Evaluations, strategies and studies for the institutions that shape Europe’s regions, seas and cities. We list the client and period first, so you can see at a glance whether we’ve done your kind of work before. And behind every project is one question: what could the client see afterwards that it couldn’t see before?
What did a decade of cooperation change on the ground? As team leader, we evaluated 56 Interreg cross-border, 15 transnational and 4 interregional programmes, plus ENI CBC and IPA CBC.
Interreg · Ex-post evaluationIs the Baltic Sea Multiannual Plan delivering on its promises? A comprehensive evaluation for the Parliament’s research service, with recommendations to shape the next revision.
Fisheries · EvaluationInterreg after 2027 will look very different. Seven workshops with a core group of federal, regional and social-partner stakeholders, plus a large event for around 150 participants, turned into concrete action mandates for Austria’s Interreg community.
Interreg · FacilitationWhat should a national park research in the years ahead – and how will it know it’s working? Together with the park’s research working group, we developed the mission, objectives, research themes, indicators, monitoring and resource plan in a series of workshops, ready for the park council.
Protected areas · StrategyAs team leader of the support unit, we advise the Commission on monitoring and evaluating the EU fisheries funds – at Union and Member State level.
Fisheries · Technical assistanceHelping the Common Agricultural Policy measure what matters. We screen national implementation and evaluation reports, run capacity-building workshops and contribute to the Helpdesk’s EU-wide methodological work.
Agriculture · Technical assistanceOne integrated evaluation, three angles: how well the programme runs, what the border region needs after 2028, and what impact its projects really have – from causal pathways to partner networks. Desk research, surveys, case studies and interviews in German and Czech.
Interreg · EvaluationFrom evidence to the next programme in one go. A theory-based impact evaluation of the 2021–2027 period, followed by updated territorial analysis, programming scenarios and a draft programme document – plus a handbook for the shift to performance-based funding.
Interreg · Evaluation · StrategyIs EU fisheries funding helping the sector change? A theory-based evaluation of the programme’s contribution to the green and socio-economic transformation of fisheries and aquaculture, with case studies and a look at good practice across the EU.
Fisheries · EvaluationBringing the region’s partners to the table for the next Common Agricultural Policy. We designed, moderated and documented the kick-off event for the 2028–2034 funding period, with structured dialogue that fed into the region’s position at national and EU level.
Agriculture · FacilitationWhat worked in Chișinău’s urban mobility plan – and what should carry forward? The final external evaluation of the MOVE IT like Lublin (MILL) project.
Urban mobility · EvaluationHow has maritime spatial planning changed fishing in selected sea basins? Stakeholder interviews and desk research testing whether the MSP framework works – and whether its pieces fit together.
Fisheries · Policy researchHow does a macro-regional strategy actually work across fourteen countries – and where does it stall? Large-scale surveys and stakeholder interviews across the Danube Region.
Macro-regional · EvaluationWhere does the programme stand at mid-term, and what should change before 2027? An interim evaluation to steer it through its second half.
Interreg · Interim evaluationWhich border challenges do regions across Central Europe share – and which existing Interreg projects already hold the answers? A territorial needs analysis and a map of cross-border solutions with potential for joint use.
Interreg · StudyA new strategy at a moment of leadership change. Two workshops to map strengths and weaknesses, agree on objectives and measures, and build a shared mission across diverse research activities.
Research · StrategyHow do you measure change at the scale of a macro-region? A common, customisable evaluation model for the Baltic, Danube, Adriatic-Ionian and Alpine strategies, built on a needs assessment of their existing frameworks.
Macro-regional · Capacity buildingTen countries, one question: how can macro-regional cooperation and cohesion policy work better together? A stakeholder consultation leading to recommendations for the future.
Macro-regional · ConsultationWhat did ERDF money achieve for climate, research and small businesses? Case studies in nine Member States assessing the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value of the instruments funded.
Cohesion policy · Ex-post evaluationA decade of forest policy under the microscope. A process and impact evaluation of the Austrian Forest Dialogue, followed by custom-fit success factors and indicators for evaluating the Forest Strategy 2020+.
Forestry · EvaluationIs climate action built into the EU’s regional funding? Assessing how ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition programmes address mitigation and adaptation, with country expertise across twelve Member States.
Climate · AssessmentDid URBACT’s new way of transferring good practice pay off? An assessment of what the five National Practice Transfer Initiatives launched in 2021 achieved.
Urban · EvaluationBuilding the programme from the ground up: strategy, intervention logic, indicator methodology and targets for the 2021–2027 period.
Interreg · StrategyPutting the environment on the agenda from day one: the strategic environmental assessment accompanying the new programme.
Interreg · SEAHow can thematic tourism get back on its feet after COVID? Technical assistance for a joint policy paper charting the restart of thematic tourism across the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region.
Macro-regional · Policy paperWhat did eight years of SME policy deliver? An assessment of the strategy’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and sustainability, with field visits and consultations with over 30 institutions, feeding into the next national SME programme.
Neighbourhood · EvaluationLaying the foundations for the next Mediterranean cooperation programme: strategy and indicator system for MED NEXT 2021–2027.
Neighbourhood · StrategyTerritorial analysis, SWOT, strategy and types of action for a new cross-border programme, with a focus on SME development and the labour market.
Western Balkans · StrategyFresh direction for a network founded in the 1980s: a revised strategy and updated strategic topics for the Working Community of the Danube Regions.
Macro-regional · StrategyTell us what you are working on and what worries you. We will tell you what the evidence can show, how early — and whether we are the right people for it.