The present report is the Final Report of the “Ex-post evaluation of EU assistance to Croatia provided during the … objectives: i) provide an assessment on the performance of EU pre-accession assistance as regards the strengthening and … development of the necessary capacities for the achievement and continuous uptake of Croatia's commitments for its EU membership …

Western Balkans through 11 programmes with a total EU allocation of almost €100 million. The objective is to draw lessons for … the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes (IPA II). The assessment was based on seven criteria (relevance … border areas, which would not have happened without EU support. The report concludes with 40 recommendations for the …

Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance(IPAII)is fit for purpose to deliver EU resources towards EU's external policy, both at … candidates for EU membership and thus if it is fit for purpose. …

amended to meet EU-related provisions under each project. MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS The report provides recommendations in line …

This ex post evaluation addresses the EU/EC’s pre-accession assistance provided to the twelve countries that acceded to … the European Union as part of the ‘fifth wave’ of EU enlargement, i.e. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia … unprecedented enlargement in terms of scope, of complexity and its diversity; extending EU membership from 15 to 27 countries …