OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME:
Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion
Evaluations
Evaluation of the utilisation of REACT-EU resources by the Republic of Cyprus
The COVID-19 pandemic had severe impacts on the Cypriot economy, as it did on other countries of the European Union, which are reflected in the deterioration of key economic and social indicators.
In the context of supporting the economy against the consequences of the pandemic, Cyprus made use of the additional resources allocated to the country as part of the EU’s assistance for “supporting the recovery from the crisis, including its social consequences, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for preparing a green, digital and resilient economic recovery (REACT-EU)”. The resources made available to the Republic of Cyprus under the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU) were allocated to the two Cohesion Policy Operational Programmes (programming period 2014–2020) that were in progress.
The contract had an implementation period of three months and was completed in December 2024. Its cost amounted to €4,400 plus VAT.
Provision of Services for the evaluation of the achievements of the interventions of the common support of the ESF and of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) including the application of the «Youth Guarantee» in terms of sustainable integration of young people into the labour market
This evaluation is the follow-up / update of the first evaluation study on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) that was prepared in 2015 and focuses on the impact of interventions in qualitative and quantitative terms, including long-term effects. The contract was signed on 14 March 2018 for the amount of €42,000 and a duration of 9 months.
The overall objective of the evaluation is to examine the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of the interventions promoted under the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) in Cyprus, aiming at the sustainable integration of young people aged 15-29, who are out of employment, education or training, into the labor market.