Information Report ECO/651 and Own-initiative opinion ECO/652 are a continuation of the European Semester Group's (ESG) work to consult annually national economic and social councils, social partners and civil society organisations from EU Member States on reform and investment proposals made in the context of the European Semester and their implementation in the Member States. The Information Report aims to collect the views of social partners and civil society organisations in the Member States on the reform and investment proposals and their implementation, in particular those indicated in the 2024 Country-Specific Recommendations. The Own-initiative opinion aims to complement the Information Report and to include the EESC's policy recommendations based on the results of the stakeholder consultation. It allows the EESC to formulate general and specific considerations, and to present the associated EESC's conclusions and policy proposals.
Download — Opinjoni tal-KESE: The EESC's recommendations on the reform and investment proposals formulated as part of the 2024-2025 European Semester cycle
Information Report ECO/651 and Own-initiative opinion ECO/652 are a continuation of the European Semester Group's (ESG) work to consult annually national economic and social councils, social partners and civil society organisations from EU Member States on reform and investment proposals made in the context of the European Semester and their implementation in the Member States. The Information Report aims to collect the views of social partners and civil society organisations in the Member States on the reform and investment proposals and their implementation, in particular those indicated in the 2024 Country-Specific Recommendations. The Own-initiative opinion aims to complement the Information Report and to include the EESC's policy recommendations based on the results of the stakeholder consultation. It allows the EESC to formulate general and specific considerations, and to present the associated EESC's conclusions and policy proposals.
Download — Information report: The point of view of organised civil society in the EU Member States on national reform and investment proposals and their implementation (2024-2025 European Semester cycle)
This ex-post evaluation includes the EESC’s contribution to the ex-post evaluation carried out by the European Commission on the implementation of the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2014-2020. The EESC has specially focused on asylum procedures, reception systems and labour market integration of third country nationals.
The evaluation focuses on collecting and analysing the views of organisations representing social partners, organized civil society, international institutions, public authorities at national, regional and local levels and academic institutions on how the AMIF has been implemented in selected EU Member States. The five countries selected were Greece, Italy, Belgium, France, and Sweden, so as to cover countries of first arrival, transit and destination.
Download — Ex-post Evaluation of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for the 2014-2020 programming period
The evaluation report contributed to the mid-term evaluation of the Digital Europe Programme by assessing its implementation in two key capacity areas, namely advanced digital skills, and ensuring a wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society through Digital Innovation Hubs. The evaluation was carried out in accordance with 3 main criteria (effectiveness, relevance, inclusion of civil society and its added value), by collecting and analysing contributions of stakeholders from 5 different Member States.
Download — Evaluation of the Digital Europe Programme
The general objective of the 2014-2020 Consumer Programme was to ensure a high level of consumer protection, to empower consumers and to place the consumer at the heart of the internal market, within the framework of an overall EU strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Download — Final evaluation of the Consumer Programme (2014-2020)
The report evaluates the implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) during the 2014-2020 programming period. It focuses on the ESF's goals of enhancing employment, promoting and developing education and training, and supporting vulnerable groups with a view to fostering social inclusion and equal opportunities. The report looks at ESF implementation from the perspective of the social partners and civil society, in accordance with the European Commission’s Better Regulation guidelines. The evaluation criteria include effectiveness, relevance and the value of civil society involvement. In-depth interviews were organised with local stakeholders and an online questionnaire was sent out in five EU Member States (Czechia, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain).
Download — Evaluation of European Social Fund 2014-2020
The objective of this evaluation report is to assess the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) atmid-term. The RRF is the EU’s main instrument to mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the EESC will examine, from the point of view of the organised civil society, the effectiveness and relevance of this instrument, as well as aim to determine the added value of civil society involvement in achieving the RRF Regulation’s objectives. The evaluation will also cover later developments, such as the REPowerEU initiative. The results of the EESC's evaluation will feed into the Commission's evaluation, the completion of which is scheduled for Q1 2024.
Download — Mid-term evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Horizon 2020 was the EU's research and innovation funding programme for 2014-2020, with a budget of nearly €80 billion. The Commission intends to evaluate this programme in order to improve the implementation of current EU research and innovation measures and the design of future measures. It also fulfils the Commission’s legal obligation to explain how it has spent public funds (Article 32 of Regulation 1291/2013).
