According to Article 25 of Council Regulation laying down the statute for the executive agencies, an external evaluation of how each agency operates must be carried out every three years. This report presents the findings of the cross-analysis of external evaluations of six EU executive agencies for the 2021-24 period: the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), and the European Research Executive Agency (REA).
The study examines whether the executive agencies met their operational objectives, how efficiently they used their resources, and how aligned their activities were with institutional goals. It also evaluates the agencies’ interaction with their parent Directorates-General and the coherence of their programme portfolio. The study doesn’t consider results and outcomes of managed projects, or programme results, which are subject to a separate programme evaluation cycle.
This independent expert report was produced for the European Commission’s DG Research and Innovation. CEPS’ contributed to the cross-sectional report by drawing on findings across the executive agencies, with a focus on effectiveness, efficiency and coherence. The study was originally published here.
