Latest news
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.
- Evaluation
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.
- Evaluation
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.
- Evaluation
Latest publications
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.
- Evaluation
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.
- Evaluation
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.
- Evaluation
Latest good practice
Recovering an old stone bridge on a historical Apennine trail in Italy
- CAP Implementation