Technical assistance : what contribution has it made to agriculture and rural development : (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) /

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Imprint:	Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2015. ©2015
Description:	46 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Special report, 1831-0834 ; 2015, no 04 Special report (European Court of Auditors) ; no. 2015/4.
Subject:	Technical assistance -- European Union countries. Agriculture -- European Union countries. Rural development -- European Union countries. Agriculture. Rural development. Technical assistance. Europe -- European Union countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10309783

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Other authors / contributors:	European Court of Auditors, issuing body.
ISBN:	9789287221728 9287221723 9789287221971 9789287222299 9287221979 9789287221971
Notes:	"QJ-AB-15-003-EN-C"--Back cover. "Pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU". Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
Summary:	"Technical assistance traditionally means the provision of expertise and funding to support government departments in the implementation of policy. In this audit, the Court examined how EU spending on technical assistance was used in the area of agriculture and rural development during 2007-13. It found that there has been a move away from a 'capacity-building' understanding of technical assistance towards support for regular administrative costs. For this reason, and because of the absence of a suitable performance framework, neither the Commission nor the Member States are able to demonstrate how well technical assistance has contributed to the impact of the CAP." -- Back cover.
Standard no.:	10.2865/282990 (epub) 10.2865/062495 (PDF) 10.2865/51235 (print)

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Introduction. What is technical assistance?; The recent history of technical assistance in agriculture and rural development; Rules and regulations; Budgeting and spending levels
Audit scope, objectives and approach. Audit scope and objectives; Audit approach
Observations. How is money for technical assistance actually spent?; Are the costs eligible?; How suitable is the performance framework for TA?
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: Financial planning of technical assistance in rural development for 2007-13 and 2014-20
Reply of the Commission.

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