Geographic instruments
Geographical programmes are the EC's preferred instrument for cooperation. Based on a dialogue with the partner countries, the Commission draws up strategy papers based on countries and regions' needs and performance. These strategy papers set out the priority areas and financial allocations and serve as the basis for the programming of development aid.
An action programme is then adopted each year to define the specific objectives, fields of intervention, expected results and amount of funding.
| Funding Instrument | Geographical zone |
|---|---|
| European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) | Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Russia, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine |
| European Development Fund (EDF) | African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the overseas territories of EU Member States |
| Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI) | countries in Latin America, Asia and Central Asia, and the Middle East and South Africa |
| Instrument for pre-accession (IPA) | Macedonia, Turkey, Croatia, and the Balkan countries |
Support from civil society and, more generally, from non-state actors is a strategic priority evidenced by all the geographical instruments related to development cooperation.