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16 Box 1 - Absorption is a means to achieve results and not an end in itself AbsorptioncapacityreferstoaMemberStateŐsabilitytoefficientlyandeffectivelyspendthe financial resources it has been allocated15.The Court has already noted that it is an ongoing challenge for the Union to obtain good qualitative results from schemes where funds are pre-allocated among Member States and absorption is an implicit objective16. 
16 Ruta 1 Đ Utnyttjande r ett verktyg fr att uppn resultat och inte ett sjlvndaml Utnyttjandekapacitet avser en medlemsstats frmga att p ett effektivt och ndamlsenligt stt anvnda de ekonomiska medel som den har tilldelats15. Revisionsrtten har tidigare konstaterat att det r en stndig utmaning fr unionen att uppn goda kvalitativa resultat genom ett system dr medel i frvg beviljas medlemsstaterna och dr utnyttjande r ett implicit ml16.
We also reported that the 2007-2013 legislative framework focused primarily on spending in line with the rules, with limited focus on performance 17. 
Vi har ocks rapporterat att den rttsliga ramen fr 2007Đ2013 frmst var inriktad p att medlen skulle anvndas i enlighet med reglerna, med begrnsat fokus p resultat17.
Absorption should not be an end in itself, but rather a means of investing in actions to help achieve national and EU policy objectives. 
Utnyttjande ska inte vara ett sjlvndaml utan ett verktyg att investera i tgrder som bidrar till att medlemsstaternas och EU:s politiska ml uppns.
In order to do so, it is particularly important that funding is spent in a way that represents value for money. 
Fr att det ska ske r det srskilt viktigt att medlen anvnds s att man fr valuta fr pengarna.
Lastly, we assessed how the Commission monitored absorption during the 2007-2013 period, whether it took timely action and what the results were. 
Slutligen bedmde vi hur kommissionen vervakade utnyttjandet under perioden 2007Đ2013, huruvida den vidtog tgrder i tid och vilka resultat det fick.
Late adoption of the legislative framework and slow implementation resulting in increased pressure to absorb funds 14. . 
Sent antagande av den rttsliga ramen och lngsamt genomfrande resulterade i kad press att utnyttja medel 14.
The adoption of the legislative framework is an essential pre-requisite for the preparation of OPs, because it establishes the regulatory framework and provides legal certainty to Member States that their spending plans and objectives as set in the OPs are in line with EU objectives. In turn, the adoption of the OPs by the Commission marks the start of payments from the EU budget towards an OP. 
Antagandet av den rttsliga ramen r en ndvndig frutsttning fr utarbetandet av operativa program, eftersom den faststller regelverket och skapar rttslig skerhet fr medlemsstaterna om att utgiftsplanerna och utgiftsmlen i deras operativa program verensstmmer med EU:s ml. Drefter markerar kommissionens godknnande av de operativa programmen starten p utbetalningar frn EU-budgeten till ett operativt program.
To ensure that spending can commence at the start of the period, it is necessary that the Commission proposes and the legislator adopts, the legislative framework for an upcoming programme period well before it is due to start. 
Fr att medlen ska kunna brja utnyttjas i inledningen av perioden r det ndvndigt att kommissionen freslr och lagstiftaren antar den rttsliga ramen fr den kommande programperioden i god tid innan den brjar.
Based on previous experience we estimate that a reasonable time-frame would be as follows: Ľ Ľ Ľ the Commission proposes the legislative framework 30 months (two-and-a-half years) before the start of the period; the legislator adopts the framework within 18 months of the Commission proposal; the Member States submit, and the Commission adopts, the national strategies (which were partnership agreements for the 2014-2020 programme period) and OPs within one year of the adoption of the legal framework. 
Utifrn tidigare erfarenheter bedmer vi att en rimlig tidsram ser ut p fljande stt: Ľ Ľ Ľ Kommissionen lgger fram ett frslag till rttslig ram 30 mnader (tv och ett halvt r) innan perioden brjar. Lagstiftaren antar den rttsliga ramen senast 18 mnader efter det att kommissionen har lagt fram sitt frslag. Medlemsstaterna lmnar in, och kommissionen godknner, de nationella strategierna (som var partnerskapsverenskommelser under programperioden 2014Đ2020) och de operativa programmen inom ett r efter antagandet av den rttsliga ramen.
This is important in order to avoid a backlog in implementation and undue pressure to absorb funding towards the end of the period, possibly at the expense of observing the rules and achieving good value for money. 
Detta r viktigt fr att undvika en efterslpning i genomfrandet och en ondig press att utnyttja medel mot slutet av perioden, eventuellt till priset av att regler inte fljs och att resursanvndningen inte blir optimal.
Late adoption of the legislative framework and OPs had a knock-on effect on implementation 16. 
Sent antagande och godknnande av den rttsliga ramen och de operativa programmen fick en dominoeffekt p genomfrandet 16.
For the 2007-2013 period the CommissionŐs proposal for the General Regulation was presented nearly 30 months before the start of the programme period and was adopted by the legislator nearly 24 months later, i.e. almost six months before the start of the period. 17 
Fr perioden 2007Đ2013 lades kommissionens frslag till allmn frordning fram nstan 30 mnader fre programperiodens start, och det antogs av lagstiftaren nstan 24 mnader senare, det vill sga i det nrmaste sex mnader fre periodens start.
For the 2014-2020 programme period, the CommissionŐs proposal for the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) was presented nearly 27 months before the start of the programme period, and it took the legislator over 26 months to adopt it, i.e. only two weeks before the start of the programme period18. 
Fr perioden 2014Đ 2020 lades kommissionens frslag till frordning om gemensamma bestmmelser fram nstan 27 mnader fre programperiodens start, och det tog ver 26 mnader fr lagstiftaren att anta den, det vill sga att det skedde endast tv veckor fre programperiodens start18.
An overview of the timeline of the legislative procedure is provided in Figure 2. 
En versikt ver tidtabellen fr lagstiftningsfrfarandet finns i figur 2.
Compared to the 2007-2013 programme period, the additional time taken to adopt the 2014-2020 Common Provisions Regulation was due to: Ľ Ľ The CommissionŐs legislative proposal was presented three months later (i.e. October 2011 compared to July 2004); The negotiation process between the Council and the European Parliament took two-and-a-half month longer due to the need to wait for the adoption of the Financial Regulation (in October 2012) and of the MFF (adopted only in December 2013) and negotiations as a result of a new legislative procedure19. 
Jmfrt med programperioden 2007Đ2013 berodde den ytterligare tid det tog att anta frordningen om gemensamma bestmmelser fr 2014Đ2020 p fljande: Ľ Ľ Kommissionens lagstiftningsfrslag lades fram tre mnader senare (dvs. i oktober 2011 jmfrt med juli 2004). Frhandlingsprocessen mellan rdet och Europaparlamentet tog tv och en halv mnader lngre eftersom man mste vnta p antagandet av budgetfrordningen (i oktober 2012) och den flerriga budgetramen (som antogs frst i december 2013) samt p grund av frhandlingarna till fljd av det nya lagstiftningsfrfarandet19.
In its communication on the post-2020 MFF20 the Commission acknowledged that the late adoption of the 2014-2020 MFF delayed investments on the ground in various policy areas (including Cohesion). 
I sitt meddelande om den flerriga budgetramen efter 202020 medgav kommissionen att det sena antagandet av den flerriga budgetramen fr 2014Đ2020 frsenade investeringar i praktiken inom olika politikomrden (inklusive sammanhllning).
The Commission has encouraged an early political agreement on the post-2020 MFF in order to provide legal and financial certainty to the national and regional authorities and enable implementation to start immediately at the start of the programme period. 
Kommissionen har verkat fr en tidig politisk verenskommelse om den flerriga budgetramen efter 2020 fr att skapa rttslig och ekonomisk skerhet fr de nationella och regionala myndigheterna och gra det mjligt att pbrja genomfrandet direkt i brjan av programperioden.
COM(2018) 98 final of 14 February 2018 ŇA new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020Ó. 18 18 19 20 
COM(2018) 98 final, 14.2.2018, En ny och modern flerrig budgetram fr ett EU som effektivt genomfr sina prioriteringar efter 2020. 20
For the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 programme periods no OPs had been adopted by the time the programme period commenced on 1 January 2007 and 2014, respectively. 
Nr det gller programperioderna 2007Đ2013 och 2014Đ2020 hade inga operativa program godknts nr programperioden inleddes den 1 januari 2007 respektive 2014.
For the 2007-2013 period a bigger number of OPs were adopted by the end of the first year of the programme period compared to the 2014-2020 period (see Box 2). 
Under perioden 2007Đ2013 godkndes ett strre antal operativa program fre utgngen av programperiodens frsta r jmfrt med perioden 2014Đ2020 (se ruta 2).
This is mainly due to the delayed adoption of the legislative package and possibly more demanding negotiations for adopting Partnership Agreements and OPs than in the previous period21 22. 
Detta beror frmst p att antagandet av lagstiftningspaketet frsenades och mjligtvis p att frhandlingarna fr att godknna partnerskapsverenskommelser och operativa program var mer krvande n under den fregende perioden21 22.
20 Box 2 Đ 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 OPs adopted after the programme periods had started For the 2007-2013 programme period, 98 % (432 of 44023) of the OPs had been submitted and 95 % (416 of 440 OPs) had been adopted by the Commission by 31 December 2007. 
20 Ruta 2 Đ Operativa program 2007Đ2013 och 2014Đ2020 som godkndes efter det att programperioderna hade brjat Vad betrffar programperioden 2007Đ2013 hade 98 % (432 av 44023) av de operativa programmen lmnats in av medlemsstaterna och 95 % (416 av 440) godknts av kommissionen den 31 december 2007.
The bulk of the OPs (91 %) were adopted between July and December 2007. 
Huvuddelen av de operativa programmen (91 %) antogs mellan juli och december 2007.
The average time from date of submission to adoption of an OP was around seven months. 
Den genomsnittliga tidstgngen frn inlmnande till godknnande av ett operativt program var omkring sju mnader.
For the 2014-2020 programme period, 95.5 % (371 of 38724) of the OPs had been submitted by the Member States and only 55.8 % (216 of 387 OPs) had been adopted by the Commission by 31 December 2014. 
Vad betrffar programperioden 2014Đ2020 hade 95,5 % (371 av 38724) av de operativa programmen lmnats in av medlemsstaterna och 55,8 % (216 av 387) godknts av kommissionen den 31 december 2014.
21 22 23 24 Special Report No 2/2017, paragraphs 49 and 53 to 55. 
21 22 23 24 Se punkterna 49 och 53Đ55 i srskild rapport nr 2/2017.
The negotiation took longer possibly because of new requirements introduced by the new legal framework, IT problems encountered with the new electronic information exchange system and a more complex OP adoption procedure at the Commission. 
Frhandlingarna tog mjligtvis lngre tid p grund av infrandet av nya krav i den nya rttsliga ramen, it-problem med det nya systemet fr elektroniskt informationsutbyte och ett mer komplext frfarande fr godknnande av operativa program vid kommissionen.
(See ECA special report No 2/2017, paragraph 55). 
(Se punkt 55 i revisionsrttens srskilda rapport nr 2/2017).
This includes: 249 ERDF and CF OPs; 118 ESF OPs; 73 ETC OPs. 
Varav 249 operativa program inom Eruf och Sammanhllningsfonden, 118 inom ESF och 73 inom europeiskt territoriellt samarbete.
This includes: 124 ERDF and CF OPs; 95 ESF OPs; 92 Multi-fund OPs and 76 ETC OPs. 
Varav 124 operativa program inom Eruf och Sammanhllningsfonden, 95 inom ESF, 92 med std frn flera fonder och 76 inom europeiskt territoriellt samarbete.
A comparison of absorption patterns for the 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 programme periods indicate similar profiles. 
En jmfrelse av utnyttjandemnster fr programperioderna 2000Đ2006 och 2007Đ2013 tyder p liknande profiler.
For the 2014-2020 programme period absorption as of end 2017 (year 4 into the programme period) is slower. 
Vad betrffar programperioden 2014Đ2020 var utnyttjandet vid utgngen av 2017 (programperiodens fjrde r) lngsammare.
Figure 4 shows the cumulative absorption rate25 during these three programme periods from the start of the period (year 1) to the year when the closure declaration should be submitted (year 11). 
Figur 4 visar den miljarder euro ackumulerade utnyttjandegraden25 under dessa tre programperioder, frn brjan av perioden (r 1) till det r d det slutliga utltandet ska lmnas (r 11).
Figure 4 Đ Absorption rate in the 2000-2006, 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 programme periods for the ERDF, ESF and CF 22 100 % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% End of programme period End of eligibility period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2000-2006 programme period 2007-2013 programme period 2014-2020 programme period years Source: ECA, based on Commission data. 
Figur 4 Đ Utnyttjandegrad under programperioderna 2000Đ2006, 2007Đ2013 och 2014Đ 2020 fr Eruf, ESF och Sammanhllningsfonden 22 100 % 90 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 % 0% Programperiodenslutar Stdperioden slutar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Programperioden 2000Đ2006 Programperioden 2007Đ2013 Programperioden 2014-2020 r Klla: Europeiska revisionsrtten, p grundval av uppgifter frn kommissionen.
Besides the late adoption of the legislative framework and OPs, we identified at least two more factors that led to slow absorption in the first years of the 2007-2013 programme period compared to the previous period. 
Frutom det sena antagandet av den rttsliga ramen och det sena godknnandet av de operativa programmen identifierade vi tminstone ytterligare tv faktorer som ledde till lngsamt genomfrande de frsta ren av programperioden 2007Đ2013 jmfrt med den fregende perioden.
Firstly, for the 2000-2006 programme period, the expenditure eligibility period - and therefore the deadline for closure - were extended by six months (up to June 2009 and September 2010 respectively) for most Member States 26. 
Under programperioden 2000Đ2006 frlngdes fr det frsta stdperioden fr utgifter Đ och drfr tidsfristen fr avslutande Đ med sex mnader (fram till juni 2009 respektive september 2010) fr de flesta medlemsstater26.
This delayed implementation of the 2007-2013 programme period, as Member States were still using the commitments available from the previous period. 
Detta frsenade genomfrandet av programperioden 2007Đ2013, eftersom medlemsstater fortfarande Utnyttjandegraden berknas genom att man dividerar de ackumulerade betalningarna med de totala tagandena fr Eruf, Sammanhllningsfonden och ESF.
Secondly, during the 2000-2006 26 In view of the continuing economic difficulties, the eligibility period of 13 Greek programmes and 18 INTERREG III programmes were extended to 31 December 2009, bringing the submission deadlines to 31 March 2011. 
Med hnsyn till de fortsatta ekonomiska svrigheterna frlngdes stdperioden fr 13 grekiska program och 18 Interreg III-program till den 31 december 2009, s att tidsfristen fr inlmning blev den 31 mars 2011.
Following the earthquake in Abruzzo regional operational programme and INTERREG III A Italia-Adriatico were extended to 30 June 2010, with a submission deadline of 30 September 2011. 
Efter jordbvningen i Abruzzerna frlngdes det regionala operativa programmet Interreg III A Italien-Adriatiska havet till den 30 juni 2010, och tidsfristen fr inlmning faststlldes till den 30 september 2011.
Absorption rate (%) 
25 26 Utnyttjandegrad (%)
period, pre-financing was made in full once the first commitment had been made27, whereas in the 2007-2013 programme period, this was staggered over the years 2007 to 2009. 
Under perioden 2000Đ2006 betalades fr det andra hela frhandsfinansieringen ut nr det frsta tagandet hade gjorts27, medan den under programperioden 2007Đ2013 frdelades mellan ren 2007Đ2009.
The Court has already reported on the risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014-2020 period could be greater than those for the 2007-2013 period28. 
Revisionsrtten har tidigare rapporterat om risken fr att frseningarna i budgetgenomfrandet av programperioden 2014Đ2020 kan blir strre n de var perioden 2007Đ201328.
At the end of 2016 (three years into the programme period), only 77 % of authorities had been designated for the ERDF, ESF and CF OPs. 
I slutet av 2016 (tre r efter programperiodens start) hade endast 77 % av myndigheterna utsetts fr de operativa programmen inom Eruf, ESF och Sammanhllningsfonden.
This aggravated the already slow start (see paragraphs 16, 19 and Box 2), because while Member States authorities may launch calls and select projects, they cannot submit statements of expenditure to the Commission until they have been designated. 
Detta gjorde att den redan lngsamma starten blev nnu lngsammare (se punkterna 16 och 19 samt ruta 2), eftersom medlemsstaternas myndigheter visserligen fr utlysa anskningsomgngar och vlja ut projekt men inte kan lmna in utgiftsdeklarationer till kommissionen frrn de har utsetts.
As of May 2018, the designation process was nearly completed. 
I maj 2018 hade processen fr att utse myndigheter nstan avslutats.
As of 1 March 2018, the first, second and third final accounts submitted by the Member States show cumulative expenditure amounting to only around 5Ą% of the budget allocated for the entire programme period29. 
Per den 1 mars 2018 visade de frsta, andra och tredje slutliga rkenskaper som lmnades in av medlemsstaterna ackumulerade utgifter motsvarande endast cirka 5 % av budgeten fr hela programperioden29.
The Commission reported that the rate of project selection for the 2014-2020 programme period started slowly. 
Kommissionen rapporterade att projekturvalet fr programperioden 2014Đ2020 startade lngsamt.
However, by July 2017, it had reached the same levels as in the previous period30 and from then on, the Commission expects implementation rates to be broadly similar to the 2007-2013 programme period. However, given the absorption difficulties in the 2007-2013 programme period and the slower start of the 2014-2020 period, it is likely that absorption difficulties will also be encountered in 2014-2020. This amounted to 7 % of the contribution from the funds. 
Men i juli 2017 hade det ntt samma niver som under den fregende perioden30, och frn och med den tidpunkten rknar kommissionen med att Detta uppgick till 7 % av bidraget frn fonderna.
Article 32 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 
Artikel 32 i rdets frordning (EG) nr 1260/1999 av den 21 juni 1999 om allmnna bestmmelser fr strukturfonderna (EGT L 161, 26.6.1999, s.
1). See the CourtŐs 2015 and 2016 annual reports, Chapter 6 ŇEconomic, Social and Territorial CohesionÓ. 
1). Se kapitel 6 Ekonomisk, social och territoriell sammanhllning i revisionsrttens rsrapporter fr 2015 och 2016.
The third final accounts covering the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 are subject to the Commission's examination and acceptance which is due by 31 May 2018. 
De tredje slutliga rkenskaperna omfattar perioden 1 juli 2016 till 30 juni 2017 och ska granskas och godknnas av kommissionen senast den 31 maj 2018.
As a result cumulative expenditure may change. My Region, My Europe, My Future, 7th Report on Economic Social and Territorial Cohesion, European Commission, September 2017, p. 
My Region, My Europe, My Future, 7th Report on Economic Social and Territorial Cohesion (min region, mitt Europa, min framtid, sjunde rapporten om ekonomisk, social och territoriell sammanhllning), Europeiska kommissionen, september 2017, s.
The Court noted that for nine Member States31 outstanding commitments on 2014-2020 ESI funds at the end of 2016 represented more than 15 % of 2016 general government spending. 
Revisionsrtten konstaterade att de utestende tagandena fr ESI-medel 2014Đ2020 i slutet av 2016 motsvarade mer n 15 % av de offentliga utgifterna 2016 i nio medlemsstater31.
Given the sizeable commitment appropriations still available under the 2014-2020 MFF, Member States where ESI funds represent a significant percentage of general government spending may find it challenging to identify sufficient high-quality projects on which to spend the available funding or to provide co-financing32. 
Med hnsyn till den stora mngd tagandebemyndiganden som fortfarande finns tillgnglig inom den flerriga budgetramen fr 2014Đ2020 kan de medlemsstater dr ESI-fonderna str fr en stor andel av de offentliga utgifterna f svrt att hitta tillrckligt mnga hgkvalitativa projekt som de kan anvnda de tillgngliga EU-medlen till eller ge medfinansiering32.
In the 2007-2013 programme period absorption patterns varied across Member States and several did not manage to use all the funding available 27. 
Under programperioden 2007Đ2013 varierade utnyttjandemnstren mellan medlemsstaterna, och flera av dem lyckades inte utnyttja alla tillgngliga medel 27.
Our examination of the absorption by Member States for the 2007 - 2013 programme period shows that some Member States absorbed the funds more quickly than others. 
Vr granskning av medlemsstaternas anslagsutnyttjande under programperioden 2007Đ 2013 visar att vissa av dem utnyttjade medlen snabbare n andra.
However, we note that absorption is a means to achieve objectives and results, but not an end in itself. 
Vi noterar dock att anslagsutnyttjande r ett verktyg fr att uppn ml och resultat och inte ett sjlvndaml.
Figure 5 shows the disparities in absorption rate across Member States. 
Figur 5 visar skillnaderna i utnyttjandegrad mellan medlemsstaterna.
24 31 32 Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. 
24 31 32 Bulgarien, Estland, Kroatien, Lettland, Litauen, Ungern, Polen, Rumnien och Slovakien.
See the CourtŐs 2016 annual report, Chapter 2 ŇBudgetary and Financial ManagementÓ, paragraphs 2.24-2.25. 
Se punkterna 2.24Đ2.25 i kapitel 2 Budgetfrvaltningen och den ekonomiska frvaltningen i revisionsrttens rsrapport fr 2016.
Figure 5 Đ Absorption rate by Member State compared to EU average for the 2007-2013 programme period for the ERDF, ESF and CF Legend Member States which absorbed above average Đ from 2009 to 2015 Member States which absorbed under average Đ from 2009 to 2015 Member States which absorbed below average and then had an absorption rate above average until 2015 Member States which absorption alternate around average - from 2009 to 2015 Note:WhenconsideringtheMemberStatesŐabsorptionpatternforthe2007-2013 programme periodwetookaccountofpaymentsmadebetween2009and2015. 
Figur 5 Đ Utnyttjandegrad per medlemsstat jmfrt med EU-genomsnittet programperioden 2007Đ2013 fr Eruf, ESF och Sammanhllningsfonden Teckenfrklaring Medlemsstater med ett utnyttjande ver genomsnittet Đ frn 2009 till 2015 Medlemsstater med ett utnyttjande under genomsnittet Đ frn 2009 till 2015 Medlemsstater med ett utnyttjande under genomsnittet och drefter en utnyttjandegrad ver genomsnittet fram till 2015 Medlemsstater med ett utnyttjande som pendlade kring genomsnittet Đ frn 2009 till 2015 Obs.: Nr vi tittade p medlemsstaternas utnyttjandemnster programperioden 2007Đ2013 beaktade vi betalningar som hade gjorts mellan 2009 och 2015.
Paymentsmadeduring2007 and 2008 were not included as they are practically only pre-financing payments. 
Betalningar som gjordes under 2007 och 2008 ingick inte eftersom de nstan bara r betalningar av frhandsfinansiering.