decis ec european parliament council march lai commun action programm promot government organis primarili activ field environment protect european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati treati develop implement commun environ polici set object principl guid polici action programm introduc council decis ec decemb commun action programm promot government organis primarili activ field environment protect end decemb programm evalu commiss present previou beneficiari reveal strong support renew revis sixth environ action programm recognis empow citizen measur propos includ extens wide rang dialogu stakehold environment polici make order make government organis hereinaft refer quot ngo quot part dialogu sixth environ action programm envisag support includ commun financ ngo ngo activ field environment protect demonstr contribut environ polici commun laid articl treati activ involv concret environment protect measur activ increas gener awar protect environ view sustain develop ngo activ field anim protect provid activ serv achiev environment protect object particip programm ngo essenti coordin channel commiss inform view emerg perspect natur protect transboundari environment problem fulli dealt member state subordin level ngo good understand public concern environ promot view channel back commiss environment ngo particip expert group preparatori implement committe commun institut provid import input commun polici programm initi balanc relat interest actor environ includ industri busi trade union consum group ngo capac stimul exchang perspect problem solut implement relev activ relat environment problem commun dimens involv stakehold nation region local level promot purpos ngo ngo network activ european level target geograph expans programm order includ candid countri ngo light import gain public accept environment quot acqui quot strengthen implement light experi gain year implement decis assess oper programm undertaken order decid continu annual appropri decid budgetari author budgetari procedur decis lai entir durat programm financi framework constitut prime refer mean point interinstitut agreement european parliament council commiss budgetari disciplin improv budgetari procedur budgetari author annual budgetari procedur decid articl commun action programm promot government organis ngo primarili activ field environment protect establish gener object programm promot ngo primarili activ field environment protect enhanc european level activ involv contribut contribut develop implement commun environment polici legisl region europ programm promot systemat involv ngo stage commun environment polici make process ensur relev represent stakehold consult meet public hear programm contribut strengthen small region local associ work appli acqui communautair relat environ sustain develop local area articl order qualifi grant ngo characterist compli annex independ profit make legal person primarili activ field environment protect enhanc environment object aim public good view sustain develop activ european level singli form coordin associ structur membership base activ cover european countri coverag european countri accept provid primari object activ support develop implement commun environment polici detail articl activ meet principl underli sixth environ action programm line prioriti area identifi articl legal constitut year annual statement account preced year certifi regist auditor case except circumst commiss grant derog requir provid compromis protect commun financi interest articl programm open particip european ngo establish member state countri accord condit establish respect europ agreement addit protocol thereto decis respect associ council cypru malta turkei accord condit procedur agre countri balkan countri form part stabilis associ process countri south eastern europ accord condit procedur agre countri articl commiss publish call propos offici journal european commun septemb year grant calendar year addit commiss mean make programm potenti beneficiari includ electron media call propos includ inform packag set elig select award criteria includ detail propos weight system applic assess approv procedur assess propos commiss decid organis receiv financ year decemb year save delai adopt commun budget decis give rise agreement commiss beneficiari fix maximum amount grant method payment control monitor measur object achiev grant payment made immedi articl import sustain develop health qualiti life european citizen support programm target prioriti area sixth environ action programm group main head limit climat chang natur bio divers protect uniqu resourc health environ ensur sustain manag natur resourc wast sixth environ action programm subject review fourth year oper revis updat account develop inform addit abovement area environment educ implement enforc commun environment legisl prioriti select award process carri step detail annex articl grant exce applic averag audit annual elig expens preced year case ngo base commun case ngo base candid countri balkan countri applic elig expens current year amount determin annual fix weight system take account score valu result assess refer articl annex principl outlin annex beneficiari programm free grant cover elig expens deem grant year expens incur beneficiari grant year consid elig section annex beneficiari disburs fund partner member organis accord detail approv work programm amount grant final audit financi statement accept commiss ensur commun fund accord relev provis financi regul decemb applic gener budget european commun final payment reduc total commun grant programm exce audit elig expens beneficiari year audit financi statement grant year show total revenu beneficiari save revenu regularli earmark inelig expens exce elig expens final payment reduc excess amount recov pursuant articl treati recoveri order enforc order ensur effect grant environment ngo commiss measur verifi select organis satisfi requir award grant grant year systemat scheme monitor beneficiari perform grant year post perform evalu put place commiss provid unsuccess applic reason failur ngo meet requir give suffici explan enabl identifi reform need make applic articl programm start januari end decemb financi framework implement programm period set eur million annual appropri authoris budgetari author limit financi perspect articl order protect commun financi interest fraud irregular commiss carri spot check inspect programm accord council regul euratom ec european anti fraud offic olaf carri investig govern regul ec european parliament council beneficiari grant commiss support document includ audit financi statement expenditur incur grant year period year payment beneficiari grant support document hand partner member commiss articl failur meet expect result evidenc obligatori report lead inelig fund programm year repeat failur success year result inelig remain year programm ngo subject commiss recoveri order due intent irregular irregular caus neglig fraud automat exclud fund remain year programm commiss discov irregular mismanag fraud relat grant audit spot check beneficiari subject administr measur penalti proport sever case appeal decis annul grant payment fine amount recoveri order exclus commun fund opportun remain year programm exclus relev dialogu mechan commiss remain year programm articl list beneficiari financ programm amount alloc publish year offici journal european commun articl commiss provid report member state european parliament april year process alloc grant current year outcom grant previou year report includ explan commiss select beneficiari current year commiss conven meet stakehold discuss report june year decemb latest commiss submit report european parliament council achiev object programm year make propos adjust made view continu continu programm report base report beneficiari perform assess effect contribut object state articl annex european parliament council accord treati decid continu programm januari put forward propos end commiss conduct extern evalu result achiev programm articl decis enter forc dai public offici journal european commun brussel march european parliament presid cox council presid de miguel oj opinion deliv octob publish offici journal opinion european parliament octob publish offici journal council common posit decemb publish offici journal decis european parliament januari publish offici journal oj oj bulgaria czech republ estonia hungari latvia lithuania poland romania slovak republ slovenia yugoslav republ macedonia albania feder republ yugoslavia bosnia herzegovina croatia oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj annex step select award process elimin applic compli technic administr requir submit request fund programm incomplet insuffici detail applic applic fill instruct applic form submit publicis deadlin inelig programm elimin applic compli elig criteria outlin articl compar assess remain elig applic evalu criteria extent applic specif propos work programm meet object programm articl prioriti programm articl manag product qualiti outreach effect effici compar score valu assign retain applic fix set applic enter award procedur retain receiv score valu threshold defin commiss characterist applic assess applic successfulli pass select step account measur criteria extent applic meet object programm characterist applic includ propos work programm evalu includ polici relev relat sixth environ action programm european govern sustain develop enlarg stabilis associ process countri south eastern europ develop euro mediterranean partnership integr gender mainstream relev potenti impact involv commun environment polici shape implement represent abil voic public concern region europ feed idea propos solut environment problem relev environ awar rais knowledg enhanc activ gener relat commun environment polici abil develop network organis member state candid countri encourag cooper organis public privat sector attract part financ extern sourc abovement characterist consider strength applic regard fulfil ngo role exampl manag product qualiti characterist assess includ organis structur adequaci staf manag human resourc intern decis make process relationship member includ arrang ensur involv membership polici develop polici pronounc strateg approach goal orient plan practic administr budget control financi manag report practic intern extern assess qualiti control feedback experi learn technic scientif compet outreach effect effici characterist assess includ gener visibl organis activ extern relat effect actor field environ local region author busi industri consum group trade union ngo gener public determin grant grant calcul applic forecast total elig expens grant year take explicitli account averag audit expens preced year principl paramet equal grant amount ngo larger volum relev activ measur averag preced year audit annual expens forecast total elig expens grant year higher grant amount ngo smaller volum relev activ distribut made linear basi beneficiari smaller volum relev activ receiv higher rate support paramet equal ngo higher compar assess score receiv larger amount lower score applic ngo request amount circumst grant award exce amount elig expens expens incur beneficiari grant year consid elig list section elig expens includ illustr exampl activ coordin channel commiss inform view base concern opinion gener public emerg perspect fulli dealt member state level preparatori work research requir particip expert group preparatori implement committe commun institut provid import input commun polici programm initi balanc relat interest actor environ includ industri busi trade union consum group stimul exchang view problem solut relat environment problem commun dimens involv stakehold nation region local level includ transfer knowledg ensur synergi network awar rais knowledg enhanc gener aspect environ commun environment polici capac build reinforc involv small ngo ngo network ngo candid countri balkan countri european level payment made beneficiari contract award parti compris element categori deem inelig entertain hospit unnecessari ill consid expens expens agre work programm beneficiari grant year debt reimburs interest ow carri deficit cost relat capit emploi invest reserv set strengthen asset beneficiari contribut kind privat expens crimin illeg activ