The evaluation ran from September 2014 to June 2015 and was conducted in three sequential phases. The inception phase laid the methodological groundwork of the evaluation and defined the data collection strategy in close cooperation with the Steering Committee established by Eurojust for the evaluation. The data collection phase consisted of the execution of the data collection strategy, notably in depth documentary review, a programme of interviews at Eurojust and with key partners and two e-surveys targeted at the National Desks and Eurojust stakeholders on the national level. The final phase of the evaluation was focused on processing, triangulating and analysing the data collected and formulating conclusions and recommendations. This phase was carried out in close consultation with the Steering Committee and notably included two workshops at Eurojust premises in The Hague covering preliminary conclusions and the recommendations.