This meta evaluation of IPA assistance has been prepared from seven Country Programme Interim Evaluations and two thematic evaluations in the Rule of Law and Civil Society. This analysis has been complemented by the study of a series of additional reports by the European Commission (EC) and...

The focus of the evaluation is on the comparison of the delivery instruments twinning (standard and light) and technical assistance under IPA 2007-2008, Phare 2005-2006, CARDS 2005-2006 and the Turkey pre-accession assistance instrument 2005-2006 in the candidate and potential candidates.

ECORYS has been contracted through the framework contract on Evaluation and Evaluation-related services (BUDG N°06/PO/01/Lot N°3) of DG Budget of the European Commission to prepare a thematic evaluation on the assistance provided by the EC to Turkey through the Twinning instrument. The object...