Design, Results and Reporting

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The Global Europe Results Framework (GERF) is a structured system for tracking and measuring the impact, outcomes and outputs of EU-funded interventions under the Neighbourhood, Development, and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) within the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021–2027. GERF serves as a key component of the European Union's commitment to transparency, accountability, and effectiveness in its international cooperation and external action efforts.

The Global Europe Results Framework (GERF) includes a series of predefined indicators across three levels. Click on the links below to learn more about the GERF indicators:

• Level 1 - Impact: indicators that measure the long-term effects of interventions, assessing the overarching impact on development goals and priorities.
• Level 2 - Outputs and outcomes (for Results Data Collection exercise): indicators that track specific results and deliverables, forming the basis of the Results Data Collection exercise to monitor tangible achievements within interventions and programmes.
• Level 3 - Policy mainstreaming: indicators that ensure alignment with EU policy priorities, such as gender equality, climate action, and human rights, across interventions.

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These indicators help provide a consistent basis for monitoring performance and enable data-driven decision-making to improve the effectiveness of EU external actions. In addition to the different levels of indicators, the Results Framework page within the Resource on Results and Indicators for Development also includes: 

• Commission Staff Working Document - Launching the Global Europe Performance Monitoring System containing a Revised Global Europe Results Framework (2022)