Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific
Responsible for Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu as well as the three Overseas Countries and Territories in the Pacific.
ACP-EU Partnership Agreement – seeks to reduce poverty through sustainable development and gradually integrate Fiji into the world economy.
Development cooperation
The EU provides assistance through the European Development Fund – €28 million in 2014–20 in 2 main sectors (working also through civil society groups):
· Sustainable rural livelihoods
To make Fiji's agriculture sector more sustainable, especially vulnerable sugarcane farming communities. But also looking at alternative livelihood options.
Regional funding
The EDF funding will be complemented by operations financed by the Pacific Regional Indicative Programme which has a budget of €166 million for the region.
Funding for 2014-20 under the EDF
|
Sector |
Indicative funding |
As a % of the total |
|
Sector 1: Sustainable rural livelihoods
|
20 |
71.4% |
|
Sector 2: Public administration reform & governance |
7.5 |
26.8% |
|
Support measures (technical assistance to NAO, technical cooperation facility, audit, evaluation) |
0.5 |
1.8% |
|
TOTAL |
28 |
100% |