The 54th conference of the IQ-Net network took place on 15-17 May 2023 in Olsztyn, Poland hosted by the Marshal’s Office of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship.

The main theme of the conference was: “Monitoring and Evaluation & Programme Developments in Cohesion Policy”.

The first part of the Conference was dedicated to the remaining activities of the 2014-2020 programmes and the implementation of the 2021-2027 programmes. Discussions also covered other issues proposed by IQ-Net partners, such as the use of Financial Instruments/Conditional Grants and approaches planned to address climate change in Cohesion Policy.

During the second part, discussions were dedicated to monitoring and evaluation arrangements, drawing from lessons of the 2014-2020 programme period, but with a focus on the planning for 2021-2027.