Common weaknesses in donor programmes included unsystematic or incomplete needs assessments, weak project management and project governance structures, insufficient synergies with broader development assistance programmes, and insufficient donor co-ordination. The EU also notes that ‘in response to partner countries’ own trade-related priorities, in the context of poverty reduction strategies, it will help facilitate, implement and adjust to trade reform and liberalization paying specific attention to their impact on poverty reduction’ (EU 2009: 7). An initial analysis of trade-related assistance evaluations found a lack of measurable objectives and indicators in programme documents as well as difficulty in attributing results (OECD 2006).