Ex-post evaluation of each programme also plays an important part.

It is not unusual for a large project and the ex-post evaluation of its results to take five years to complete.

It is important that the committee should concentrate more on annual work plans and look at ex-post evaluation.

An ex-post evaluation of transnational projects for innovative actions was conducted in 2005.

In 2005 the Commission conducted an ex-post evaluation of these actions in order to assess their impact and added value.

We must also consider the merits of an ex-post evaluation of the decision to implement the regulation.

Results from ex-post evaluation and monitoring exercises also form an important element in determining the priorities for research funding.

In particular, I am committed to making available ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of our agreements as soon as possible.

An ex-post evaluation of the project in 2002 judged that "the effect of the project was not necessarily high".

In this context, it is important to involve the European Parliament more and to improve the ex-post evaluation of the measures adopted.

The Commission's negotiating position was based, among other things, on the results of an ex-post evaluation of the current protocols carried out by external experts.

A previous rural water supply project supported by Germany was rated satisfactorily in an ex-post evaluation conducted in 2005.

The results of this FP6 ex-post evaluation will be a major input in the forthcoming mid-term review of FP7 in the year 2010.

Secondly, in the run-up to the FP8, we should further strengthen the monitoring and ex-post evaluation of results of EU-funded research and innovation activities.

I am thinking of the greater emphasis placed on ex-post evaluation of European law and the prolongation of the public consultation period for new proposals from 8 to 12 weeks.

The right mechanism for doing that is through absolute transparency in the granting and spending of the money, proper monitoring of expenditure and ex-post evaluation of the measures taken.

The Commission has just launched the ex-post evaluation for Objectives 1 and 2 for the 1994-1999 period, together with thematic evaluations of the information society, sustainable development and small and medium-sized enterprises.

An ex-post evaluation of one large program, the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Program, showed that "some 60%-70% of the goals were achieved" and that "results were moderate".

In Sri Lanka, an ex-post evaluation of reservoir construction and the expansion of irrigated command areas revealed a complex picture of both positive and negative impacts at different points in the watershed.

According to the ex-post evaluation, considerable progress has been made as regards means of monitoring and surveillance of fisheries (the first steps have been taken towards a satellite vessel monitoring system, with a new legal basis established for the creation of a vessel database).

I would remind you that the members of the Committee on Fisheries wish to receive the full version of the ex-post evaluation of the agreement as quickly as possible and to be present at the joint committee meetings so that they can observe the implementation of the agreement.