International Partnerships

Our policy areas

The EU addresses global challenges through international partnerships that uphold and promote European values and interests, and contribute to peace and prosperity in the world.

Countries and regions

The EU defines specific policy areas and objectives with each partner country and each region.

Programming

The EU defines its medium and long-term international cooperation priorities through the programming process.

Funding opportunities

The EU provides funding in the form of grants to support projects and organisations in achieving their development objectives.

Funding instruments

The EU is the largest development cooperation donor in the world. We provide funding in many different fields and through different methods depending on the needs and objectives of our partner countries.

Latest news

News announcement
17 October 2025

Commissioner Síkela participates in the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting under Canada’s Presidency

European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, participated today in the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting, which took place on the theme “Fostering Partnerships for Economic Prosperity.”

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Dr Y. Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director-General, Health Systems, Access and Data; Dr M. Yakub Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa; and Mr M. Seychell, Deputy Director-General, the European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships

News announcement
14 October 2025

WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have announced today at the World Health Summit 2025 a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa.

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News announcement
10 October 2025

Global Gateway Forum: EU and EDFI sign three guarantee agreements to mobilise private investments in partner countries

Today at the Global Gateway Forum, the European Commission and European Development Finance Institutions announced three new guarantee agreements to mobilise private finance for development.

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