Do the European integration and refugee funds contribute effectively to the integration of TCNs?
The Court’s audit examined whether the EIF and ERF of the SOLID programme contribute effectively to the integration of third-country nationals. The conclusions and recommendations are listed in the report.
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The audit concluded inter alia that:
- It has not been possible to measure success of the annual programmes due to the lack of a proper monitoring and evaluation system. Nevertheless, most of the individual projects audited achieved positive results and Member States generally consider the Funds to have added value.
- Although the total Fund implementation rate improved from 66 % (2007) to 77 % (2008), the Fund remained significantly under-utilised in several Member States.
- The management and control requirements have imposed a disproportionatelyheavy burden on Member States and final beneficiaries, as well as theCommission.
- Although certain efforts were made to ensure coherence and complementarity with the ESF by the Commission in both the design and implementation phases, these were not effective.
- Delays in submission and approval of programmes and reports continue to be incurred by both Member States and the Commission, largely due to the administrative burden.