14/04/2026
DG ECHO has updated its approach to remote management. In the Single Form, the specific section on remote management (Chapter 9.3) will be deleted in the future. This will be replaced by a stronger focus on broader risk assessment and mitigation throughout the project cycle.
Effective immediately,
- For ongoing agreements (also if modified by modification requests): The current conditions apply. Please continue to submit quarterly reports on remote management.
- For new agreements signed in 2026 and thereafter: The obligation to submit quarterly reports on remote management will no longer be included in the agreements.
- For new proposals not yet submitted: Partners are no longer required to declare that the Action is under remote management (Chapter 9.3), nor to fill in the questionnaire on remote management (as an annex to the Single Form). Instead, we ask you to integrate risks previously categorised under remote management, such as access restrictions and security concerns, with all risks and corresponding mitigating measures (Chapter 7.5/7.6). Details on your monitoring approach should still be included in the current section Chapter 9.2. Details on your organisational set-up should still be included in Chapter 10.1 (Human resources and Management capacities) and 10.6 (implementing partners).
Please continue to provide updates to DG ECHO operational colleagues on risks encountered during implementation and related mitigating measures (including in interim and final reports).
