research & evaluation
This research looked at funding risks and options for HealthProm post-Brexit. In particular, it reviewed the EU funding programmes of most relevance to the organisation, their eligibility criteria, how access might change post-Brexit, and what risks this posed for the organisation. The research also considered possible options for the organisation to continue to receive EU … Read more
This study looked at the transparency of EU funding awarded to NGOs, and the accountability of NGOs. In particular, the study looked at the ‘traceability’ and ‘identifiability’ of EU funding from the public perspective following the transfer of funds from the Commission to grantees. It also considered to what extent ‘big NGO players’ comply with … Read more
This study covered EU pre-accession funding from 2002 to 2016, European Investment Bank loans to Turkey, and funding for Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Turkey. The study was commissioned by the Parliament as a follow up to a European Court of Auditors report on the management of pre-accession funding in Turkey.
Between 2009 and 2019, 719 PPs/PAs have been included in annual EU budgets, accounting for more than EUR 1 billion. The aim of this study is to carry out (a) a reality check reality check on what has been achieved with PPPAs from 2014 to 2019, and (b) to assess the actual and potential of … Read more
This was an update to a study of 2016/ 2017 (also led by Roderick Ackermann). The update found that the accessibility and quality of European Commission data on grant funding had improved significantly since 2010. There had also been positive developments since 2016, and further developments were planned. However, there were still significant constraints that … Read more