Development Cooperacion

EU releases €140 million to support the Afghan people, in particular women and girls

The European Union has agreed to release €140 million of basic needs and livelihoods assistance in the fields of education, health, agriculture and women's economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The decision to release funds, previously frozen since December 2022 in response to the Taliban's decision to ban women from working in NGOs, comes after six months […]

European Union´s humanitarian aid operations in 2022

Annual Report on the European Union´s humanitarian aid operations financed in 2022

European Development Fund 2022

Financial information on the European Development Fund. European Development Fund (EDF): Financial execution 2022 and forecasts for 2023-2026

Programming the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

European Court of Auditors. Special report 14/2023: Programming the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe – Comprehensive programmes with deficiencies in the methods for allocating funds and impact monitoring Programming is the process through which the EU defines its priorities for international cooperation. Our audit assessed whether the Commission and the European […]

European Financial Architecture for Development 2022

2022 progress report on the European Financial Architecture for Development

EU launches new cooperation programmes with Morocco worth €624 million green transition, migration and reforms

Today, in an official visit in Morocco, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi announced new cooperation programmes worth €624 million in total to support Morocco's transition to green energy, enhance cooperation on addressing irregular migration management and support Morocco's ambitious reform plans in key areas such as social protection, climate policy, reform of the public […]

European Union's External Action Instruments in 2021

2022 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2021

EU Human Rights Defenders Mechanism

Human rights are increasingly under threat worldwide. Against this global backdrop, reconfirming the European Union's strong support to human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy, and their defenders worldwide, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen today signed €30 million, a substantial increase, for the new phase of the EU Human Rights Defenders Mechanism, in the presence of civil society […]

Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian aid is an area of EU external action that responds to needs in the event of man-made or natural disasters. The Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations funds relief operations and coordinates Member States’ policies and activities. CALLS Update on the ECHO website. LEGAL BASIS Council Regulation 1257/96 of 20 June […]
Eurosocial

EUROsociAL+, Social Cohesion Programme EU-LatinAmerica

EUROsociAL+ is a programme for cooperation between the European Union and Latin America that contributes to reducing inequality, improving levels of social cohesion and strengthening the institutions of 19 Latin American countries. It provides support for the process of designing, reforming and implementing public policy, focusing its action on the areas of gender equality, democratic […]