In accordance with Articles 56 and 114 of the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 1303/2013, the PEACE IV programme has commissioned as series of evaluations to assess the implementation and impact of the programme.

Four evaluations will take place in total:

• Impact Evaluation 1: Shared Education
• Impact Evaluation 2: Children and Young People (14-24)
• Impact Evaluation 3: Children and Young People (0-24) / Shared Spaces & Services / Building Positive Relations
• Implementation Evaluation of the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA programmes

More information can be found on these evaluations in the Evaluation Plan (see below)

Impact Evaluation

The Impact Evaluations are carried out in line with the Evaluation Plan for the Programme. The evaluations are longitudinal in nature and will report in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

They seek to measure the impact of the Strategic Objective in terms of the achievement of Programmes results and outputs.

Under PEACE IV, three impact evaluations will take place and the Impact Evaluation Reports and Executive Summaries, where applicable, for each of the four specific objectives can be accessed below:

Impact Evaluation 1: Shared Education

• 2022 Executive Summary Final Report
• 2022 Final Impact Evaluation Report
• 2022 infographic illustrating the main findings of the Shared Education Impact Evaluation 2022
• 2021 Executive Summary
• 2021 infographic illustrating the main findings of the Shared Education Impact Evaluation 2021

Impact Evaluation 2: Children and Young People 14 – 24

This impact Evaluation is carried out in line with the Evaluation Plan for the Programme. The evaluation is longitudinal in nature and will report in 2018, 2020 and 2022. It seeks to measure impact of the Objective in terms of the delivery of Programme results and outputs. The Executive Summary can be accessed below:

• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People 14 – 24 – Executive Summary of Final Report 2022
• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People 14 – 24 –Final Report 2022
• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People 14-24: Evaluation Report 2020
• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People 14 – 24: Executive Summary October 2018.
• Impact Evaluation Children and Young 14 - 24: Evaluation Report 2018

Impact Evaluation 3: Children and Young People (0-24) / Shared Spaces & Services / Building Positive Relations)

This Impact Evaluation is carried out in line with the Evaluation Plan for the Programme.  The evaluation is longitudinal, and will report in 2019, 2020 and 2022. This document represents the first of three reports.

• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People (0-24)/ Shared Spaces & Services / Building Positive Relations: Year 3 Report 2020
• Impact Evaluation Children and Young People 0-24/ Shared Spaces and Services/ Building Positive Relations: First report, December 2019

Implementation Evaluation

The Implementation Evaluation is carried out in line with the Evaluation Plan for the Programme.  The Evaluation supports the smooth delivery of the Programme by assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation mechanism established for the Programme, including measures to reduce the administrative burden, this is a shared evaluation with the INTERREG VA Programme.  The Evaluation is longitudinal in nature and will report in 2017, 2018 and 2019.  The Executive Summary and Reports for each can be accessed below:​​​​​​​

• Implementation Evaluation Final Report May 2020
• Implementation Evaluation Executive Summary - Final Report - May 2020
• Implementation Evaluation Full Interim Report - October 2018
• Implementation Evaluation Executive Summary - Interim Report - October 2018
• Implementation Evaluation Full Interim Report - October 2017
• Implementation Evaluation Executive Summary - Interim Report - October 2017

Evaluation Plan

The Evaluation Plan for the PEACE IV Programme has been drawn up in accordance with Articles 56 and 114 of the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 and has taken account of the guidance provided by the Commission Services in the 'Guidance Document on Monitoring and Evaluation'.

The Evaluation Plan sets out the proposed methods for effectively assessing how the support provided has contributed to the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, facilitated learning and maximized the impact of proposed investments.

The Evaluation Plan was approved on 7 November 2016 by the Evaluation Steering Group, which is a sub-group of the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programme Monitoring Committees, and approved by the PEACE IV Programme Monitoring Committee on 22 November 2016. The Plan was then submitted to the EU Commission on 23 November 2016.

Click here to access a copy of the Evaluation Plan.