The Bêkou EU trust fund for the Central African Republic: a hopeful beginning despite some shortcomings

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Series Details Number 11
Publication Date August 2017
ISBN 978-92-872-7851-7
ISSN 1977-5679
EC QJ-AB-17-012-EN-N
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The Bêkou EU trust fund for the Central African Republic, the first managed by the European Commission, was launched in 2014, to aid one of the world’s least developed countries. We assessed the justification of the fund’s establishment, its management and the achievement of its objectives so far.

Despite some shortcomings, we conclude that the choice to set up the fund was appropriate in the given circumstances. Its management has not yet reached its full potential in three respects: coordination amongst stakeholders, transparency, speed and cost-effectiveness of procedures, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. But it has, overall, had positive achievements to date. Our recommendations should help improve the design and management of this and other EU trust funds.

Source Link https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=41726
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  • https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR17_11/SR_BEKOU_EN.pdf
  • http://publications.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special-reports/Bekou-11-2017/en/
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ECA: Special Report No 11/2017: The Bêkou EU trust fund for the Central African Republic: a hopeful beginning despite some shortcomings [Alternative Link] http://publications.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special-reports/Bekou-11-2017/en/

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