Five-year evaluation of the European Police College (CEPOL) 2006 to 2010
Contributed a case study on CEPOL’s common training curriculum for police officers on trafficking in human beings.
Region: EU
Study: ‘The use of EU funds in Member States in partnership with companies (contractors or subcontractors) outside of a given Member State’
Undertook extensive analysis of OpenTED data to identify trends in the awarding of EU funding by Member States to contractors/ service providers in other Member States.
European Parliament study on ‘The Common Fisheries Policy – Infringement Procedures And Imposed Sanctions Throughout The European Union’
Contributed a case study on the UK.
Five Year Evaluation of the EU Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA)
Contributed a case study on the CFCA’s capacity building activities: data monitoring and networks; training, pooled capacities; and FishNet. The main focus of the case study was the development of a common curriculum for the training of fisheries inspectors. The development of the curriculum was a major, systematic, long-term undertaking intended to address the differences … Read more
Evaluation of the Frontex pilot operational office in Greece
The pilot operational office was established in 2010 following calls by EU policy making institutions for Frontex to consider the establishment of specialised branches. The evaluation was undertaken to inform the Frontex Management Board’s decision decision-making regarding the continuation of the pilot office in Greece, and the possible establishment of additional operational offices. Interviewed members … Read more
Study: ‘Public procurement in EU: few winners for main large-scale infrastructure projects? Overview of the selection process, the monitoring and the control system’
Contributed analysis of single-bid contract awards.
Study: ‘Training of Fishers’
The study focused on the training and certification of fishers relating to health, safety, and sustainability on board. This study compared the practices and standards for the training and certification of fishers in different EU Member States and highlighted the divergence between Member States and the complexity and risks that this generates. Roderick Ackermann led … Read more
Five-Year Independent External Evaluation of The European Fisheries Control Agency
Contributed a case study on the EFCA Core Curricula for the training of fisheries inspectors.
Study on ‘Pilot Projects And Preparatory Actions (PP/PA) in the EU Budget 2014-2019’
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
European Parliament ‘In-Depth Analysis of the gaps and errors in the TED database’
The analysis reviewed deficiencies of TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) as a tool for public procurement policy analysis and formulation, and suggested ways in which the system could be enhanced to limit gaps and errors. Roderick Ackermann led the analysis and presented it to the European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control.