Special Report No 13/2016: EU assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova

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Series Details No.13, 2016 (September 2016)
Publication Date 2016
ISBN 978-92-872-4963-0
ISSN 1977-5679
EC QJ-AB-16-013-EN-N
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Summary:

Moldova receives the highest amount of EU aid per inhabitant of all of the EU’s eastern neighbours. We assessed whether EU aid had contributed effectively to improving the country’s public administration.

We concluded that budget support had had a limited effect. The Commission could have responded more quickly when risks materialised, and programmes were not sufficiently aligned to Moldovan strategies. The Commission did not make full use of its ability to set conditions for disbursement, and additional incentivebased funds were not fully justified.

The projects we assessed were relevant, and had delivered the expected outputs. However, they were not always well coordinated with budget support programmes, and results were not always sustainable.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2865/801339
Related Links
ECA: Special Report No 13/2016: EU assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova [PDF] http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR16_13/SR_MOLDOVA_EN.pdf
ECA: News, 01.09.16: Moldova: 'only limited evidence of progress' from EU support http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?nid=7200
EurActiv, 01.09.16: Auditors expose failures in EU assistance to Moldova http://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/auditors-expose-failures-in-eu-assistance-to-moldova/

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