EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY
Evaluation and European Semester
Brussels,
regio.b.2(2023)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Subject: Work Package 12: Crisis response - ex post study of Cohesion policy
programmes 2014-2020
Dear Sir/Madam,
The Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission launched
an ex post study of cohesion policy crisis response in the period 2014-2020.
The evaluation, which started in November 2023 is to take 13 months and complements the work
packages of the ex post evaluation of the period 2014-2020. It will take stock of the different
types of crisis response instruments co-financed by the ERDF/CF in the 2014-2020 period, assess
their rationale and investigate the factors that has contributed to their success or failure.
The contract has been awarded to a consortium consisting of Spatial Foresight, t33 srl, ÖIR
GmbH, and Wiiw. These companies have extensive experience in working with evaluation and
are securely bound by confidentiality agreements.
The consultants will be collecting data at different levels in a structured format, relying on
publicly available databases or portals, to the extent possible. In some cases, the collaboration the
Managing Authority or other implementing body holding the data will be necessary. Interviews
with experts and stakeholders to produce case studies are foreseen, too.
More details on the scope of the study can be found in its Specification available at:
eTendering - Crisis response study
Access to relevant actors, data, information and experience is vital for the success of this study.
I would therefore very much appreciate if you could facilitate the work of consultants, in
particular when they contact you with regard to the collection of information or for an interview
request. The consultants have access to the data held at EU level and they will target their
requests for information and interviews in a way to minimise the burden on you. The production
of a high quality report, which can be of use both for the Commission and the Member States,
could critically depend on your kind contribution.
If you have any further questions, please contact: Viktoria BOLLA or Lucian LUCA,
Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy, Evaluation and European Semester Unit, BRU-
CSM1 08/DCS, Brussels (email:
[email protected],
[email protected] ).
Yours sincerely,
(e-Signed)
Ana PIRES
Head of Unit
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Saatja: "Simone Grabner" <
[email protected]>
Saaja: "SM Info"
Teema: Request for Interview: Study on the Impact of Refugee Influx in Estonia
Kuupäev: 2024-07-29 08:40
Dear Sir or Madam,
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), in
collaboration with Spatial Foresight, t33, and the ÖIR, has been
commissioned by the European Commission (DG REGIO) to conduct a study on
recent crises – including the influx of refugees from Ukraine, the energy
crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as the EU's response measures
introduced under Cohesion Policy. Further details can be found in the
attached introductory letter.
As part of this study, we are conducting a case study on Estonia to analyse
the impacts and challenges for authorities in connection with the influx of
refugees from Ukraine. In this context, I would like to organize a short
interview with you via phone or online (approximately 20 minutes) to gain
insights into Estonia's experiences with refugees from Ukraine. The insights
from this conversation will be incorporated into a report that will be
published on the European Commission's website later this year.
Would you have time for a conversation this week?
If you have any questions about the study or the planned interview, please
feel free to contact me.
I look forward to your response.
Kind regards,
--
Simone Maria Grabner
Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw)
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]>
https://wiiw.ac.at/