1. Presentation of results of the Analysis of the bilateral relations within the EEA and Norwegian Grants
Eva Vavřínková

2. General information
The aim: evaluate bilateral cooperation between Czech entities and entities from donor states (from June 2011 to June 2015)
Programme level, Project level
Company Ernst & Young, s.r.o.
October – December 2015
Respondent representatives:
Programme operator, Czech programme partner, Donor state programme partner, Beneficiaries, Partners of beneficiaries in donor states, The National Focal Point, The Norwegian Embassy in Prague

3. Areas of the evaluation
Creation of partnership
Execution of partnership during project implementation
Development of partnership after the project completion / beyond the scope of the projects

4. Evaluation questions
The following set of evaluation questions was chosen for the Project
Evaluation question categories
Evaluation questions
Creation of partnership
How were potential partners identified / selected?
How were mandatory / predetermined partners selected?
How was cooperation with a partner established?
What were the problem areas in the search for partners?
What were the problem areas in negotiating partnerships?
Execution of partnership during project implementation
What was the manner of partner cooperation during project / programme implementation?
What were the benefits of partner cooperation during project / programme implementation?
What were the most common obstacles / problem areas of partner engagement?
Development of partnership after project completion / independent of project implementation
How does the partnership continue on projects / programmes after the grant is exhausted?
What are the reasons for ending the partnership after the grant is exhausted?
What is the partnership benefit beyond project / programme implementation?

5. Results 167 addressed beneficaries (106 resoponses)
155 addressed project partners (75 responses)

6. Identification of partners

7. Problematic areas of creation of partnership1 2 3 4
Limited capacities of project partners 5
Administrativ e burden of programme
Limited time for preparation/ creation of partnership
Competences between partners .
Limited communicati on due to the distance

8. Involvement of partner – perception of beneficiary

9. Obstacles for greater partner ivolvement
Other obstacles
Short time for the implementation of projects
Different setting of reporting of grants
Insufficient setting / definition of cooperation during creation of partnerships
Limited personal contact

10. Further cooperation with partner
Would you realize the project with same conditions and same partner?
Do you plan to continue with the cooperation after the end of the financial support?

11. Benefits of partnership beyond the project scope

12. Recommendations (creation of partnership)
Database of potential partners
Analysis of relevant programmes
Up-to date database
Timely provision of information about the need of partnerships
Enhancement of cooperation with partners at programme level
Time schedule of the calls
Information about the need of partnership is communicated in advance
Increased cooperation on promotional activities
Capacity building

13. Recommendations (Execution of partnership)
Providing documentation in both language versions
Greater involvement of partner in the preparation of project
Instruction for financial reporting, exchange rates, timesheets
Provision of all documentation in both language versions
Greater participation in the project preparation
Sufficient information about all aspects of cooperation

14. Thank you for your attention