Governance

A clear governance structure and periodic measurements have been put in place to professionally monitor this comprehensive recovery plan.

Progress of the Flemish Resilience Recovery Plan projects was measured three times at first, then twice a year, with a focus on including these projects on the Government of Flanders’ agenda. Now that the project is in full progress, the monitoring frequency of the recovery plan has been reduced, with a measurement taking place at the end of each calendar year.

• In 2021, three measurements took place: in March, September and December.
• In 2022, two measurements were carried out: in June and December.
• In 2023 and 2024, one measurement took place: each time in December.

The progress reports are always included on the agenda of the Ministerial Council as a Communication to the Government of Flanders.

During the previous government term (2019-2024), a Management Committee and a Task Force with the ministers in charge monitored the project implementation. The progress reports were discussed beforehand with the Social Recovery Committee, the Economic Recovery Committee, the Climate Experts Panel and the Flemish Economic and Social Consultation Committee.

The current Government of Flanders wants to ensure monitoring continuity but through a less complex structure, with the ministers’ offices concerned validating the reporting and the Board of Chairs approving the report. The Board of Chairs ensures adequate coordination and information sharing between the entities. Moreover, the reports are still published as open data to safeguard the transparency and accessibility of the reported data across government terms.

Reporting is coordinated by the Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office and the Department of Finance and Budget. The relevant policy areas have joined forces in a joint project group.