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The guidance on thematic results and indicators covers DG INTPA strategies in various sectors, aiming to enhance the quality of our interventions – in terms of design, monitoring in the course of implementation. It also aims to promote the use of standardized information across European Union-funded interventions in partner countries. DG INTPA unit in charge of monitoring results (D.4) and thematic units developed the guidance.

It is addressed to EC staff and external partners involved in the preparation of action documents and project documents, helping them to develop solid logical framework matrices. It identifies clear and measurable results statements in line with DG INTPA policy priorities, as well as with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), NDICI Regulation, Gender Action Plan (GAP III) and the Global Europe Results Framework, along with a range of good indicators to monitor progress.

DG INTPA’s results reporting and Action Document quality assurance processes identified the need for such guidance.

This guidance presents for each sector:

1. EU policy priorities: a short narrative explaining EU policy priorities and commitments as articulated in key policy and strategic documents.
2. A results chain: a diagram showing the main results (impact, outcomes, outputs) that EU development interventions are expected to achieve in the given thematic area, reflecting EU policy priorities and commitments.
3. Thematic indicators: examples of measurable indicators associated to each result statement, that may be used in Logframe Matrices at project / programme level.

Check out our videos on how to use this Guidance on Results and indicators for Development(link is external) and Feedback from users

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To know more the EU Results Framework (EURF) and the Global Europe Results Framework (GERF) please click here. The EURF and GERF are the corporate results framework used to collect and measure key results achieved by interventions funded by external assistance financing instruments of EU international cooperation.

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Click here for more information about the core indicators available in OPSYS. Predefined indicators appear in OPSYS as suggested indicators when users are designing Logical Framework Matrix (logframes) for their interventions. Predefined indicators are aligned with DG INTPA, NEAR and FPI policy priorities. They consist of two types: 

1. Corporate indicators as the EU Results Framework/Global Europe Results Framework, GAP III 
2. Sector-specific indicators to increase the availability of common quality-assured indicators.

The Tracker offers a detailed overview of Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs) and Joint Programming (JP), which enable Team Europe to work better together around the world.

Team Europe Initiatives: Flagships that deliver concrete, transformational results for partner countries or regions pursued by European development/external action partners as Team Europe.

Joint Programming: A strategic engagement process by Team Europe and other European partners that starts with a joint analysis of the challenges and opportunities in a partner country and then develops a joint response at country level based on the EU's values and interests and in support of that country's national development priorities and associated financing strategy.

For each partner country, you can see information on the TEIs and joint programming process being pursued, participating Team Europe Members, and any supporting information, such as joint programming documents and ODA infographics. You can also find aggregated information on TEIs and JP across regions by exploring the dashboards.

Foresight methodology, supported by a range of tools, allows us to navigate uncertainty, to think and explore:

• possible future(s) that could arise over a 5/10-30 years horizon,
• the potential implications, opportunities, and challenges these might present.

Foresight is not forecasting nor predicting the future. It helps us act in the present to shape the future(s) we want. 

The INTPA Strategic Foresight Hub is a community of practice where colleagues from Headquarters and EU Delegations co-create different resources for futures-proofing INTPA's work. Some of these resources are public and are accessible here:

• Youth4Foresight toolkit (published on January 2024)