EU five-year strategy for cooperation with Tuvalu

The European Commission and the Government of Tuvalu have concluded an aid agreement to fight poverty worth €4 million over the next five years. The use the money will be put to is contained in a Country Strategy Paper (2002-2007) which sets out the framework for the EU's assistance to Tuvalu. The amount, drawn up according to the principles of the ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement, will be primarily used for a programme of support to education and improvements in human settlements.

The Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is based on a comprehensive analysis of Tuvalu's economic, social and political situation and on the government's overall development objectives and priorities. The focus is on the social sector. This takes into account Government funding and the activities of other donors in the country. The €4 million comes from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). This assistance builds on over 22 years of development cooperation between the European Union and Tuvalu during which the EU has provided Tuvalu with aid worth over €7.5 million. Tuvalu has also benefited from a variety of Pacific Regional Programmes funded by the EU.

Country Strategy Papers were introduced in 2001 as part of a wider programme of Commission reforms in the field of external assistance. Their purpose is to improve the coherence of the policy toward third countries, particularly, to ensure a match between political priorities and spending on development assistance. CSPs are developed in collaboration with national governments, Member States, other donors and civil society.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/strat_papers/index_fr.htm

http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/cotonou/index_en.htm

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