ΑΛΛΗΛΕΓΓΥΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΕ: ΕΞΕΛΙΞΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΠΕΔΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΕ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2016/369 233 Council( 3 ), taking into account the specific nature of emergency support. It is therefore appropriate to provide that grants and public procurement con- tracts may be awarded directly or indirectly, and that grants may finance up to 100 % of the eligible costs and be awarded with retroactive effect. The Commission should be able to finance emergency support operations of any or- ganisation which, independent of its legal nature, whether private or public, possesses the requisite experience and uses to that effect direct or indirect management, as appropriate. (10) Furthermore, it is appropriate to rely on organisations with which the Com- mission has concluded framework partnership agreements pursuant to Coun- cil Regulation (EC) No 1257/96( 4 ), in light of the relevance of the experience acquired by those organisations in providing humanitarian aid in close coordi- nation with the Commission. Wherever possible the involvement of local non- governmental organisations should be sought, via partner organisations with framework partnership agreements, in order to maximise synergies and the efficiency of any emergency support provided under this Regulation. (11) The financial interests of the Union should be protected by means of pro- portionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the pre- vention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, unduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, administra- tive and financial penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. (12) This Regulation should lay down the basis for providing financial support in the event of natural or man-made disasters in respect of which, in a spirit of solidarity, the Union would be better placed than Member States, acting alone and in an uncoordinated manner, to mobilise appropriate levels of fi- nancing and use them to implement operations of a potentially life-saving nature in an economic, efficient and effective manner, thereby allowing a more effective action by reason of its scale and complementarity. (13) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accord- ance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. (14) The provision of emergency support under this Regulation should be aptly monitored, relying, where need be, on the most relevant expertise available at Union level. Furthermore, the overall implementation of this Regulation should be evaluated.