Ad Hoc Interim Evaluation of the European Union Pre Accession Assistance : Review of Phare Assistance to Preparation for Structural Funds in Croatia

The purpose of this ad hoc interim evaluation is to review the current Phare pre-accession assistance dedicated to support Croatia’s preparation for European Union Structural Funds and to make recommendations for improvements of the current Phare programmes, as well as an input to the debate on future programming and implementation arrangements under the new Instrument for Pre-Accession in the Croatian context. This ad hoc interim evaluation report has been prepared by the MWH Consortium 1 during the period from September 2008 to October 2008 and reflects the situation at 31 October 2008, thecut-off date for the report. The evaluation is based on an analysis of programme documents, including previous ex postand interim evaluations, and on interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders. It examines the performance of the Phare support dedicated to Croatia’s preparation for Structural Instruments in addressing the objectives stated in the formal programming documents and provides a general assessment of the related support being given to Croatia. It draws conclusions and puts forward recommendations for future increased performance.

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Year of publication:	2009-02-11
Institutions:	MWH Consortium ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Erweiterung (contributor)
Subject:	Bewertung \| evaluation \| Entwicklungshilfe \| development aid \| EU \| EU-Beitritt \| joining of the European Union \| Kroatien \| Croatia \| Strukturförderung \| promotion of economic structure \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung \| economic development (on national level)

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PREFACE
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MAIN REPORT
INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background
1.2. Objectives and Scope of the Ad Hoc Evaluation
1.3. Methodology
EVALUATION FINDINGS – THE PERFORMANCE OF PHARE ASSISTANCE
EVALUATION QUESTION 1: Has the underlying strategic rationale and design of Phare assistance under evaluation been relevant, in general and intervention-specific both at sectoral and sub-sectoral levels?
EVALUATION QUESTION 2: What is the Phare support under evaluation going to produce and achieve?
EVALUATION QUESTION 3: Are the achieved effects sustainable and what further improvements are needed?
3. LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS ENLARGEMENT
4. CONCLUSIONS
5. RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEXES
Annex 1: Scope of the Evaluation – Programme Details
Annex 2: Terms of reference
Annex 3: Economic Reflections on EU Cohesion Policy and the Croatian Economy
Annex 4: Croatian Institutional Structure for Structural Funds
Annex 5: List of Interviews
Annex 6: List of Documents Referred to in the Interim Evaluation

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