BMEIA DE EN EUROPEAN UNION The European Union - the Commission and the Member States together - is the world's largest donor of development aid. At the same time, the EU is also an important trading partner for developing countries and grants particularly the least developed countries advantages in accessing the European market. In 2008 the Austrian Development Agency qualified to implement projects with funds from the European Commission (delegated cooperation). The know-how and expertise in the partner countries is valued. ADA has received more than 100 million euros since it was accredited for EU projects in developing countries until 2017. On behalf of the Commission, the ADA is involved in various thematic areas: The commitment ranges from water supply to administrative reforms to the promotion of organic agriculture. BASICS OF EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY The Lisbon Treaty defines poverty reduction as the most important goal of European development cooperation and states that this goal must also be taken into account at other levels of work (policy coherence for development). The European Consensus from 2005 describes the common values, goals and principles of EU development policy: such as the promotion of human rights, the rule of law and good governance as well as regional integration. The agenda for change sets the development strategy up to 2020, and in 2015 the United Nations' sustainability goals replaced the Millennium Development Goals as the international reference framework. EU EXTERNAL AID PROGRAMS Cooperation with third countries is an important pillar of the EU's foreign policy, and implementation is carried out through various external aid instruments. The geographic instruments include the European Development Fund, the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Pre-Accession Instrument or the European Neighborhood Instrument. There are also thematic external aid instruments, e.g. for humanitarian aid, the promotion of human rights or the Instrument for Stability and Peace (ISP) etc. The European External Action Service and the three Directorates-General for International Cooperation and Development, Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection are responsible for implementing these external instruments. MORE ON THE SUBJECT CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR SMALL TOWNS IN UGANDA The people of two small towns in Uganda recently gained access to clean drinking water. An EU project, implemented by ADA, will provide water for at least 350,000 people ... More LEFT European Parliament International Cooperation and Development PROJECTS More SUBJECTS More MEDIA LIBRARY World news Newsletter Logos Press Publications Downloads imprint Data protection Sitemap CONTACT Austrian Development Agency Zelinkagasse 2 1010 Vienna Tel: +43 1 90399 - 0 Email: office@ada.gv.at