This evaluation was formulated in the context of the IPA evaluation programme, under the IPA Transition Assistance and Institution Building Component. The evaluation mission was designed to serve three major purposes: To present an overall assessment of the extent to which the Commission’s...

In April 2016, the First Progress Report on the implementation of the European Commission’s Action Plan on Nutrition was published. It sounded a cautiously optimistic note about how the Commission is advancing towards its nutrition goals, and pointed to several areas for future focus to help...

The evaluation of the Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI) for the period 2014-2020 is being undertaken in parallel with evaluations of other External Financing Instruments (EFIs) under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020. Like them, it will feed into the Mid-term review...

The current report is part of the evaluation of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 2014-2020, which itself is part of a series of evaluations of the European Union’s (EU) External Financing Instruments (EFIs) designed to feed into the Mid-Term Review of the EFIs...

This evaluation was commissioned by the Evaluation Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development. It evaluates the European Union’s (EU) Joint Programming process during the period 2011-2015. It covers all regions and countries of EU...

The evaluation assesses the strategic application of the European Union’s (EU) approach to building resilience to withstand food crises in African Drylands (Sahel and Horn of Africa) during the period 2007-2015. It is joint evaluation between EuropeAid and ECHO (respectively the European...

This evaluation of the Greenland Decision (GD) will feed into the Mid-Term Review of the European Union’s 2014-2020 External Financing Instruments (EFIs), taking place in 2017. The evaluation assesses whether the instrument is fit for purpose to deliver EU resources in keeping with the EU‘s...

The objective of the mid-term review evaluation is to provide an external assessment of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation over the period 2014-2017, contributing to lesson-learning and accountability; the focus of the evaluation is on the Instrument, and on whether it is fit for...

The evaluation assesses whether the Partnership Instrument (PI) is fit for purpose and effective in delivering resources towards the achievement of the EU's external policy objectives, both at the start of the planning period (2014) and in the period since. The evaluation also considers the...

The European Union (EU) has commissioned ADE to conduct a strategic evaluation of its cooperation with Pakistan over the period 2007-2014. The objectives were to provide an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation and to identify key lessons and recommendations...