Evaluation of the EU's cooperation with Palestine 2014-2021 : final evaluation report

This is the Final Report of the Evaluation of the European Union (EU) Cooperation with Palestine. It was commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR). The evaluation has both a retrospective and a prospective dimension. It aims at assessing the performance of the EU financial assistance to Palestine, and to provide strategic recommendations on future EU action and implementation of the European Joint Strategy (EJS). The evaluation covers support provided over the period 2014-2021. Thematically it encompasses the five pillars of the EJS: (i) governance reform, fiscal consolidation and policy; (ii) rule of law, justice, citizen safety and human rights; (iii) sustainable service delivery; (iv) access to self-sufficient water and energy services; and (v) sustainable economic development. It also includes the cross-cutting themes of human rights; gender; environmental protection and climate change; support to civil society organisations (CSOs); and the triple nexus. The evaluation covers support provided by DG NEAR, Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC), and the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI).