Foreword

• Author: Andersen, Benny
• Pages: 4-4

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Foreword

JOAQUÍN ALMUNIA

High Level Independ ent Evaluator

11 June 2020

This special series of ESM Discussion Papers gathers analyses that inform the independent

evaluation exercise. The objective of these Discussion Papers is to feed into the inference

process, help generate debate on the evaluation themes, and provide a broader background to

the evaluation mandate. The choice of themes for these studies was guided by the terms of

reference of the evaluation.

The authors are external experts to the evaluation exercise. It is important to note that they

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teams for Greece. As these Discussion Pap        

the input further strengthens the independence of the exercise. As such, these Discussion

Papers represent the third formal element of independence in the evaluation, beyond my role

as the High-Level Independent Evaluator, reporting to the Chairperson of the ESM Board of

Governors, and of the Evaluation Reference Group.

I am grateful for the detailed work conducted, and would like to thank the authors for their

valuable contributions.