1. Ex post evaluation of ERDF and Cohesion Fund
DG REGIO
MC meeting
24 November 2016
Cohesion Policy

2. The ex post evaluation 14 work packages, independent experts
63 programme, 20 project case studies
Interviewed:
3 000 beneficiaries;
1 000 Managing authority employees;
530 stakeholders participating in 10 seminars to discuss the results
State of the art evaluation methods

3. Net positive impact for all MSs, even net contributors (GDP, % deviation from baseline)

5. Crucial support to public investment during the crisis

6. … leading to a long term reduction in disparities (Regional GDP, Theil index)

7. Selected achievements
About SMEs supported
Over km of new roads (2 400 km TEN-T)
About km of railway upgraded (2 600 km TEN-T built)
About 6 million more people connected to drinking water
About 7 million people connected to wastewater treatment
In Poland, the share of municipal waste going to landfills was reduced from 90% to 53%
Reduced energy use in public buildings in Lithuania (=3% of national energy consumption)

8. Selected achievements[LV]

9. Key lessons learned

10. Results & performance Issue Addressed in 2014-20 by…
~90% of FIs in just 1 field (enterprise support)
Regulations allow FIs in all themes and volumes are expanding
Broad focus programmes, lacking clear goals
Thematic concentration, result indicators
Project contribution to programme objectives unclear
Project selection criteria must take account of result indicators, better monitoring indicators
Making it difficult to track programme progress (other than spending)
Regular reporting of results and outputs, performance framework linked to a performance reserve
Evaluations often focused on delivery and monitoring
Impact evaluation for each of the specific objectives, assessing contribution to results

11. Performance, transparency and accountability
Thematic concentration of resources
Clear objectives, measurable results including performance framework and reserve
Ex-ante conditionalities
Expanded use of financial instruments
Smart specialization strategies;
Strengthened monitoring;
Impact evaluations

12. Transparency and Accountability 2014-20
Open Data Platform:
Detailed data on planned and achieved investments (Dec 2016) i

13. Thank you!
Cohesion Policy at work :
ESIF Open Data Platform: 
Evaluation: