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The purpose of this mission was to finalize the formulation of a strategy to support administrative reform within the framework of the Hakama II budget support programme for good governance; a formulation of the public administration reform axis.

The objective of the Framework Contract was to provide, via individual assignments defined and contracted through Specific Contracts, short-term expertise which can be mobilised at very short notice. Technical assistance may cover any geographic area, within or outside the European Union. The Specific Terms of Reference, part of each Specific Contract, shall describe accurately and in details the objectives and required outputs of each individual assignment.

The overall objective of this assignment was to undertake a comprehensive review of existing institutional arrangements within SADC with a view of recommending changes in order to rationalize, streamline decision-making and enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
More specifically, this assignment was expected to examine structures within SADC including the Secretariat and the Organ and characterise, among other issues, their functions, roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis the overall SADC vision and mandate; their capacities, operational and management processes in relation to their functions, roles and responsibilities; the linkages (or lack of); and the gaps within and among with the view to recommending a more efficient and effective institutional arrangement that will drive the SADC regional integration agenda.

The general objective of this mission was to contribute to the strengthening of regional integration in Central Africa through the improvement of capacities for the management of migration flows. In other words, it involved improving the research capacities of the ECCAS General Secretariat with a view to improving the situation of migrants and strengthening the migration/development relationship.

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the PACED, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions.

In particular, this evaluation served to understand the performance of the Action, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results in order to adjust its design or implementing modalities;
The main users of this evaluation were the EU Delegations, the NAO's, the Central Banks, the ministries of Finance and Plan and other relevant national partner institutions in PALOP/TL involved in the implementation of the Action evaluated.

The purpose of this Infopoint is to provide information on the EU’s legal and political order and its aid programme in order to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU.