Annexes to COM(2014)235 - Ex-post evaluation of the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2010

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Agreement, regardless of whether they are EU Member States or Associated States.

[5]               The countries participating in the EBF in 2007-10 are the Member States of the EU except the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the Schengen associated states Iceland, Norway and  Switzerland. Liechtenstein contributes to the EBF but does not take part. The Associated States, Bulgaria and Romania joined the EBF in 2010.

[6]               Article 52(3)(c) of Decision No 574/2007/EC.

[7]               Article 52(2)(b) of Decision No 574/2007/EC.

[8]               Luxembourg did not submit an evaluation report. Switzerland submitted its report too late to be taken into account for the aggregated synthesis report and therefore could not be included in the present report.

[9]               The SOLID Committee for short.

[10]             Communication on the application of the criteria for the distribution of resources among the Member States under the SOLID Funds. (COM(2011)448).

[11]             Commission Decision 2007/599/EC implementing decision No 574/2007/EC as regards the adoption of strategic guidelines for 2007 to 2013.

[12] Article 6 of Decision No 574/2007 establishing the External Borders Fund: ‘the Fund shall provide support to compensate for foregone fees from transit visas and additional costs incurred in implementing the Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and the Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) scheme in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (1) and Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003’.

[13]             BE, DK, EL, FI, HU, IT, LT, LV, NL, NO, SE, SI.

[14]             AT, BG, CY, EL, LV, PL, SI.

[15]             BE, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, IT, LT, MT, NO, PT, RO, SE, SK.

[16]             BG, EL, IT.

[17]             AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, EE, EL, HU, LT, LV, RO, SE, SI.

[18]             EE, HU, LT, LV, PL, SI, SK,..

[19]             BG, RO.

[20]             LT.

[21]             CY, MT, PT, HU, ES, EL, SI, LT, BE.

[22]             CY, MT, HU, IT, BG.

[23]             IS,NO and CH started to contribute to the EBF in 2009 and adopted their first annual programmes in 2010. BG  and RO joined the EBF in 2010.

[24]             The implementation rate was calculated on the basis of figures provided by Member States. This information includes the implementation rates of annual programmes already closed by the Commission and forecasts by the Member States for the annual programmes still to be closed at the time of submission of the national ex-post evaluation reports. To be noted that DK and PL did not provide data on 2010 programme implementation. The implementation rates for CY and CZ were not final.

[25]             DE, CY, NO, EE.

[26]             AT, CY, DE, EE, ES, FI, IT, LT, LV, MT, NO, PL, SK.

[27]             AT, CZ, MT, RO, SE.

[28]             EL, LT.

[29]             ES, IT, MT.

[30]             BG, FR, HU, LT, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI.

[31]            EE, IS, IT, LV, LT, NL, PT, SK.

[32]             Information on total EBF expenditure on NVIS is available for 17 Member States. Of the Member States that implemented actions in this area, three did not provide data (ES, FI, NL), although Spain and Finland did provide the share of EBF resources in the total investment in their NVIS.

[33]             BE, CY, DE, EL, FR, PT, IT, HU.

[34]             ES, FI, NO, MT, AT.

[35]             All Member States except BG, DK, EE, IS, MT, NL, NO.

[36]             AT, EE, MT, SI, SK.

[37]             BE, BG, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, IT, LT, LV, NO, PL, PT, RO.

[38]             CZ, EL, HU, IS, NL, SE.

[39]             AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, HU, IT, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK.

[40]             Some Member States categorised their results differently. For the purposes of this report they have been grouped under the EBF priorities considered most appropriate.

[41]             CY, DE, EE, EL, ES, FI, HU, IT, LT, MT, NO, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK.

[42]             CY, EE, EL, ES, HU, IT, MT, PT, SK. 3.14 million patrols were performed by car and 432 000 by motorcycle.

[43]             This expenditure amounted to over € 44 million, or 37.33 % of Spain’s total expenditure under Priority 2.

[44]             EE, ES, NO, SI.

[45]             CZ, FR, HU, MT, NO, PT.

[46]             Including FR, RO.

[47]             DE, HU, NO.

[48]             Including DE, PT.

[49]             DE, ES.

[50]             AT, HU, NO.

[51]             EL, FR, HU.

[52]             AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, NL, NO, RO, SK.

[53]             EE, IT, LT, PL, SE, SI.

[54]             AT, BG, CY, DE, EE, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT, NO, SI.

[55]             Including Schengen visas.

[56]             AT, CY, CZ, ES, FR, HU, LT, MT, NL, RO.

[57]             BE, RO, SI.

[58]             AT, BG, CY, DE, EE, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT, NO, SI.

[59]             CZ, DK, EE, FI, HU, NL SE.

[60]             AT, DE FI, FR, HU, IT, LV, PT, RO, SE, SK.

[61]             BE, CZ, EL, ES, HU, LV, LT, PL, RO, SI, SK.

[62]             AT, BG, CZ, DE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IT, LV, LT, NO, SE, SK.

[63]             AT, BG, CZ, DE, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, PL, SI.

[64]             SI.

[65]             DE, FR.

[66]             ES, HU.

[67]             DE, ES, SI.

[68]             LT.

[69]             HU, LV.

[70]             Countries rating the results as very positive: AT, BE, BG, CY, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LV, MT, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK.

[71]             Fourteen in total: BG, BE, CY, CZ, DE, EE, EL, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, PT, SI.

[72]             DE, DK, FI, IS, NL. To be taken into account that IS adopted their first annual programmes in 2010.

[73]             BE, BG, CY, EE, DK, LV, MT, PT, PL.

[74]             AT, BG, CZ, ES, IT.

[75]             BG, DE, ES, LT.

[76]             BE, CY, EE, EL, FR, IT, MT.

[77]              DE.

[78]             ES.

[79]              EL.

[80]              CY, DK, IT.

[81]             DK, HU, IT, NO.

[82]             AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, IS, NO, NL, PL, PT, SE, SK.

[83]             AT, BE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IT, NL, NO, LT, PT.

[84]             ES, HU, IT.

[85]             FR.

[86]             BG, CY, EE, FR, HU, NL, PL, SK.

[87]             AT, EL, PL, SE.