Indicators for the Evaluation of the EU's Rural Development Programmes

Final report
November 2005

This study has been financed by the Commission of the European Union. The conclusions, recommendations and opinions presented in this report reflect the opinion of the consultant "IDEA Consult and ECORYS-NEI" and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Commission.

Judgement on the quality of the evaluation report [pdf]

Full text [pdf, 788 KB]

• Table of contents [pdf]
• 1. Executive summary [pdf]
• 2. Introduction to the study [pdf]
• 3. Task 1: Explanation of key concepts [pdf]
• 4. Task 2: Definition of common indicators [pdf]
• 5. Task 3: Treatment of additional programme indicators [pdf]
• 6. Task 4: Definition and measurement of output and result indicators for programme managers [pdf]
• 7 Task 5: Proposed programme reporting arrangements [pdf]
• Bibliography [pdf]

• Annex 1. Hierarchy of objectives [pdf]
• Annex 2. General Indicator table [pdf]
• Annex 3. Indicator fiches [pdf]
  • Annex 3A. Fiches of output indicators [pdf]
  • Annex 3B. Fiches of result indicators [pdf]
  • Annex 3C. Extended indicator table [pdf]
• Annex 4. Measure fiches [pdf]