Sida Supported Municipal Twinning Cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe, 1996-2001

The purpose of this evaluation is to acquire knowledge about the relevance, effects, sustainability, impact and efficiency and of the programme 1996-now and to provide recommendations to Sida on future support. An important presumption is that the Swedish Government plans to phase out bilateral assistance to more well off CEE countries. Thus Swedish aid-financed co-operation with Poland and Estonia is being phased out currently. Phasing out in Lithuania and Latvia is to take place 2002-2004.