ADE has been commissioned by the European Union to conduct the evaluation of the process of Joint Programming of development cooperation between the EU and its Member States.

It covers the period 2011-2015 and all regions and countries of EU development cooperation. It is based notably on 14 country case studies, additional visits to the EU and 7 Member States headquarters, an extended survey, and documentary review.

It provides the EU and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the Joint Programming process, and recommendations to improve current and inform the future Joint Programming process.