Region: EU
Midterm evaluation of EEA & Norway Grants local development programmes (2014-2021 Financial Mechanism)
Worked with Blomeyer & Sanz and CRECDA Consulting. The main purpose of this mid-term evaluation is to ‘identify and assess the extent to which the EEA and Norway Grants, through the implementation of local development programmes, are contributing to the creation of structural change at the local level and under the supported themes’ in each … Read more
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.
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.