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.
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Chimbote and Nuevo Chimbote sit on Peru's north coast, around 450 km north of Lima. Barely 70% of their metropolitan area has basic drinking water coverage, with supply running for at most 12 hours a day on average and at pressures below urban standards.
The Amazon region of Brazil, particularly the states of Pará and Maranhão, remains one of the least connected areas in Latin America.
Colombia is a highly urbanised country, with more than 80% of the population living in cities. Rapid urbanisation has often come without proper planning, putting pressure on public transport, housing, waste and water treatment, deepening inequalities and driving up greenhouse gas emissions.