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Directorate-General for International Partnerships

April 09, 2024

The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG International Partnerships or DG INTPA) is the European Commission department responsible for international development policy.[1] It operates under the authority of the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen.[2]

The Official Development Assistance (ODA) disbursed by the European Commission increased in 2022 (USD 23.1 billion), in official development assistance (ODA) in 2022 mostly due to support to Ukraine, some of which was in the form of loans. [3] The European Union (EU) – EU institutions and member states together – accounts for the largest share of total official development assistance (ODA) among Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and has a development co-operation presence in all regions and across all sectors. Among the EU institutions, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) manage funding. The European External Action Service co-ordinates foreign policy.[4]

History edit

The Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid was formed on 1 January 2011 following the merger of the EuropeAid Cooperation Office (AIDCO) with the Directorate-General for Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States (DEV).[5][6] AIDCO had been founded on 1 January 2001 with the mission of implementing the EU external aid programmes around the world.[7] At that time, DG DEV and the Directorate-General for External Relations (RELEX) were responsible for policy and programming.

Following the creation of EuropeAid in 2011, Director-General Fokion Fotiadis[8] was responsible for the overall realisation of the DG's mission, which consists in the programming and implementation of the European Commission's external aid instruments[7] financed by the European Union budget and the European Development Funds. In November 2013, Fernando Frutuoso de Melo succeeded Fokion Fotiadis as Director-General of the Directorate-General.

EuropeAid focused on maximising the value and impact of aid funding by making sure support was provided in a manner which complied with EU development objectives and the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals in a speedy and accountable fashion.[9] Effective implementation and delivery of aid also helps the Commission and the EU as a whole to attain a higher profile on the world stage. The European Union is the world's largest development aid donor.[10]

DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid was reformed into current form on 1 January 2015. As of 16 January 2021, the DG International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) became DG International Partnerships (INTPA).[11]

Development policy edit

DG International Partnerships formulates the European Union's development policy abroad. Its mission is to help reduce and ultimately eradicate poverty in developing countries through the promotion of sustainable development, democracy, peace and security.[12]

It works on policy formulation at a global and sectoral level. The main intervention areas covered are: trade and regional integration, environment and the sustainable management of natural resources, infrastructure, communications and transport, water and energy, rural development, governance, democracy and human rights, peace and security, human development, social cohesion and employment.[13] EU development action is based on the European Consensus on Development, which was endorsed on 20 December 2005 by EU Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission.[14]

From policy to action edit

When implementing projects, it takes account of EU policy strategies and long-term programmes for the delivery of aid. It translates policies into practical actions and develops new ways of delivering aid, such as budget support[15] and through sectoral approaches.[16] It also issues guidelines and makes evaluations[17] of aid implementation. In addition, it is responsible for the proper management of funds and must use clear and transparent tendering and contracting procedures. The programming cycle and responsibilities have evolved with the creation of the European External Action Service EEAS.[18] The EEAS has a key role in the programming of geographic instruments with EuropeAid and the EU Delegations.[19]

Directorate-General is responsible for all the steps of an aid delivery project:[20] after identifying needs, it carries out feasibility studies and prepares all the necessary financial decisions and controls. It then moves on to drawing up the required tendering, monitoring and evaluation procedures. EuropeAid often publishes these evaluations in its website, aiming to improve management, in particular by taking into account the lessons of past public actions and to reinforce capacity to account for, and to ensure, better transparency.

This institution is a decentralised organisation. Two out of three Commission staff members working on aid implementation are based in the field. That is why most of the preparatory and implementation work is done through the EU Delegations[21] in the beneficiary countries. Directorate-General is made up of more than 43 units divided into nine directorates [22] attached to the Director General.

Promoting joint effort edit

To ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in implementing external assistance programmes worldwide, DG INTPA works in close collaboration with its various partners.[23] The overall aim is to make external aid more effective.[24] Civil society, international organisations and governments of member states of the European Union are all important actors in this field.

Funding edit

Directorate-General awards grants and contracts to implement projects or activities that relate to the European Union's external aid programmes. To ensure that EuropeAid's work to improve people's lives is recognised, a set of visibility guidelines[25] have been produced. These guidelines ensure that aid projects acknowledge the funding support they receive from Commission budgets. They also help to raise the general profile of the EU across the world.

Development aid is financed directly by the EU budget (70%) as part of the financial instruments for external action and also by the European Development Fund (EDF) (30%).[26] The EU's external action financing is divided into 'geographic' and 'thematic' instruments.[26] The 'geographic' instruments provide aid through the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI, €16.9 billion, 2007–2013), which must spend 95% of its budget on official development assistance (ODA), and from the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which contains some relevant programmes.[26] According to the OECD, 2020 official development assistance from EU institutions increased by 25.4% to US$19.4 billion.[27] The EDF (€22.7 bn, 2008–2013) is made up of voluntary contributions by EU Member States. There is currently a debate on whether to 'budgetise' the EDF.[26] The perceived advantages include:[26]

  • contributions would be based on GNI and this may increase the currently voluntary contributions
  • the harmonisation of EU budget and EDF administration might decrease administration costs and increase aid effectiveness
  • an all-Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific countries geographic strategy is no longer relevant as programmes are more localised to regions or country-level
  • there would be increase democratic control and parliamentary scrutiny

The perceived disadvantages are that:[26]

  • 90% of EDF resources reach low-income countries as opposed to less than 40% of aid from the EU budget development instruments
  • a loss of aid predictability and aid quality as the EU budget is annual, unlike the 6-year budget of the EDF

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) - EU monitor". www.eumonitor.eu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ "Neven Mimica". European Commission. September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "OECD Development Co-operation Profiles". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "OECD Development Co-operation Profiles". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  6. ^ "Annual activity reports". European Commission – European Commission.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  10. ^ "International development aid". ec.europa.eu.
  11. ^ "DG International Cooperation and Development becomes DG International Partnerships | International Partnerships".
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  18. ^ van Seters, J. and H. Klavert. 2011. EU development cooperation after the Lisbon Treaty: People, institutions and global trends.[permanent dead link] (Discussion Paper 123). Maastricht: ECDPM. [also available in French]
  19. ^ Görtz, S. and N. Keijzer. 2012. Reprogramming EU development cooperation for 2014–2020 – Key moments for partner countries, EU Delegations, member states and headquarters in 2012.[permanent dead link] (ECDPM Discussion Paper 129)
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  21. ^ . May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  22. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  23. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  25. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  26. ^ a b c d e f Mikaela Gavas 2010. Financing European development cooperation: the Financial Perspectives 2014–2020. 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine London: Overseas Development Institute
  27. ^ "European Union institutions | Development Co-operation Profiles – European Union institutions | OECD iLibrary". www.oecd-ilibrary.org.

External links edit

  • DG INTPA - DG for International Partnerships
  • Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid
  • Organisational Structure
  • EuropeAid Partners
  • EuropeAid Funding Page
  • Financing Instruments
  • EuropeAid Visibility Guidelines
  • Excerpt from an EU promotion video on Global Assistance (development aid)
  • DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Commissioner Andris Pielbags
  • Commissioner Štefan Füle
  • Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton
  • European External Action Service (EEAS)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Directorate General for International Partnerships news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Directorate General for International Partnerships DG International Partnerships or DG INTPA is the European Commission department responsible for international development policy 1 It operates under the authority of the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen 2 The Official Development Assistance ODA disbursed by the European Commission increased in 2022 USD 23 1 billion in official development assistance ODA in 2022 mostly due to support to Ukraine some of which was in the form of loans 3 The European Union EU EU institutions and member states together accounts for the largest share of total official development assistance ODA among Development Assistance Committee DAC members and has a development co operation presence in all regions and across all sectors Among the EU institutions the European Commission and the European Investment Bank EIB manage funding The European External Action Service co ordinates foreign policy 4 Contents 1 History 2 Development policy 3 From policy to action 4 Promoting joint effort 5 Funding 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe Directorate General for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid was formed on 1 January 2011 following the merger of the EuropeAid Cooperation Office AIDCO with the Directorate General for Development and Relations with African Caribbean and Pacific States DEV 5 6 AIDCO had been founded on 1 January 2001 with the mission of implementing the EU external aid programmes around the world 7 At that time DG DEV and the Directorate General for External Relations RELEX were responsible for policy and programming Following the creation of EuropeAid in 2011 Director General Fokion Fotiadis 8 was responsible for the overall realisation of the DG s mission which consists in the programming and implementation of the European Commission s external aid instruments 7 financed by the European Union budget and the European Development Funds In November 2013 Fernando Frutuoso de Melo succeeded Fokion Fotiadis as Director General of the Directorate General EuropeAid focused on maximising the value and impact of aid funding by making sure support was provided in a manner which complied with EU development objectives and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in a speedy and accountable fashion 9 Effective implementation and delivery of aid also helps the Commission and the EU as a whole to attain a higher profile on the world stage The European Union is the world s largest development aid donor 10 DG Development and Cooperation EuropeAid was reformed into current form on 1 January 2015 As of 16 January 2021 the DG International Cooperation and Development DEVCO became DG International Partnerships INTPA 11 Development policy editDG International Partnerships formulates the European Union s development policy abroad Its mission is to help reduce and ultimately eradicate poverty in developing countries through the promotion of sustainable development democracy peace and security 12 It works on policy formulation at a global and sectoral level The main intervention areas covered are trade and regional integration environment and the sustainable management of natural resources infrastructure communications and transport water and energy rural development governance democracy and human rights peace and security human development social cohesion and employment 13 EU development action is based on the European Consensus on Development which was endorsed on 20 December 2005 by EU Member States the Council the European Parliament and the Commission 14 From policy to action editWhen implementing projects it takes account of EU policy strategies and long term programmes for the delivery of aid It translates policies into practical actions and develops new ways of delivering aid such as budget support 15 and through sectoral approaches 16 It also issues guidelines and makes evaluations 17 of aid implementation In addition it is responsible for the proper management of funds and must use clear and transparent tendering and contracting procedures The programming cycle and responsibilities have evolved with the creation of the European External Action Service EEAS 18 The EEAS has a key role in the programming of geographic instruments with EuropeAid and the EU Delegations 19 Directorate General is responsible for all the steps of an aid delivery project 20 after identifying needs it carries out feasibility studies and prepares all the necessary financial decisions and controls It then moves on to drawing up the required tendering monitoring and evaluation procedures EuropeAid often publishes these evaluations in its website aiming to improve management in particular by taking into account the lessons of past public actions and to reinforce capacity to account for and to ensure better transparency This institution is a decentralised organisation Two out of three Commission staff members working on aid implementation are based in the field That is why most of the preparatory and implementation work is done through the EU Delegations 21 in the beneficiary countries Directorate General is made up of more than 43 units divided into nine directorates 22 attached to the Director General Promoting joint effort editTo ensure coherence complementarity and coordination in implementing external assistance programmes worldwide DG INTPA works in close collaboration with its various partners 23 The overall aim is to make external aid more effective 24 Civil society international organisations and governments of member states of the European Union are all important actors in this field Funding editDirectorate General awards grants and contracts to implement projects or activities that relate to the European Union s external aid programmes To ensure that EuropeAid s work to improve people s lives is recognised a set of visibility guidelines 25 have been produced These guidelines ensure that aid projects acknowledge the funding support they receive from Commission budgets They also help to raise the general profile of the EU across the world Development aid is financed directly by the EU budget 70 as part of the financial instruments for external action and also by the European Development Fund EDF 30 26 The EU s external action financing is divided into geographic and thematic instruments 26 The geographic instruments provide aid through the Development Cooperation Instrument DCI 16 9 billion 2007 2013 which must spend 95 of its budget on official development assistance ODA and from the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ENPI which contains some relevant programmes 26 According to the OECD 2020 official development assistance from EU institutions increased by 25 4 to US 19 4 billion 27 The EDF 22 7 bn 2008 2013 is made up of voluntary contributions by EU Member States There is currently a debate on whether to budgetise the EDF 26 The perceived advantages include 26 contributions would be based on GNI and this may increase the currently voluntary contributions the harmonisation of EU budget and EDF administration might decrease administration costs and increase aid effectiveness an all Africa Caribbean and Pacific countries geographic strategy is no longer relevant as programmes are more localised to regions or country level there would be increase democratic control and parliamentary scrutinyThe perceived disadvantages are that 26 90 of EDF resources reach low income countries as opposed to less than 40 of aid from the EU budget development instruments a loss of aid predictability and aid quality as the EU budget is annual unlike the 6 year budget of the EDFSee also editACP EU Development Cooperation European Commissioner for International Partnerships European Development Fund Eurosolar Foreign relations of the European Union Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent StatesReferences edit Directorate General for International Partnerships INTPA EU monitor www eumonitor eu Retrieved 2022 10 30 Neven Mimica European Commission September 1 2015 OECD Development Co operation Profiles Retrieved 15 September 2023 OECD Development Co operation Profiles Retrieved 15 September 2023 Commission further reshuffles its Senior Managers after the first package decided by this College in June Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 2010 10 28 Annual activity reports European Commission European Commission a b The EU s financial toolkit Archived from the original on 2009 01 30 Retrieved 2009 02 02 EuropeAid s Director General My goal delivering more better and faster aid Archived from the original on 2009 02 05 Retrieved 2009 01 30 Guaranteeing the best possible aid Archived from the original on 2009 02 25 Retrieved 2009 02 02 International development aid ec europa eu DG International Cooperation and Development becomes DG International Partnerships International Partnerships Development Policies Archived from the original on 2011 08 25 Retrieved 2011 08 27 Intervention areas Archived from the original on 2011 08 31 Retrieved 2011 08 27 The European Consensus on Development Archived from the original on 2011 08 11 Retrieved 2011 08 27 How the Commission provides budget support Archived from the original on 2009 01 09 Retrieved 2009 02 02 A sector approach to working with developing countries Archived from the original on 2009 01 08 Retrieved 2009 02 02 How we ensure quality Archived from the original on 2009 02 21 Retrieved 2009 02 02 van Seters J and H Klavert 2011 EU development cooperation after the Lisbon Treaty People institutions and global trends permanent dead link Discussion Paper 123 Maastricht ECDPM also available in French Gortz S and N Keijzer 2012 Reprogramming EU development cooperation for 2014 2020 Key moments for partner countries EU Delegations member states and headquarters in 2012 permanent dead link ECDPM Discussion Paper 129 How we work Archived from the original on 2009 01 30 Retrieved 2009 02 02 External Service delegations websites May 27 2010 Archived from the original on 2010 05 27 Directorate General for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 24 Retrieved 2011 08 26 Partners in development Archived from the original on 2009 02 05 Retrieved 2009 01 30 Fostering aid effectiveness Archived from the original on 2009 02 24 Retrieved 2009 02 02 Communication and Visibility Manual for EU External Actions Archived from the original on 2009 01 30 Retrieved 2009 02 02 a b c d e f Mikaela Gavas 2010 Financing European development cooperation the Financial Perspectives 2014 2020 Archived 2011 03 16 at the Wayback Machine London Overseas Development Institute European Union institutions Development Co operation Profiles European Union institutions OECD iLibrary www oecd ilibrary org External links editDG INTPA DG for International Partnerships Development and Cooperation EuropeAid Organisational Structure EuropeAid Partners EuropeAid Funding Page Financing Instruments European Development Fund EuropeAid Visibility Guidelines Excerpt from an EU promotion video on Global Assistance development aid European Union Delegations DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection ECHO ACP Programming Millennium Development Goals Commissioner Andris Pielbags Commissioner Stefan Fule Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton European External Action Service EEAS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Directorate General for International Partnerships amp oldid 1206514737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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