Following consultation with partner countries, EU member States and the
European Parliament, the European Commission has taken decisions providing
important EU funding to the partners in the EU Neighbourhood in the coming
years.
According to EU Neighbourhood Info Centre, this
package includes programming documents for Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as for regional
cooperation in both the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood and for European
Neighbourhood-Wide programmes. The total amount of these programmes is over 5.5
billion EUR.
"Our relationship with the countries in our Neighbourhood
has always been one of my priorities. We have strong links with these countries
and an important role to play in helping them deal with the political and
economic challenges they face. We are committed to accompany them on their path
to peace, democracy and socio-economic development," said EU High
Representative Catherine Ashton Catherine Ashton
For Armenia the indicative allocation for the period
2014-2017 is between 140,000,000 - 170,000,000 EUR. The three priority sectors
of intervention to be financed through this envelope are the following: Private sector development (indicative 35%);
Public administration reform (indicative 25%); and Justice sector reform
(indicative 20%).
For Azerbaijan the indicative allocation for the
period 2014-2017 is between 77,000,000 - 94,000,000 EUR. The three priority
sectors of intervention to be financed through this envelope are the
following: Regional and rural
development (indicative 40%); Justice sector reform (indicative 20%); and
Education and skills development (indicative 20%).
For Belarus the indicative allocation for the period
2014-2017 is between 71,000,000 - 89,000,000 EUR. The three priority sectors of
intervention to be financed through this envelope are the following: Social inclusion (indicative 30%);
Environment (indicative 25%); and Local and regional economic development
(indicative 25%).