1. Guidance on Evaluation plan
Marielle Riché
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Brussels, 5 December 2013
Cohesion Policy

2. What could be the content?
Not in the focus of OPs negotiations, however closely linked to intervention logic and expected results.
Role and elements: plan evaluations, ensure availability of ressource and data, prepare the ground for reports from MA and Commission
Adoption, review, follow up
How to plan impact evaluations? (Art. 56(3))
Anything else useful?

3. Quality management of evaluations A possible guidance paper
Kai Stryczynski
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Brussels, 5 December 2013
Cohesion Policy

4. What could be the content?
Guidance on how to ensure the evaluation quality through writing ToR and contract management
Building on REGIO experience
Very short – approx. 4 pages
Elements e.g.
Spent enough time on writing ToR
Require interim deliverables
Use external experts,…
Terminating contracts can be the best solution,
Would you find it useful?