The EU defines its medium and long-term international cooperation priorities through the programming process. Under the ‘Global Europe:Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument programme’ we have defined priority areas for the period 2021-2027 with each partner country and region.
Our funding instruments help us define the legal framework and scope of these programmes, and specify which actors and areas are eligible for funding.
We implement programmes around the world wherever assistance is needed. We tailor our support to fit the region or country being helped. Programmes with a global reach allow the EU to provide similar support to countries facing similar problems.
We use a framework to measure performance of EU-funded interventions and to communicate key results. It is instrumental in tracking the EU priorities for external action.
Explore results achieved with EU-funded projects. Find out how we measure and report results together with implementing partners and EU partner countries.
Projects from EU-funded programmes
With more than 2 million people, the Metropolitan Area of Asunción is Paraguay's most populous region. yet only 30% of the population has access to a sewage network. For the majority, poor sanitary conditions and serious health risks are an everyday reality.
The Ngäbe Buglé region of Panama has the lowest energy coverage in the country at just 4%, leaving 28,000 homes without access to electricity. Frequent outages further disrupt daily life and economic activity for those who do have a connection.
Financial inclusion remains a distant goal for many in Latin America, particularly smallholder farmers and microenterprises. Microfinance institutions serving the informal sector and MSMEs face persistent challenges in expanding their reach.