European Commission - DG REGIO

Preparatory studies for a methodological document for EC members

The aim of these study missions consisted in improving Structural interventions of the EC. The study rested on analysis of official documentation and organisation of workshops in which participated members of involved services and thematic specialists, followed by drawing conclusions from existing practices. The result of the study was a methodological note dedicated to members of services in charge of writing terms of reference and who must anticipate methodological problems the evaluation team is likely to be faced with.

Year: 
1993 to 1997
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Provision of assistance for the Structural Fund evaluation units

The MEANS programme was implemented by Eureval-C3E. Its general objective was to equip European Commission services with a coherent portfolio of methods to deal efficiently with the evaluation problems that they faced. The MEANS programme drew on existing experience in the form of "state of the art" studies on technical questions and expertise to contribute to the Commission's reflections on strategic questions.

Year: 
1995 to 1998
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