Evaluation of European Union's Cooperation with the Pacific Region

This report was prepared by European Commission. This evaluation aims to provide an overall independent assessment of the European Union’s cooperation and partnership relations with the Pacific region over 2006-2012. On the basis of this assessment, it provides recommendations to improve the EU’s current and future strategies, programmes and actions. The evaluation scope covers regional cooperation implemented in 15 Pacific island states1 and four Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU Member States2. Country-level cooperation is also considered, but only insofar as it aides assessment of the coherence and complementarity of the regional cooperation. The key challenge faced by the evaluators was to provide an accurate assessment of EU regional cooperation across such a diverse and disparate range of partner countries and territories.