Implementation of open method of coordination

It is emphasised that OMC might contribute to the dissemination of best practice in the implementation of national development policies across the Member States of the EU, both in terms of programming and implementation. At the same time the creation of a learning network, inclusive of the EC, would contribute significantly to the achievement of coordination and complementarities in the Member States bilateral programmes and that of the EC itself. At the administrative level it should also foster the harmonisation of procedures that would reduce the significant burden upon recipient governments.

Central to the establishment of a learning network under the OMC is the process of systematic evaluation of policy implementation. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the broader economic policies of recipient countries, placed within an environmental, political and social context, presents particular challenges. The adoption of the OMC should encourage the development of an effective methodology and the avoidance of duplication.