As an experimental project, the whole process of establishment, functioning and results shall be monitored and evaluated annually, following the different constitution phases, namely the conclusion of an agreement between the Commission and the EIF, the publication of a call for tenders in the Member States, the establishment of a form of agreement between the EIF and the chosen banks/financial intermediaries, the training of staff, the despatch of a communication on the tool itself to the operators, and the production of an impact assessment and progress report with a view to reflecting the situation in the next programme period.

Set up a simplification agenda, including benchmarks to assess progress, and report to the Commission on its implementation progress through the Annual Activity Report; ensure that new models of simplification are disseminated across the Union and inform other Union initiatives.

In order to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the information produced by the EMN in the form of studies and reports, such information should be available through the most advanced technological means, including a dedicated website.

Finally, they take the view that the direct financial assistance increases the advantage of broadcasters transmitting over the terrestrial platform which they already enjoy in light of the must carry rules set out in Article 16 paragraph (2) of the Media Law of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesmediengesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen), which obliges cable network operators to transmit on their network those programmes which have received a terrestrial broadcasting licence from LfM.

7. Inputs/outputs and dissemination: The report states that, taking administrative costs into account, €794 million of Community money was spent under the programme (the Deloitte Touche report estimates €801 million), mostly on transnational mobility and pilot projects.

In general, the Commission will monitor the actions launched in section 4, and disseminate widely the progress reports on the implementation of the present strategy for mobility in the ERA.