The ex-post evaluation of the FIFG aimed at: (1) Accounting for the utilisation of the resources made available and measuring the relevance, the effectiveness and efficiency of the FIFG and its impact; (2) Drawing lessons and recommendations for the implementation of the future programmes; (3) Providing policy orientations for the ongoing reform of the CFP, and contributing to the design of the next generation of policy interventions after 2013; (4) Drawing lessons and guidance on the role of structural support to fisheries and aquaculture under broader EU structural policies in coastal and maritime regions.
EUROFISH’s main responsibility was to prepare country reports and perform case studies linked with the implementation of the FIFG programmes. EUROFISH carried out field missions in Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden.
The results of the study was used by the European Commission for its proposal on the reform of the CFP, role of the structural policy in the fisheries sector and designing the structural support mechanism.
