On 14 January 2021, Roderick Ackermann and Roland Blomeyer presented the main findings and recommendations for the study on Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs) to the Committee on Budgets. The presentation emphasised the added value of the PPPAs, whilst at the same time identifying much from for improving the existing practices with regard to […]

In September, the European Parliament published a study on ‘Pilot Projects and Preparatory Action in the EU Budget 2014-2019’. We prepared this study in the first half of 2020, involving extensive desk research, eight case studies of selected Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs) and interviews across the secretariats of 15 Parliament Committees and with […]

Blomeyer & Sanz is finalising the impact evaluation of the Joint European Union – ICMPD “MIgration EU eXpertise” (MIEUX) Initiative. MIEUX was established in 2009 as an innovative, global migration experts’ initiative with the aim of enhancing the capacities of authorities from partner countries and regional organisations in all areas of migration, by providing peer-to-peer […]