Total EU and Member State official development assistance

The EU remains one of the major providers of development aid for government and civil society in the world, with its aid focused on conflict-affected countries. For example, the largest 10 recipients (see Figure 15) over the last 16 years of EU aid for government and civil society, include countries afflicted by conflict, either currently or in their recent history. The Global Europe regulation entered into force in June 2021. As part of the 2021 2027 MFF, this regulation gathers several EU development aid components. The geographical component (85 % of total funding) provides bilateral assistance to developing partner countries under objectives commonly agreed with national governments. These objectives usually include a pillar on good governance, often in close relation with security issues. The thematic component of Global Europe includes a human rights and democracy sub-programme, as well as a stability and peace sub-programme.