Value for money of EU programme funding in the field of democracy and rule of law

Please note: Each EPRS Study is assigned a DOI (digital object identifier), which is a safe and long term way of ensuring a hyperlink to the full text of this report. However, when ESO creates this record, on occasion the DOI still has not been activated by the EU Bookshop. If you find the source url hyperlink does not work please use the alternative location hyperlink listed as a related url.This study explores the extent to which processes are in place to enable the delivery of value for money through EU programme funding in the field of democracy and rule of law. It includes a review of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the Instrument for Stability and Peace. It considers current ways of working and the potential for improvement. Analysis is based on interviews with EU programme officials and EU delegations, and related documentary evidence.

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ESO: Background information: Public expectations and EU policies - Promotion of democracy and peace in the world (EPRS: Briefing: Public expectations and EU policies June 2016) http://www.europeansources.info/record/public-expectations-and-eu-policies-promotion-of-democracy-and-peace-in-the-world/

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, June 2017: Value for money of EU programme funding in the field of democracy and rule of law http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/572705/IPOL_STU(2017)572705_EN.pdf

EU: EEAS: Human rights & Democracy https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage_en/414/Human%20rights%20&%20Democracy

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