolj zapletena.
Ex-ante conditionalities: setting minimum requirements at the beginning of the implementation of programmes 5. 
Predhodne pogojenosti: določitev minimalnih zahtev ob začetku izvajanja programov 5.
The ex-ante conditionalities (EACs) require a Member State to achieve certain conditions prior to the implementation of the OPs4. 
Predhodne pogojenosti zahtevajo, da država članica izpolni nekatere pogoje, preden začne izvajati operativne programe4.
Annex I provides the list of all 36 EACs. 
Priloga I vsebuje seznam vseh 36 predhodnih pogojenosti.
There are two types of EACs: - seven general EACs. 
Obstajata dve vrsti predhodnih pogojenosti: - sedem splošnih predhodnih pogojenosti.