Ex-post evaluation of the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and its Member States and Moldova : final report

Since 2014, the European Union has had a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) in place with Moldova as part of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement (AA). The European Commission has appointed a consortium led by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) to undertake an evaluation of the implementation and impact of the DCFTA. The evaluation, carried out between February 2021 and April 2022, has analysed the economic, social and environmental, and human rights (including labour rights) effects of the DCFTA since its application. In terms of the evaluation criteria, as requested by the Terms of Reference (ToR), the study assesses the effectiveness, impact, efficiency, coherence and relevance of the DCFTA.