Expert evaluation network on the performance of Cohesion policy 2007-2013: Synthesis of National Reports 2013

Summary:

The report syntheses the 27 national reports produced by the network of independent evaluation experts on the implementation of the programmes co-financed by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and Cohesion Fund over the 2007-2013 period. It assesses performance over the period on the basis of the latest information available, updating the report produced a year ago. It examines in turn:

• the socio-economic context
• changes in regional disparities across the EU during the crisis
• the scale of support from the two funds in relation to development expenditure
• the extent of changes in the focus of support over the period
• the pace of implementing programmes
• what the programmes have achieved so far
• the evaluations undertaken of Cohesion policy interventions over the period
•  the implications of the analysis for policy in the new period.

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