Mae dau o’m prif flaenoriaethau ar gyfer rhaglenni yn y dyfodol yn parhau, sef ceisio sicrhau’r hyblygrwydd mwyaf posibl, fel y gallwn deilwra rhaglenni yn ôl ein hanghenion penodol ni yng Nghymru, a hefyd symleiddio rhaglenni ymhellach: o ran symleiddio, er bod y Comisiwn wedi cynnig mesurau newydd gyda’r nod clir o symleiddio trefniadau a phrosesau cyfredol, eto i gyd mae yna nifer o ofynion ychwanegol. Nid wyf wedi fy ar gyhoeddi hyd yn hyn y bydd y rhain yn cynnig gwerth ychwanegol. Er enghraifft, gallai cynigion y Comisiwn ar gyfer ‘fframwaith perfformiad’ arwain rhai rhanbarthau i weithredu rhaglenni sy’n canolbwyntio ar ddatrys materion bach hawdd yn hytrach na mynd i’r afael â’r materion mwyaf difrifol y mae’r rhanbarthau hynny yn eu hwynebu. Hefyd, nid yw’n glir sut byddai telerau macro-economaidd arfaethedig y Comisiwn yn gwella perfformiad. Mae yna risg y gallent gosbi’r rhanbarthau a’r Aelod-wladwriaethau hynny y mae angen y cyllid fwyaf arnynt.
Two of my key priorities for future programmes remain seeking maximum flexibility, to allow us to tailor programmes to our specific needs in Wales, and also greater programme simplification: on simplification, whilst the Commission has proposed new measures aimed fairly and squarely at simplifying current arrangements and processes, these are counterbalanced by a number of additional requirements where I am yet to be convinced that added-value will result. For example, Commission proposals for a ‘performance framework’ could lead to some regions implementing programmes that focus on “easy wins” rather than programmes that address the most serious issues faced in those regions. Additionally, it is not clear how the Commission’s proposed macro-economic conditionalities would improve performance, with a risk that they could penalise those regions and Member States that need the funding the most.