This evaluation covers European Commission support to agricultural commodities in all Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries over the period 2000-2009 in the context of the policies and approaches laid down in two Communications that set out the European Union’s (EU) Action Plan for...

The mandate for this study was to undertake an evaluation of EU external action as managed by three DGs: DG RELEX, DG DEV and DG AIDCO. The Terms of Reference identified two main objectives (ToR, Feb 2010, Section 1 – reproduced in Annex 1): · To provide an overall independent assessment of...

This evaluation has been commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in DEVCO on behalf of the European Commission. It assesses European Commission support to CPPB, as defined by the 2001 Commission Communication on Conflict Prevention (COM(2001)21) and subsequent documents. It covers all support...

This evaluation was commissioned by the Joint Evaluation Unit in DG DEVCO on behalf of the European Commission. It provides an independent assessment of the Commission’s past support to Justice and Security System Reform (JSSR), and makes recommendations with a view to improving current and...

This document is the Final Report for the Concept Study for the forthcoming thematic evaluation of the European Commission (hereafter referred to as “the Commission”) support to Conflict Prevention and Peace Building (CPPB). This evaluation is part of the 2008 evaluation programme approved...

This is the Final Report of the Preliminary Study for the Thematic Evaluation of the European Commission support to Conflict Prevention and Peace Building, which is part of the 2008 evaluation programme approved by the External Relations and Development Commissioners. Its purpose is to present...

The overall purpose of this study was to see what lessons could be learnt from the past experience of EC external action programmes that might be useful in the design and formulation of the EU’s next multi-annual budget. In addition, the study also sought to identify lessons which could...

This evaluation assesses the Commission of the European Union’s (EC) cooperation with Ecuador over the period 2003-2010. It aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the entire EC cooperation strategy and support in the country and to draw out key lessons to help improve current...

This evaluation covers Trade-Related Assistance (TRA) provided by the EU from 2004 to 2010. TRA relates to AfT category 1, trade policy and regulation; category 2, trade development; to category 5, trade-related adjustment activities relevant to TRA; and to category 6, other trade-related needs....

The main objective of this evaluation is to assess to what extent the General Budget Support (GBS) and Sector Budget Support (SBS) in Uganda contributed to the expected results by giving means to the partner government to implement its national / sector strategies, and to enhance the efficiency...