Projects

The project comprised the ex ante evaluation of the INTERACT programme for the 2002-06 period, focusing on strategic coherence and anticipated outcomes.

The project involved research contributing to the ex ante evaluation of the 2007-13 Structural Funds programme for Wales. EPRC research focusing on monitoring and evaluation issues.

The project involved research and policy advice on the indicators for Structural Funds programming in Scotland.

The project involved research for the ex ante evaluation of the Styrian Structural Funds Programme for 2007-2013. EPRC research was provided in particular on the coherence of planning at the regional, national and Community levels.

The project involved research on the reform of Cohesion policy, the implications for Spain and consideration of potential reform scenarios and options.

The project involved research and preparation of a discussion paper for the Conference ‘Building Cohesion in an Ageing Europe’ organised by Regions for All Ages in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions. The conference took place at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels on 23-24 November 2005.

The project involved updating the mid-term evaluation of the Northern Periphery Programme.

The project comprised the Up-Date of the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Interreg IIIB Northern Periphery Programme. The study assessed the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the programme on the basis of experience up to mid-2005 and the implications for the future, in the light of changes in the financial, regulatory and strategic environment with special emphasis on the main conclusions from the 2000-06 programme and lessons for 2007-13.

The project involved research on the potentials and needs of the ten Member States that joined the European Union in May 2004, as well as Bulgaria and Romania, in relation to Cohesion policy co-financing in 2007-2013, and specifically the future Convergence objective. The study drew on these analyses to develop separate conclusions and recommendations for each of these States as to the main future priorities for Cohesion policy expenditure

The project involved research for the UK Presidency Conference ‘Regional and Rural Development Programmes (2007-2013): Delivering the Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas’ held in Newcastle-Gateshead, North East England, in November 2005.