From Aurora Borealis to Carpathians. Searching the Road to Regional and Rural Development

Stage & Focusing

Question

Key EC
decision points

Primary
responsibility

Decision
options

Programming
'i⅛' are the partner's
development priorities
and what is the. EC's
focus for assistance?

• Agreenent of a
Country Strategy
Paperand National
Indicative Programme

• DEVZRELEXin
collaboration with
Delegations, EuropeAID
and Partner Governments

* Choice of programme
priorities, sectorfocus,
type of assistance and
financing modalities

identification

Is the project concept
relevant io priority local
needs and consistent
with EC policy
priorities?

• On completion and
submission of the
Identification Hche
(individual projects)
or the Hnancing
Proposal (Programme
with Project Fiches)

• Delegation makes initial
assessment with PG
CounterpartsZother primary
stakeholders

• I¹¹ step review ⅛ QSG-
to provide quality support

• Line management,
make decision on next steps
from EC perspective_________

* Accept, modify or
reject the project
idea (s)

* ForProgrammeof
projects, Whetheror
not to commit finance

Formulation

Is the project feasible
and will H deliver
sustainable benefits?

• On completion of
Hnancing Proposal
and Technical and
administrative
prαvisioπs∕TORs

• Delegation makes initial
assessment with PG
CounterpartsZother primary
stakeholders

• ?” step review by QSG -
to provide quality
assessment

• Line management, make
decision on next steps
from EC perspective

* Accept, reject or
modify the proposal

* Forindividual
projects, Whetheror
not to commit finance

Implomontation

Are results being
achieved and resources
efficient# and effectively
used? Whai corrective
action should be taken?

• On submission of
Annual
OperatingZWork
Plansand other
mon ItoringZreview
reports

• Delegationmakes
assessment with PG
CounterpartsZother
primary stakeholders

• HQ may still make final
decision on any major
changes to project
Scopedinancing____________

* Continuefinancing₁
modify scope of EC
support, or
terminate support

Evaluation

M⅛re planned benefits
achieved, Wilitheybe
sustained, and what
lessons have been
learned?

* On completion of
evaluation studies

* TaskManager plans
and manages
study implementation

• Followupactionsdecided
by EuropeAID line
management
(in consultation with
DG D EVZR ELEX)______________

* Change policies, scope
Offorward programme,
or EC operating
modalities

Audit

Has there been
compliance, with
applicable, laws and
rules?Are efficiency,
economy and
effectiveness criteria
being met?

• On completion
of the a ud it

• Audit Task Manager
manages the audit

• Task (project) Manager
provides information and
input to the audit

• Task (project) Manager
ensures follow-up of
response by auditee to
audit findings and
recommendations

• Continue, modify or
stop project activities

* Recoverprojectfunds

* Modifydesignof
future projects

* Change policies