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National Evaluation Networks
National Rural Networks (NRNs) have been established in each Member State under Articles 66(3) and 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698 /2005. Their structure and organisation may differ although in all cases their main role is to support the implementation and evaluation of rural development policy.
To access information related to the NRNs in each of the Member States, visit the NRN page of the European Network for Rural Development.
Some Member States have established national evaluation networks or related structures at their own initiative to provide support with the evaluation of Rural Development Programmes. Below is summary detail about these structures in the four Member States that have taken up the option of full programmes for their NRNs, as per Art. 66 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698 /2005.
- Germany - Monitoring and Evaluation Network Agrarian Structure and Rural Development (MEN-D)
- Italy – Task force on Monitoring and Evaluation within the National Rural Network
- Portugal – Thematic Group on Evaluation
- Spain - Sub-Committee on Evaluation
In two Member States (Italy and Spain), the networking structure which has been set up to deal with evaluation is an integral part of the National Rural Network. In Germany, the evaluation network is financed out of a national fund (for further information see the section on MEN-D below), while in Portugal it is a Thematic Group on Evaluation.
Germany - Monitoring and Evaluation Network for Agrarian Structure and Rural Development (MEN-D)
Contacts Sebastian Elbe Dirk Schubert |
The MEN-D office was established in 2009 to develop and support a National Monitoring and Evaluation Network for Agrarian Structure and Rural Development in Germany. It will continue its operations through until 2014. The network is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) through the Joint Task ‘Improvement of Agrarian Structures and Coastal Protection’ (GAK), as defined in the national framework regulation for rural policy in Germany. The specific tasks of the MEN-D are defined within the framework of an annual work programme. The main goals of the MEN-D network are:
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Italy – Task force on Monitoring and Evaluation within the National Rural Network
Contacts Task force on Monitoring and Evaluation Alessandro Monteleone: monteleone@inea.it Simona Cristiano: cristiano@inea.it |
The Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies (Mipaaf) manages Italy’s National Rural Network within which has been established the Task force on Monitoring and Evaluation. The function of the Task force is to provide support to the building and the coordination of the Italian evaluation system, responding, in general, to the need to spread a culture of evaluation at all levels. The activities carried out by NEN relate to:
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Portugal – Thematic Group on Evaluation
Contacts Luz Correia Portuguese National Rural Network |
The Thematic Group for Evaluation (GTA) provides support in helping to improve the effectiveness of Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) in Portugal. More specifically, the GTA:
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Spain - Subcommittee on Evaluation
Contacts National Rural Network : Isabel Aguilar Pastor Subcommittee on Evaluation: Elena Cores García Spanish National Rural Network |
The Subcommittee on Evaluation is one of two subcommittees (the other one is the Leader subcommittee) that are currently in place within the National Rural Network. The Spanish National Rural Network was set up to:
The National Rural Network is made up of various ministries, public bodies and organisations and actors involved in rural areas. It is coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs. Presentation "Ongoing evaluation system in Spain" delivered at the second meeting of the Evaluation Expert Committee – MARM – 23 June 2009 [PDF
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