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Some transformations occurred in the area of private property ownership following the change of political regime in former socialist or communist countries. The six analysed countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia) illustrate well the whole range of contentious problems in a region where the Communist regimes have varied tremendously in their approach to private property, intensity of social control, repression and overall legitimacy. This diversity of situations poses today different types of dilemmas for the property restitution process and these six countries responded in different manners to these general challenges, in the context of their own peculiar social and economic history. [European Parliament]

For Serbia the first decade of the twenty-first century, following the change to a democratic regime in October 2000, was marked by the transition to a market economy, privatisation and restructuring. [...] Industrial relations are regulated by the comprehensive body of labour legislation, the pillar of which is the Labour Code, adopted in 2005. Almost the entire body of labour legislation has been rewritten since 2001 in order to support the transition to a market economy, but also with a view to complying with the relevant requirements and regulations of European Union and standards of the International Labour Organization. [...] [Mihail Arandarenko]

List of Acronyms
List of Annexes
Highlights
Executive summary
1 Introduction
2 The political economy of donor interventions
3 Mapping the flows of international assistance
3.1 Mapping international assistance – the donor perspective
3.2 Mapping international assistance – the beneficiary perspective
3.3 Mapping international assistance – donors by beneficiaries
3.4 Interests and drivers of donor interventions
4 Donor coordination
4.1 The wider context of enlargement assistance
4.2 Donor coordination mechanisms in the Enlargement countries
4.3 Coordination between donors and beneficiaries
4.4 Coordination between donors and implementing agencies
4.5 Coordination between donors
4.6 Strengths and weaknesses of donor coordination
5 Donor interventions in the Enlargement countries
5.1 Albania
5.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.3 Kosovo
5.4 Montenegro
5.5 Serbia
5.6 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
5.7 Turkey
6 Donor interventions and regional cooperation
6.1 The Regional Cooperation Council
6.2 Regional structures participating in SEE 2020
6.3 The Western Balkans Investment Framework
7 Understanding the geopolitics of donor interventions
7.1 Geopolitics of energy supply
7.2 Geopolitics of the transport sector
8 Conclusions and recommendations for improving donor interventions
8.1 Improving the funding of donor assistance
8.2 Improving the framework of support to sector approaches
8.3 Recommendations on an improved division of labour among donors
8.4 How and where to strengthen donor coordination
8.5 Overall Conclusions: potential for stronger synergies
9 References

Foreword
Summary
1. The year in review: the political and economic context
2. Towards a more efficient and effective delivery of assistance: linking assistance more closely to the enlargement policy priorities and the sector approach 2011
Towards a new IPA regulation for 2014-2020
3. Towards a more efficient delivery of assistance: gradually implementing the sector approach to the enlargement policy priorities
The sector approach
The main lessons learned from evaluations
Cooperation with the donor community on aid effectiveness
4. Highlights from programme implementation and completion in 2011
Implementation modalities and structures
5. TAIEX turns fifteen
6. Regional cooperation and programmes
Conclusions
Status of implementation of IPA financial assistance as at 31st of December 2011, as a percentage of total committed funds (2007-2011)
SWD(2012) 385 final. Commission Staff Working Document. Background document. Accompanying the document, Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee 2011. Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement (IPA, PHARE, CARDS,Turkey Pre-Accession Instrument, Transition Facility). {COM(2012) 678 final}

Einleitung
Das Jahr im Rückblick: politischer und wirtschaftlicher Kontext
Eine effizientere Hilfe mit grösserer Wirkung
Wichtigste Etappen der Programmdurchführung im Jahr 2012
Akzente auf nachhaltige Reformen der öffentlichen Verwaltung, die Stärkung derRechtsstaatlichkeit und die demokratische Regierungsführung
Instrument für technische Hilfe und Informationsaustausch(Technical assistance and information exchange, TAIEX)
Schlussfolgerung
SWD(2013) 326 final
Commission Staff Working Document. Background document Accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee 2012 Annual Report on Financial Assistance for Enlargement (IPA, PHARE, CARDS,Turkey Pre-Accession Instrument, Transition Facility)
{COM(2013) 625 final}

Work programme for grants 2014 of the European Union represented by the European Commission, DG Enlargement, Regional Cooperation and Programmes Unit
Work programme for grants 2014 of Delegation of the European Union to Albania
Work programme for grants 2014 of the European Union represented by the European Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Work programme for grants 2014 of Delegation of the European Union to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Work programme for grants 2014 of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro
Work programme for grants 2014 of Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia
Work programme for grants 2014 of the European Union for the Turkish Cypriot community
Annual work programme for grants 2014 of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey

PROJECT SYNOPSIS
LIST OF ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Introduction
1.1 Evaluation Purpose and Scope
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Implementation of the Assignment
2 Assessment of Intervention Logic of EU IPA Assistance 2007-2011
2.1 Responses to Evaluation Questions
2.1.1 EQ...
2.2 National Context Remarks
3 ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF EU ASSISTANCE UNDER CARDS 2004-2006AND IPA 2007-2011
3.1 Responses to Evaluation Questions
3.1.1 EQ...
3.2 National Context Remarks
4 LESSONS LEARNED AND OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAMMING FUTURE EU ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ONGOING ACTIONS
4.1 Recommendations for improvement in the programming and intervention logic
4.1.1...
4.2 Recommendations for better performance of on-going assistance
4.2.1...
4.3 Recommendations for future programming and improved performance of on-going assistance in the beneficiary countries
4.4 Definition of programming level objectives and related SMART indicators
4.4.1...
4.5 Corrective Measures to Improve the Implementation and Monitoring of on-going Actions
5 GENERAL CONCLUSIONS: key findings and recommendations
5.1 5.1 Key Findings
5.2 5.2 Key Lessons Learned & Recommendations
6 ANNEXES

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1 Purpose
2 Consultation on this Strategy Paper
PART II: ANALYSIS OF NEEDS AND CAPACITIES
1 Political and economic context
2 Context for the planning of assistance
PART III: THE OVERALL DESIGN OF PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE TO THE COUNTRY
PART IV: EU ASSISTANCE DURING THE PERIOD 2014-2020
1 Democracy and governance
2 Rule of law and fundamental rights
3 Environment and climate action
4 Transport
5 Energy
6 Competitiveness and innovation
7 Education, employment and social policies
8 Agriculture and rural development
9 Territorial and regional cooperation
ANNEX 1: INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS
ANNEX 2: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
1. Introduction and Objectives
1.1 Objectives of the Review
1.2 Questions to be Addressed (EQs)
2. Approach and Methodology
2.1 Structuring the Questions
2.2 Looking Ahead and Generating Recommendations
2.3 Overall Methodological Tools and Approach
3. Rule of Law in the Region
3.1 EU Assistance to Rule of Law in Western Balkans
3.2 IPA programming: Relevance and Efficiency
3.3 Other Lessons on Rule of Law Interventions
3.4 Findings and Conclusions
4. Judicial Reform
4.1 Situation
4.2 EU Assistance
4.3 Results Achieved
4.4 Findings and Conclusions
5. Fight against Corruption
5.1 Situation
5.2 EU Assistance Provided
5.3 Results Achieved
5.4 Findings and Conclusions
6. Fight against Organised Crime
6.1 Situation
6.2 EU Assistance Provided
6.3 Results Achieved
6.4 Findings and Conclusions
7. Summing Up and Looking Ahead
7.1 Addressing the Evaluative Questions
7.2 Lessons from Local Stakeholders
7.3 Recommendations for IPA II Programming
Annex A: Approach and Methodology Applied
Annex B: Documents Consulted
Annex C: List of Informants
Annex D: Country Report, Albania
Annex E: Country Report, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Annex F: Country Report, Croatia
Annex G: Country Report, Kosovo
Annex H: Country Report, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Annex I: Country Report, Montenegro
Annex J: Country Report, Serbia

List of Abbreviations
Summary
1 Scope of work
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Summary methodology
1.3 Sectors and projects included in the sample
1.4 Sources of information
2 Sector analysis
2.1 Public Administration Reform/Public Finance Management
2.2 Environment
3 IPA Programme performance
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Effectiveness
...
3.3 Efficiency
...
4 Impact analysis of IPA assistance
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Does IPA assistance address priority issues?
4.3 Impact in Public Finance Management
...
4.4 Impact in the Environment Sector
...
4.5 Additional impact
...
5 Key conclusions and recommendations
5.1 Thematic and programme level conclusions and recommendations
5.2 Associated recommendations for each conclusion
Annexes
Annex 1 Summary scope of sub sectors
Annex 2 List of documents used
Annex 3 List of interviews
Annex 4 Sectoral Analysis
Annex 5 Objectives of the projects in the sample
Annex 6 The evaluation methodology
Annex 7 Debriefing note

Vorwort
Zusammenfassung
1. Das Jahr im Überblick: Politischer und wirtschaftlicher Kontext
2. Eine effizientere Hilfe mit größerer Wirkung: Engere Verknüpfung der Hilfe mit den Prioritäten der Erweiterungspolitik und dem sektorbezogenen Ansatz
Eine neue IPA-Verordnung für den Zeitraum 2014-2020
3. Eine effizientere Hilfeleistung: Schrittweise Anwendung des sektorbezogenen Ansatzes auf die Prioritäten der Erweiterungspolitik
Der sektorbezogene Ansatz
Wichtigste Erkenntnisse der Evaluierungen
Kooperation mit anderen Gebern für die Wirksamkeit der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit4. Wichtigste Etappen der Umsetzungs- und Abschlussphase des Programms 2011
Durchführungsmodalitäten und -strukturen
5. Fünfzehn Jahre TAIEX
6. Regionale Zusammenarbeit und ProgrammeSchlussfolgerungen
Stand der Durchführung der IPA-Finanzhilfe vom 31. Dezember 2011, als Prozentsatz der insgesamt bereitgestellten Mittel (2007-2011)

Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive Summary
INTRODUCTION
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduction
1.1 Evaluation Purpose and Scope
1.2 Implementation and Methodology
2. Evaluation findings
2.1 CS Context in the WBT
2.2 Key Findings
3. Lessons Learned
4. Conclusions and Key Recommendations
4.1 Conclusions
4.2 Key Recommendations
5. ANNEXES
5.1 Annex I - Evaluation Matrix
5.2 Annex II - Summary of Phase 1 Findings
5.3 Annex III - Country Specific Findings
5.4 Annex IV - P2P – Recapitulated Findings and Conclusions
5.5 Annex V - Survey of WBT CSO Regional Networks
5.6 Annex VI - Recapitulation of Comprehensive List of EU CS Support Projects
5.7 Annex VII - Overview of Recommendations Related to EU Support to the WBT CS
5.8 Annex VIII - List of People Met (Phase 2)

List of abbreviations
Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Objective and purpose
1.2 Scope of the evaluation
1.3 Methodology
2. Options to improve and strengthen the assessment approach and EU pre-accession assistance
2.1 Approach to improve assessment of EU pre-accession assistance
2.2 Intervention logic
2.3 Specific mid-term objectives for Judicial Reform and the Fight against Corruption and Organized Crime
2.4 Indicators for the specific objectives in the areas of Judicial Reform and the Fight against Corruption and Organized Crime
2.5 Identification of verification sources
3. Assessment tools for the Commission
3.1 Additional verification sources and tools
3.2 Strengths and weaknesses of current sources and tools
3.3 Recommendations to improve availability of indicators
4. Main conclusions and recommendations
Annex 1: Objectives, Indicators and Verification sources GRJCO
Annex 2: List of parameters and indicators relevant to assess efforts and progress in the field of measures on Justice Reforms and Rule of Law
Annex 3: List of parameters and indicators relevant to assess efforts and progress in the field of measures against corruption
Annex 4: List of parameters and indicators relevant to assess efforts and progress in the field of measures against organised crime
Annex 5: Review of assessment tools and sources
Annex 6: Albania questionnaire for preparation of Opinion
Annex 7: Interviews and meetings
Annex 8: References
Annex 9: Process of data collection
Annex 10: Questionnaire