Study on 'Pilot Projects And Preparatory Actions (PP/PA) in the EU Budget 2014-2019'

Evalutility cooperated with Blomeyer & Sanz on this study, which was commissioned to perform a “reality check” of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs) included in the EU budget over 2014-2019 and assess their use as a strategic political tool. It covered 324 PPPAs with an aggregate value of EUR 337 million at the time of the study. The study concluded that PPPAs can trigger new or fine-tune existing legislation or policy and generate important lessons learnt. However, there was no systematic data to assess their effectiveness. The study identified a series of areas for improvement..