Evaluations
Date: 31 may 2021
Period: 2014-2020
Theme: Evaluation, Structural Funds management and Governance
Languages: en
JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in Europen Regions) is a joint initiative for technical advisory of the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB). JASPERS was effectively launched in 2006 with the main objective to help the new Member States use the available EU funding better and faster. Over a period of fourtheen years, JASPERS has grown to be one of the largest initiatives for technical assistance supported by the European Commission, with services available to all Member States and pre-accession countries, and in all sectors relevant for EU investments.
The objective of this evaluation is to assess the implementation of JASPERS’ activities and its performance during the first five years of the current programming period 2014-2020. The evaluation is designed according to the European Commission’s Better Regulation guidelines, and it is structured around the five main evaluation criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and EU added value.
As regards the scope of the evaluation, it covers all JASPERS’ activities implemented until end 2018 across all Member States and sectors. These activities are assessed also in the broader context of the decision making procedures for the approval of projects submitted for EU funding for the Commission services relevant for JASPERS activities.