This staff working document builds on the policies laid out in the European Commission Communication Tax and development - cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters and reflects the discussions at the Third FfD Conference. It analyses ways to support...

This evaluation of the EU’s cooperation with the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region (EA-SA-IO) aims to: - Provide an overall and independent assessmentof the past and current cooperation. - Identify lessons learned and make recommendations to inform current and future...

The purpose of the evaluation is to provide a comprehensive and independent assessment of the European Union (EU)’s past and present cooperation in Ivory Coast, in order to draw key lessons and make recommendations for the future, including within the context of joint programming between the...

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 Common Implementing Regulation (CIR) has been part of a process of parallel evaluations of External Financing Instruments (EFIs) under the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014 -2020 and the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). The evaluations will feed into...

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...

This performance review of the European Development Fund (EDF) examines the fitness for purpose of EDF11 with Council regulation 2015/322 on the implementation of the 11th EDF. The EDF focuses on economic, social and human development as well as regional cooperation and integration and is one of...

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...