EU Expert Group on Results: 2nd Meeting - 26-27 April 2012

EU Expert Group on Results

2^st Meeting

Thursday 26 and Friday 27 April 2012

Venue: Hotel Bloom, Rue Royale 250, 1210 Brussels

(METRO: BOTANIQUE – Lignes 2 ou 6)

 AGENDA

Thursday 26 April 2012

9:00-9:30                    Registration/Welcome coffee

9:30-10:00                  Opening session

Welcome address             Jan ten Bloemendal, Head of Unit, EuropeAid,  Quality and Impact Directorate (DEVCO B1)  

Seminar organisation and objectives: Franco Conzato, EuropeAid, Quality and Impact Directorate (DEVCO B1)  

The "EU Expert Group on Results". A tool in capacity4dev: Christoforos Korakas, EuropeAid, Quality and Impact Directorate (DEVCO B1)  

SESSION I – Country Level

10:00-11:00                Evaluating Result: the case of Budget Support

                                    Speaker: Juergen Lovas,  Evaluation Unit EuropeAid

·                    Discussion

11:00 -11:15  Coffee break

11:15 -12:15               Statistics and Development Cooperation.

Speakers :  Susana Martins, Eurostat

·                    Discussion

12:15-13:15                Post Busan Results Agenda: the Building Block on Result and Accountability. Next Steps on Country Accountability and Result Agreement.  

Speaker: Mehdi Hussein, Senior Statistician, Improving Aid Impact Team, Department for International Development (UK).

·      Discussion  

13:15-14:30                Lunch 

SESSION II – Agency Level

14:30-15:45                The European Investment Bank Result Framework.

Speakers:   Sabine Bernabe, Luis Hebrero, European Investment Bank  

·                    Discussion

15:45-16:00                Coffee Break  

16:00-17:30                Europeaid Quality Framework for Results  

Speaker : Thierry Dudermel, Head of Section, EuropeAid, DEVCO B1   

·                   Discussion

17:30                           Cocktail

Friday   27 April 2012

SESSION III - EU Common Approach  on Result 

08:30-9:00                  Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 11:00              Plenary Discussion

The objective of this session is an open discussion on what should be seen as key elements of an EU common approach to results. Participants will be invited to discuss key questions on results measurement and reporting and to reflect on feasible and viable approaches which may constitute a basis for designing a common EU approach.

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Debate facilitated by EuropAid – DEVCO B1.

11:00 - 11:15             Coffee Break

11:15 :12:45               Discussion on way forward and conclusion  

Jan ten Bloemendal, Head of Unit, DEVCO B1, Quality of delivery systems