to contribute to the overarching priorities of the EU economic and social policy agenda, in particular the Europe 2020 Strategy and its implementing mechanisms.

The specific objectives of the Programme shall be achieved through actions in line with the thematic priorities listed in Annex I and implemented via the annual work programmes referred to in Article 11.

The specific objectives of the Programme shall be achieved through actions in line with the thematic priorities listed in Annex I and implemented via the annual work programmes referred to in Article 11.

In the Commission's view, future priorities should therefore a) be in line with and contribute to the overarching priorities of the EU economic and social policy agenda, b) build on the achievements made under the current Work Plan, in particular the implementation of work outcomes, c) cover other relevant priority fields for cooperation (as listed in the 2011 Communication on sport or topical issues) and d) reflect the need for mainstreaming sport into other policies.With this in mind, a future Work Plan could cover the following themes[36]:

The evaluation assessed the following specific issues: relevance of the programme's objectives, priorities and means of implementation, the effectiveness of the programme, its achievements, its impact, its sustainability and its complementarity with other initiatives within and external to the European Union, as well as with national initiatives.

(b) in new paragraph 1, the words 'implement this general programme or, in the absence of such a programme, in order to achieve a stage in` shall be replaced by the word 'achieve` and the words 'unanimously until the end of the first stage and by a qualified majority thereafter` shall be replaced by the words 'by a qualified majority`;