Monitoring of Financial Mechanisms Implementation

The Monitoring Committee of the Financial Mechanisms

The Monitoring Committee of the Financial Mechanisms is a deliberate body of the national Focal Point (Ministry of Finance) for the issues concerning evaluation, administration and implementation of projects. The Committee consists of the representative of the Focal Point, the representatives of the competent line ministries, the representative of the Central Project Management Agency (CPMA), the representative of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania, the representative of the Lithuanian Union of County Governors and the representative of non-governmental organisations.

The Monitoring Committee supervises the general process of the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, approves the annual report prepared by the National Focal Point and fulfills other functions and tasks as indicated in the Regulation of Work of the Monitoring Committee for the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, which was approved by the Monitoring Committee meeting on the 4th of October 2005.

Annual Meetings

Once per year the beneficiary state is obliged to organize the annual meeting with the donor states. During the meeting the Annual Strategic Report, developed by the National Focal Point, and also the plan on implementation of Financial Mechanisms for the subsequent year are discussed.

Annual strategic reports on the implementation of the Financial Mechanisms in Lithuania:

EVALUATIONS

Every Beneficiary State have to carry out evaluations of programmes to assess actual and/or expected effects at the outcome level.

INTERIM EVALUATION

In order to evaluate the implementation process, relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the 2009-2014 EEA and Norway Grants in Lithuania, private limited company UAB "BGI Consulting", upon the request of the Lithuanian National Focal Point, conducted the interimevaluation of the Grants.The evaluation covered 12 programmes: LT02 “Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”, LT03 “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services”, LT05 “Children and Youth at Risk”, LT06 “Conservation and Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage”, LT07 “Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage”, LT08 “EEA Scholarship Programme”, LT09 “Green Industry Innovation”, LT10 “Capacity-Building and Institutional Cooperation with Norwegian Public Institutions, Local and Regional Authorities”, LT11 “Public Health Initiatives”, LT12 “Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-Border and Organised Crime, Including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Groups”, LT13 “Efficiency, Quality and Transparency in Lithuanian Courts”, and LT14 “Correctional Services, Including Non-Custodial Sanctions”. It also included the evaluation of efficiency of the Grants management and control system and bilateral relations between donor countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Lithuania.

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FINAL EVALUATION

In order to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the 2009-2014 EEA and Norway Grants in Lithuania, private limited company ESTEP Vilnius UAB, upon the request of the Lithuanian National Focal Point, conducted the final evaluation of the Grants. The evaluation aimed at measuring the effectiveness and impact of the Financial Mechanisms and providing conclusions and recommendations on how to ensure the sustainability of their implementation (results/impact) and strengthen cooperation between Lithuania and the donor countries. The evaluation covered 12 programmes: LT02 “Integrated Marine and Inland Water Management”, LT03 “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services”, LT05 “Children and Youth at Risk”, LT06 “Conservation and Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage”, LT07 “Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage”, LT08 “EEA Scholarship Programme”, LT09 “Green Industry Innovation”, LT10 “Capacity-Building and Institutional Cooperation with Norwegian Public Institutions, Local and Regional Authorities”, LT11 “Public Health Initiatives”, LT12 “Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-Border and Organised Crime, Including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Groups”, LT13 “Efficiency, Quality and Transparency in Lithuanian Courts”, and LT14 “Correctional Services, Including Non-Custodial Sanctions”.

>> Electronic version of the Evaluation Report

>> Electronic version of the Evaluation Report Summary

Last updated: 12-11-2023