(2) Kommissionen har fastsat, at det bør prioriteres at gennemføre undersøgelser, konsekvensanalyser og systematiske og rettidige evalueringer af udgiftsprogrammerne for at få klarlagt, hvordan de tildelte midler forvaltes, og for at fremme en kultur, hvor de høstede erfaringer udnyttes i alle faser af forvaltningen, med større vægt på resultatorienteret forvaltning.
(2) Studies, impact assessments as well as systematic and timely evaluations of its expenditure programmes are an established priority for the European Commission (EC), as a means of accounting for the management of allocated funds and as a way of promoting a lesson-learning culture throughout the organisation, particularly in a context of increased focus on results-based management.