Evaluation Processes
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Evaluation Processes

Activities related to the planning and preparing of evaluations as well as to observing and analysing the evidence needed to judge the success of policy interventions.

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Franz Sinabell, Senior economist - WIFO, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
29 Jun 2026

Understanding CAP internal coherence

Franz Sinabell, senior economist at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), explains the evaluation of coherence in the context of Specific Objective 3 (SO3) of the CAP.

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29 Jun 2026

Preparing a new CAP based on evidence: lessons learned from the Good Practice Workshop in Helsinki 

About 80 participants from 26 Member States gathered in Finland to share their experiences using evaluations to improve the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans and to prepare the future CAP.

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Landing page of the Evaluation Learning portals
13 Mar 2026

What’s new in 2026 for the evaluation learning portals

In 2026, the evaluation learning portals will grow further, with new content on quantitative methods, netting-out approaches and emerging themes available to the CAP evaluation community.

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Latest publications

Evaluation in action – Assessing the implementation of evaluation plans of the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plans
Reports |

Evaluation in action – Assessing the implementation of evaluation plans of the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plans

This summary report reviews how Member States are implementing the evaluation plans of their CAP Strategic Plans, highlighting progress in evaluation activities, governance, stakeholder engagement and data, as well as early lessons from completed evaluations.

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Assessment of the progress in implementing the evaluation plans of 2014-2022 RDPs. Chapter 2 of the AIRs submitted in 2025
Reports |

Assessment of the progress in implementing the evaluation plans of 2014-2022 RDPs. Chapter 2 of the AIRs submitted in 2025

The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the progress made by Member States in the implementation of the Rural Development Programme in 2024.

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Evaluation of the green architecture of the CAP Strategic Plans
Guidelines and tools |

Evaluation of the green architecture of the CAP Strategic Plans

The guidelines for assessing the green architecture of CAP Strategic Plans emphasise evaluating the combined effects and contradictions across the various instruments designed to address the CAP's environmental and climate objectives.

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Latest good practice

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