Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. Interim evaluation of the Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme – BONUS

This Report presents the results of an Interim Evaluation in compliance with Article 13 of Decision 862/2010/EU of the European Parliament and Council concerning the participation of the Union in a Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS) undertaken by several Member States.

The Decision requires the Commission to undertake an Interim Evaluation of BONUS no later than 31 December 2014 to assess progress towards the objectives set out in the Decision, as well as proposing recommendations to further enhance integration, quality and efficiency of implementation (including scientific, management and financial integration). The Interim Evaluation also assesses to what extent the financial contributions from the Participating States are appropriate, given the demands of their national research communities.

An Independent Panel with five experts has undertaken the Interim Evaluation of BONUS and their findings are provided within a detailed Evaluation Report. This Report summarises the main conclusions of the Interim Evaluation and includes the Commission's observations.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2015)34: Follow the progress of this report through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2015:034:FIN

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