The real impact of EU Funds will be increasingly addressed in the new programming period 2014-2020. After 2013, the new evaluation and monitoring rules of the next programming period 2014- 2020 have to be fulfilled. The European Commission demands that EU strategies and programmes are evaluated rigorously and on a regular basis on both national and regional level.How to measure the success of EU FundsWhich evaluation method should be selectedAnd how to assess the impact of actions and the economic growth in your country For proper evaluation a qualified database on outputs, results and the impact of projects is essential. Targets and outcome indicators have to be clear and measurable. Information about the indicators and the progress towards the agreed targets shall be central in the annual report. Moreover, the Commission recommends a much greater use of strict evaluation methods, such as impact evaluation, and demands that plans for ongoing evaluation of each programme shall become obligatory. Therefore, a proper toolkit of evaluation methods is crucial for current and coming activities in EU Funds management. What will you learn at this seminar:What is new regarding evaluation in the next programming period 2014-2020 and how to implement the new regulation requirements into practiceHow to prepare an evaluation plan for the new programming periodTo which extent will evaluation and monitoring in 2014-2020 focus on resultsHow should ex-ante, ongoing and ex-post evaluations be carried out for the present and the next programming periodHow to set measurable goals and good quality indicators and what are proper evaluation criteria and evaluation questionsGood practices from the European Commission and Member StatesWhich strategies have proven successful for collecting data and measuring impacts correctlyFor which projects and programmes is counterfactual impact evaluation useful