This study examines the triangular relationship between fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the challenges that arise in reflecting on ways to strengthen EU competences in these terrains. It analyses the current ‘state of play’ and provides a map of EU-level...

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...

The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent, evidence-based assessment of the scope and performance of implemented and on-going EU support for Rule of Law (RoL). It focuses on interventions funded by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA I and II), the European...

Ce rapport présente les résultats de l’évaluation de la stratégie de coopération del’Union européenne (UE) avec la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) pour la période 2008-2013. Les principaux objectifs de l’évaluation sont de fournir, aux services de l’UE et à un public...

This Final Report presents the outcome of the “Evaluation of Commission’s cooperation with the Council of Europe (CoE)”. It was commissioned by the DG DEVCO Evaluation Unit and was implemented between December 2010 and July 2012. The evaluation provides an independent assessment of the...

The evaluation of the European Commission (Commission)’s co-operation with Egypt over the period 1998-2008 has two main objectives: - to provide the relevant external Co-operation Services of the Commission and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the Commission’s past...

This report covers the evaluation of the cooperation strategy of the EC with the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its implementation in relation to the Country Strategies and National Indicative Programmes of the 7th and 9th European Development Funds(EDF) as well as to contributions from...