The launch of the LIFE programme (the EUu0092s Financial Instrument of the Environment1) in 1992 provided the EU with an instrument for financing innovative environmental projects not only within the EU, but also in other neighbouring countries through the LIFE-Third Countries component of the...

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact and sustainability of CARDS (Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation) funded interventions, and provide lessons learned and recommendations for decision-making on improvements of future financial assistance...

The evaluation of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II), together with the other independent evaluations of each External Financing Instrument (EFI), that of the Common Implementing Regulation (CIR) and the Coherence Report, will be one of the sources of information to feed into...

PURPOSE AND SCOPE The specific objective of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, value addedand cost effectiveness of the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). The evaluation considered findings from past and ongoing WBIF activities and from the Transport and Energy sectors, for a...

This report contains environmental profiles for the 25 Overseas countries and territories (OCTs) associated with the European Union. These environmental profiles are set in a socio-economic developmental perspective so that the findings can be used to assist in programming projects in the...

The Project’s general objective is to promote renewable energies in the more underprivileged countries to help improve the living conditions of rural communities, supporting them in their fight against poverty, isolation and the marginalisation resulting from their socioeconomic conditions.

The Guidelines are structured in three parts as follows: Part I: Executive Guide Part II: Programming, Design and Management of Budget Support Part III: Annexes – Thematic topics and procedural requirements The Executive Guide is designed to provide an overview for the decision makers of how...

This information note is part of the European Commission's Agenda for Change, in which sustainable agriculture is a priority. It begins with an executive summary (Chapter 2), followed by a discussion of the importance of smallholder access to agricultural markets in Chapter 3. Chapters 4 to 7...