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Policy evaluation
Evaluation is the main tool used by the European Commission to assess the extent to which EU interventions are reaching the set policy objectives, and how performance can be improved in future. The Commission requires that all activities addressed to external parties must be regularly evaluated in proportion with the resources allocated and the expected impact. EU trade policy is the subject of both retrospective and prospective analysis:
| Publication Date | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| November 2010 | Evaluation of the IPR Enforcement Strategy in Third Countries | |
| May 2010 | Mid-term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences | |
| November 2008 | Evaluation of Trade's communication strategy | |
| October 2007 | Evaluation of the Export Helpdesk | |
| February 2007 | Evaluation of the Civil Society Dialogue | |
| July 2006 | Evaluation of the Market Access Database | |
| December 2005 | Evaluation of EC Trade Defence Instruments | |
| June 2005 | Interim evaluation of the EU's Trade Barriers Regulation |
Analysis
Assessing the extent to which EU initiatives are reaching policy objectives and how performance can be improved in the future.