Ad Hoc Evaluation of the CARDS Programmes : Country: Albania ; Sectors: Justice and Home Affairs, Administrative Capacity Building, Economic and Social Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Civil Society Development ; Ad-Hoc Evaluation Final Report

This ad hoc evaluation covers deconcentrated CARDS assistance from 2001-2006 national programmes to Albania.... This report was prepared by COWI A/S during the period from June to October 2008 and reflects the situation as of 16 October 2008, the cut of date for the report. The factual basis is the monitoring reports (ROM)3, project documentation and other evaluations. Other findings are based on analysis of Financing Agreements, formal programme documentation, strategic and planning documentation and other relevant published materials. The interviews with the main parties involved in the programming and implementation of this assistance took place in the period from July to September 2008. A self-assessment (as email survey) of the part of the sample which was not subject to interviews and/or desk research was carried out with a number of the main parties.The report examines the progress of the programme towards the objectives stated in the formal programming documents, i.e. Financing Memorandum, Project Fiches, etc. It is intended to provide strategic and operation management information for the Commission Services, the Monitoring Meeting and the beneficiaries. It draws conclusions and puts forward recommendations and provides a judgement on sectoral and sub-sectoral (cluster) performance....